The 16 Very Best Yoga Pants for Women

Size range: 0 to 20 | Rise and compression: High-rise, mid-compression | Pockets: None

Lululemon’s workout gear has been recommended to us by many, many fitness experts, and Wunder Train tights are the brand’s longtime best-selling pair — and a favorite among yoga instructors. “Lululemon has nailed the yoga pant,” says Jones. “They’ve really refined it over the past 20 years, and it has gotten better and better.” Kate Posch, who teaches at Sky Ting, praises the high-waisted fit in particular: “I live for high-rise and for not having to keep pulling up my pants while practicing or teaching.” They’re also a favorite of Erin Brockovich, who was very particular about what she likes and does not: “If I’m doing yoga, and I’m down on my knees and lifting my butt up, I don’t want to wear leggings that you can see through. At the same time, I’m like Goldilocks: I don’t like the superthin ones, but some are too thick. The Lululemon material is just right. It isn’t so heavy, but I have assurance that you can’t see my butt in them.” Ashley Rosenberg, a modelFIT instructor, calls the style “the forever classic” that’s “just unbeatable.” Katherine Gundling, a coach and programmer at ICE CrossFit NYC and Oculus CrossFit, agrees that they stand out among a sea of imitators: “They will last you years and stay in great condition.”

I tried out a pair of these myself, mostly for running, and found them to be just as luxurious in look and feel as all of these experts imply. While expensive, they’re versatile and durable and can definitely handle all kinds of workouts. “Lululemon’s pants are great if you do lots of different styles of yoga,” says Jones. “And for running as well, they have a little bit of compression, which you need, but not so much that you’re suffocating.”