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Fitness Clothing Sale UK: 12 Gym Wear Pieces For Under £50

Don't wait 'till January.
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Style Writer, The Huffington Post UK

With 2017 looming, so comes the dawn of a thousand new gym memberships - but with sky-high monthly costs (damn you, Class Pass price hikes) a fitnesswear wardrobe update can seem like a stretch.

Luckily, the January sales have come early, with countless online shops cutting prices up to 50%.

Plus, sportswear is actually a thing in fashion right now - meaning if you do end up sacking off the work outs to sip protein shakes in a sauna, it’s still money well spent.

Here are the 12 pieces to buy before they all sell out:

Ivy Park Colour Block Capri
Topshop
Was £45, now £22 from topshop.com
Reebok 2-iN-1 Kickboxing Short
Reebok
Was £39.95, now £19.97 from reebok.co.uk
Sweaty Betty Open Turn Barre Vest
Sweaty Betty
Was £65, now £45 from sweatybetty.com
Reebok Classics Furylite
Reebok
Was £64.95, now £32.47 from reebok.co.uk
Lija Eyelet Run Jacket
Lija
Was £80, now £40 from hipandhealthy.com
Nike Power Women's Running Tights
Nike
Were £40, now £27.99 from nike.com
We Are Handsome Active T-Back Bra
We Are Handsome
Was £56, now £35 from hipandhealthy.com
Onzie Black Mesh Tank
Active In Style
Was £33, now £23 from activeinstyle.com
Adidas Crazymove Bounce Shoes
Adidas
Were £64.95, now £45.46 from adidas.co.uk
Ivy Park Linear Mesh Bra
Topshop
Was £30, now £15 from topshop.com
Onzie Heather Grey Sweatpant
Active In Style
Was £48, now £38 from activeinstyle.com
Sweaty Betty Mukha Yoga Cami
Sweaty Betty
Was £60, now £30 from sweatybetty.com

Before You Go

Exercises That Fitness Trainers Would Never Do
Presses Behind the Head (01 of05)
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“Anything behind the neck puts your shoulder muscles in a vulnerable position. So don’t do presses, chins and pull-downs behind your head,” Pomahac said. “It's an unnatural and unsafe position and puts your shoulder joint into an extension, external rotation position which places a large and unnatural strain on your rotator cuff muscles. I recommend military (front) presses or dumbbell presses, both of which work front delts much more safely. I never lower the weight below chin level. You'll notice this is about as far as you can go without your shoulders dropping. I usually perform military presses on a Smith machine, or dumbbells which lets me roll my palms back and find a more natural position.”Photo Credit: ShutterstockClick Here to See Exercises that Fitness Trainers Would Never Do
Seated Leg Machines (02 of05)
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“I stay clear of the seated leg extension and seated hamstring curl machines,” said U.S. Track and Field Star and ACE Certified Personal Trainer Monica Hargrove. “When the leg is fully extended, that puts a lot of stress on the knee joints, ultimately risking injury. Squats and lunges are a safer and more effective way to work the quads.” She recommends trying front squats, back squats, split squats, walking lunges, stationary lunges, and reverse lunges.“When it comes to working my hamstrings, I'm more concerned with functional performance and the hamstring curl strengthens a motion not designed for running or sprinting. Straight leg dead lifts and good mornings are two exercises that train my hamstrings in better positions for running.”Photo Credit: ShutterstockClick Here to See Exercises that Fitness Trainers Would Never Do
Crunches(03 of05)
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“I rarely ever do crunches,” said ACE certified pre- and post-natal fitness trainer Sara Haley. “To me it’s a waste of time -- too much risk of doing them wrong... I’d rather be more efficient and work my entire core with exercises like dead bug and plank variations.”Photo Credit: Shutterstock
Single-Leg Plyo Box Jump(04 of05)
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"One exercise that I see people attempt, but I would never do is a single-leg plyo box jump (using the high platform). This is a move that is unnecessary and extremely dangerous,” said Basheerah Ahmad, a celebrity trainer and lifestyle coach. Click Here to See Exercises that Fitness Trainers Would Never DoPhoto Credit: Shutterstock
The Tricep “Bench” Dip(05 of05)
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“This exercise places extreme stress on the acromioclavicular joint as well as the labrum,” said Chief Clinical Officer of Orthology Dr. Josh Sandell. “[Which] can lead to all kinds of shoulder problems and perpetuates the problems on anyone who has forward head posture.”Photo Credit: Shutterstock
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