Comments | fatshionista: Looking for longer exercise capris

suburb_fabulous in fatshionista

Looking for longer exercise capris

Mar 30, 2012 17:34

I'm looking for capri pants to wear while exercising. I need them to be long because I don't like to expose my legs (not comfortable showing off the stretch marks on my calves). Also, I'm 5'10, so what might be long on a shorter person won't be long on me. I wear about an 18 regular or an 18W (depending on who makes it). Anyone have some

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elizajet March 30 2012, 21:43:19 UTC

Old Navy Capris were pretty long on me (pretty much regular pants). I'm short (5'2") but I could wear the capris as regular pants. Those might be worth taking a look at.

suburb_fabulous March 31 2012, 07:27:47 UTC

Thank you.

scienceguru April 2 2012, 04:41:24 UTC

I'll second this. I've got two pairs of their activewear capris, and they are pretty long. They also run large, so you might order a size down.

vintagehandbag March 30 2012, 22:10:46 UTC

Also might be worth getting regular exercise pants and then hemming them up to the length you want.

goldbug March 30 2012, 22:27:22 UTC

This is what I was going to suggest.

suburb_fabulous March 31 2012, 07:27:58 UTC

Thank you.

sesmo March 30 2012, 23:37:34 UTC

Petite "regular length" works out to long capris for us taller gals.

suburb_fabulous March 31 2012, 07:27:33 UTC

Thanks.

heartovmidnight March 31 2012, 01:34:56 UTC

Why not just wear regular yoga pants?

thisbluephoenix March 31 2012, 02:44:21 UTC

Agreed. I feel really snarky but I don't get it....?

sesmo March 31 2012, 07:31:12 UTC

Yoga pants suck if you're doing a stair stepper or bike, because the ends can get caught.

rollick March 31 2012, 04:33:31 UTC

I like Champion's stuff, which I tried on and bought at our local Target. (I'm a size 22 and the XL are big enough for me.) The website has them in a fairly large array of lengths - if you search for "Champion capris" at Target.com you'll get stuff ranging from knee-length to calf-length, fitted and non-fitted, mesh and non-mesh, etc. I have a bunch of pairs at different lengths - I bought them for exercising, but now I wear the bike shorts under skirts to prevent chub rub, and the calf-length when I'm wearing summer dresses in semi-cold weather. I have and like these, for instance, but you might want to nose around on the styles depending on exactly what you're looking for.

suburb_fabulous March 31 2012, 07:27:22 UTC

Thanks.

mi_nion April 1 2012, 02:28:17 UTC

I agree with this rec. I went through several brands trying to find workout pants for my pilates class. Champions are the only brand I found that fits and has the right amount of give. Old navy's pants in store felt "okay", but when I ordered them on, they felt cheap and flimsy. I only buy Champions now.