How to care for your sportswear?

Read the Care Label

Every garment is made from different materials, so check the manufacturer's care instructions before washing. Following the stated washing temperature, cycle, and drying instructions can help prevent damage to technical fabrics, printed details, and elastic fibres.

Wash After Your Workout

Sportswear absorbs sweat and body oils during exercise. Leaving damp clothing in a gym bag can cause unpleasant odours and create conditions in which bacteria can multiply.

Remove clothing from your bag promptly. Wash it as soon as practical when permitted by the care label, or hang it in a well-ventilated place until it can be washed.

Turn Garments Inside Out

Turning suitable sportswear inside out before washing can help protect colours, logos, prints, and outer surfaces. It also exposes the inside of the garment—where sweat and body oils collect—to the wash more directly.

Fasten zips and hook-and-loop closures where the care instructions recommend doing so.

Use a Cool or Low-Temperature Wash

When allowed by the care label, a cool or low-temperature wash is gentler on many technical fabrics, including polyester and elastane blends. Lower temperatures can help preserve elasticity, reduce fading, and limit heat-related damage.

Select a gentle cycle when appropriate and avoid overloading the washing machine.

Avoid Fabric Softener

Fabric softener can leave a coating on some performance materials, reducing their moisture-management and breathable properties. Unless the care label says otherwise, use a small amount of mild detergent suitable for sportswear or technical fabrics.

Avoid using more detergent than recommended, as residue can remain trapped in the fabric.

Separate Sportswear from Heavy Clothing

Avoid washing delicate performance clothing with rough or heavy items such as jeans and towels. Friction from heavy fabrics, exposed zips, and abrasive fasteners can contribute to pilling, snagging, or damage.

A mesh laundry bag can provide additional protection for small or delicate items when appropriate.

Air Dry Whenever Possible

High heat can damage elastic fibres, printed logos, adhesives, and heat-sealed details. When permitted by the care label, reshape garments gently and air dry them in a well-ventilated area away from strong direct heat.

Do not tumble dry unless the garment's instructions specifically allow it.

Avoid Ironing Technical Fabrics

Many sportswear fabrics resist wrinkles naturally. High temperatures from an iron can damage synthetic fibres, printed logos, coatings, and bonded details.

If ironing is permitted, follow the temperature and protection instructions on the care label exactly.

Store Sportswear Properly

Make sure clothing is completely dry before folding or hanging it away. Storing damp garments can lead to mildew, unpleasant odours, and deterioration of the material.

Keep sportswear in a cool, dry, well-ventilated place and avoid compressing padded or structured items unnecessarily.

Replace Worn-Out Gear

Even carefully maintained sportswear eventually loses elasticity and performance. Inspect your clothing regularly and consider replacement when you notice stretched material, reduced support, thinning fabric, damaged seams, or fasteners that no longer work correctly.

Stop using protective equipment if it is damaged, has suffered a serious impact, or no longer fits or functions as intended.