Biker Shorts & Yoga Shorts for Women: from Loose to Cycling Shorts

Biker shorts are for August, when the ground-floor studio has no air conditioning and ten minutes in, your leggings feel like a decision you regret. Short, light, and no thinking about the waistband mid-class.

Close-fitting or loose?

Biker shorts sit close, are cut short and move with you without riding up. They’re the same cut as women’s cycling shorts, just with a different day job. Loose shorts are the opposite: wide and airy, with plenty of room for lunges and sitting cross-legged. Which you choose depends on your practice. Close-fitting shorts are steadier in dynamic classes; loose ones are comfier in slow flows and for the rest of the day. For him, there are men’s gym shorts.

Shorts for hot yoga

In hot yoga, nothing should stick, chafe or creep up. So hot yoga shorts can be short and close-fitting, with a waistband that holds when things get damp. The class will get warm anyway – no outfit changes that. If you’ve been looking for short yoga pants, these are them.

Under a dress, over leggings

Shorts don’t stay on the mat. In summer they go with a yoga top or under a dress. In winter, pull them over your leggings to keep your legs warm while you warm up. For underneath, there are bras and bustiers.

Organic cotton

Loose shorts in organic cotton feel soft and let air through. The organic cotton is grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilisers. Close-fitting styles like the organic cotton biker shorts also have some elastane, so they keep their shape when you stretch. Everything is made in Portugal; each product page lists the exact materials.

Wash at 30 °C inside out and air dry, not in the tumble dryer. That way the waistband stays what it should be: unnoticeable.