cute, preppy, and affordable workout sets for the summer

As the weather is heating up (already in the 90s in Tennessee ugh), I am on the hunt for cute and affordable workout sets with bike short options. I’m not gonna lie, when bike shorts started to come back in style, I got horrible flashbacks to jean Bermuda shorts and tight fitted tops in elementary and middle school. However, I got my first pair from Lululemon about a month ago, and it has been a life saver for spin class during these scorching hot days. You have to be careful with bike shorts I will admit- I got a nasty blister on my, um, inner thigh, the other day from spin class because they kept riding up. So consider going down a size in bike shorts if you are wearing them for spin, other than that your regular size is probably fine for other activities. ANYWAYS, with my newfound love for biker shorts and my continued love for spin class, I am constantly browsing my favorite retailers for cute workout sets (I mean I already did this but now I need bike short sets). So I thought I’d share my findings with you all, in hopes that you might be looking for a bike short set for your spin (or pilates, or kickboxing, or Zumba, or whatever) class for this summer.

Also tip for any of my gals who have to make a quick change right after work to get to the gym or a workout class- wearing a short pair of bike shorts under a dress or skirt is a great way to avoid having to change in your car (I’m not the only one who does that right?) or feel all sticky changing in the gym bathroom right after you’ve walked in the 100 degree heat from your office to your car, and then from the car to the gym. I can attest that this is a great hack and I will be using it all summer, as the store I work at is 5 minutes from my spin studio.