Sneakers have become status symbols even out of the gym and off the court, Mitchell says. For women, clean, sleek silhouettes are definitely the way to go, says Tracy Ledgerwood, a marketing manager for Champion Apparel. For men, on the other hand, the trend is toward big and baggy. The guys all come into the gym with long, baggy shorts and long, loose sleeveless shirts, says Greg Porter, a personal trainer and manager at Dolphin Fitness Clubs in New York City. Tucking shirts into shorts is a thing of the past, Ledgerwood adds, and gone, too, are the butt-baring short shorts that men used to wear to weight train, run and play basketball.
Performance fabrics are de rigeur.
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