Merino wool is my new favorite thing to work out in—here’s why:
is made from is one of the most important factors in determining if you’re going to be comfortable or not during a workout. Fabric influences a piece of clothing’s fit, feel, and look, which are all things you probably care about, at least to some degree. And there’s one fabric I’ve been obsessing over lately: merino wool.
Merino has been traditionally used in base layers for winter sports like skiing. Smartwool, an American company that sells merino wool–blend products, first started by making 100 percent merino wool socks to keep people’s feet warm on the slopes, Molly Cuffe, director of global communications at Smartwool, tells SELF. Merino seemed like the perfect fabric because it’s softer than traditional wool but still delivers the benefits of the natural fiber, Cuffe says.
You’ve probably heard the term “sweat-wicking” before, which just means that a fabric draws moisture from the body and allows it to evaporate quickly. Wool does this naturally, and many synthetic fabrics made for activewear are engineered to do this. Sweat-wicking is a good thing, because it prevents sweat from drenching your clothing and sitting on your skin.
The folks at the Woolmark Company also say that you don’t need to wash your merino wool clothes after every wear, since they’ll take longer to get stinky. Rather, just hang them up to air out—which will likely lengthen the life of the garment too.
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