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1st off... There's a reason black is the most ubiquitous color for fitness fans who really get that heart rate up.  SWEAT, via GIPHY Top picks: All priced under $80 Overall: Adidas Outdoors Believe This High Rise 3/4 tights-has a flat matte finish-is super silky soft to the touch (we slept in them-on an overnight flight)... and easily can work as a multi-activity athletic or yoga bottom. Stretchy with just the right amount of compressive fit without feeling constricted (75% polyester/25% elastic)-it's made with the brand's Climalife fabric-that breathes .  Added plus- the anti-microbial gusset and a sweat channel Badge of Sport on the back waist-  real positives for multi-hour endurance activities in hot weather.  Helpful maybe --- a small inside back pocket-we fold in some currency in case we need to grab a cab back from hours in the great outdoors-city park. Fits- American sizes-XS-XL rise hits right under the belly button. $...

MAJOR THANKS to Athleta ---including Elisabeth Charles, SVP/CMO, Marketing & Customer Engagement at Athleta-and-Douglass Stewart -visionary co-founder of Solstice in Times Square:Athelta Mind Over Madness -and an instructor at Yoga Works & ISHTA Center INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY CELEBRATED- IN TIMES SQUARE NYC -June 21, 2015 MIND OVER MADNESS  #SOLSTICETSq mats and glam sunflowers-one of each per- greeted attendees at sign in=NICE  WHAT : In honor if the summer solstice...over 15,000 yoga enthusiasts welcoming the longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere -courtesy of our most worn apparel label/best thing about the GAP- ATHLETA .  YAYY: The rain stopped, the temps were manageable, the warm-up quartet steppin' to Michael Jackson loosened the crowd up- and THEN---a tuneful session of challenging (for us) yoga instruction by leading light Lauren Imparatore of I.AM.You Studio (aka a rockin'yoga loft on Mulberry Street where one can deconstru...

NYC: Neon pop racer bra, Triangular Be Free Tight SO APPROPRIATE -Since we wear Athleta something 70% of awaking hours…that the first outing for us- for New York Fashion Week S/S 2015-was delivered via a  high energy SHOW-chereographed by a Queen Bey' worthy individual (seriously!!!)--- with heart pacing lights, fast tempo tunes, and a slew of ladies who know how to work it. What ever it was---break dancing, yoga (yup-up on the second tier of a white cubed two level space with limber types striking one legged poses we can't even dream about), trampoline jumpers, dancers etc... Pakour Girls-get going in City Jogger pants-reflective leg long stripes very functional. We' wear these on casual outings with a skin tank top and cute stripy sandals- instead of the usual tee/ jeans/sandals uniform. Attired all-in workout-fitness clothes for city gals---something the Outdoors Industry is FINALLY discovering-where most of the population...