It’s time to rethink sportswear that’s full of plastic. Here are my favourite lower-impact alternatives for women (opens in new tab)

Our writer spent three months putting natural, recycled and bio-based leggings, sports bras and tops to the test• Most of us love to exercise in flattering, figure-hugging clothes, but they’re often unsustainable. Workout gear with stretch tends to be made from fossil-fuel-derived synthetics, which . They shed microplastics during every wash, have huge carbon footprints (polyester is the in fibre production) and can take hundreds of years to decompose in landfills, releasing harmful gases in ...