Athletic Headbands

An athletic headband keeps the sweat from rolling from your forehead onto your face and into your eyes while you are exercising. Steve, physical fitness trainer at DoStrength Gym, is wearing one that I made of white and black cotton spandex. Often used as rib banding on track suits, this medium-weight fabric has crosswise and lengthwise stretch. It is comfortable, durable and easy to clean.

Sweat keeps you cool through evaporation. Another good sweatband material for your workouts is bamboo rayon. Lightweight and soft, it is moisture-wicking and breathable. How about this other option – bamboo rayon on one side with cotton Terry cloth on the other? Terry cloth with its small loops of fibre is very absorbent and dries quickly. Bath towels and bathrobes are commonly made of this.

As well as functioning as exercise gear, headbands are a fashion accessory. In place of headbands from the 2010s with bows and flowers, today’s fashion headbands borrow from the simple form of the athletic headband. The monochrome headband is a good first selection.

And finally, have a listen as Ryan Gosling lists his lightning headband (first minute of the YouTube video) as one of the top 10 Ken Essentials to tap into your Kenergy.