I have something so fun to share today! I was approached by the good folks at AlbionFit to see if I’d be interested in receiving a swimsuit and some workout gear to review and a $175 gift card to give to one Foodie with Family reader. I looked at their website and then flew back to my email tab to say yes.
Have you ever seen their stuff? That swimsuit up top is the one I ordered. I have to admit something to you.
I haven’t willingly worn a swimsuit in public in years. This is mainly due to the fact that I have had a pregnant or post pregnancy body for quite some time now. Yes, my baby is seven years old. What’s your point? Doesn’t it take twice as many years as months that you were pregnant to regain your pre-pregnancy body? I’m pretty sure that’s what I heard. That means that I have another eleven years before I should be expected to be fit again. Right? In the meantime, I haven’t been able to find a swimsuit that flatters my more well-rounded figure and is still relatively modest, so I swam in an old lady swimsuit (NOT CUTE) or cut-offs and a t-shirt (like Tobias’s never-nudes from Arrested Development.)
Makes me a great person to review a swimsuit, right? Here’s the thing, though. When I took the swimsuit out of the package and tried it on, not only did I not look horrid, but I looked cute. It held me in where I needed to be held in (I’m looking in your direction, Stomach.) It covered parts that I don’t like to have hanging out (…this means you rear and bosom.)
Most importantly -and I can’t emphasize this enough- I felt pretty in it. That swimsuit is worth its weight in GOLD people. It’s got an old time Hollywood glamour thing going for it and I love it. I’ve worked this swimsuit pretty hard already (regular lap swimming at a local pool) and it’s holding up like a champ.
That’s not all then sent for me to try out, though. You all may or may not know that I’m a Pilates fanatic. It’s true. I’m as hooked as hooked can be on it, and up until recently, I was wearing a pair of tatty old yoga pants that had a pretty good sized rip in an unmentionable place. When I started attending classes at a local Pilates/Dance studio, I knew the old pants couldn’t come with me (because I’m not a creepy flasher) and my workout clothing from AlbionFit arrived just in time to save me from ignominy.
Check out these goodies. (None of these is me… just saying… Not that you’d confuse us… Oh never mind- just look at the pretty clothes!)
These pants are on my lower half at every Pilates class I attend. They stretch and move and support marvelously. I’m going to be ordering another pair in black for sure.
This Go-Long top with thumbholes somehow manages to be adorable and one of the most comfortable things I own all at the same time. With warmer weather on us, I throw this on over whatever I’m wearing in the cool mornings and evenings. I got fuschia because, well, I like pink things.
Now let’s talk tank tops, shall we? I hadn’t ventured into the arena of workout-specific tops before getting the next two tops I’m going to show you, but I won’t be going back now. The Love Racer tank in seafoam and the Uline Top in White and Graphite are so ridiculously adorable I actually went INTO a store in PUBLIC after my last Pilates class and didn’t feel like a total tool. I was sweaty, I was stinky, but dangit, I was cute.
How to enter the giveaway:
Visit AlbionFit.com to look at their swimsuits and workout clothing then come back here and let me know what you’d use your gift card to purchase. A swimsuit? Workout clothes? Both? After you leave the comment, use the rafflecopter widget below to record your comment and check out the FOUR optional extra entry methods.
Disclosure: AlbionFit sent me each of the items pictured above for review free of charge and is providing one $175 gift card to give away. There was no compensation for this post and all opinions are my own.
Sarah says
I would use it on workout clothing. I am trying to start my diet back up after I finish my semester of college in a week
Jeffrey says
My wife would love the gown suit in charcoal and the 26.2 jacket in black!
Rena says
All the bathing suits are adorable but this is my fave: Jaw Dropper, Black and Emerald Green. Sooo cute!!
Tori says
Checked it out, I think I’d get the yoga pants or the blue jacket.
Jaclyn Starr says
I would love some workout clothes, or a new swimsuit! Pick me!
melanie says
I would so love a new swimsuit and yoga pants!
Krystal says
Very cute!
Krystal says
The full length yoga pants look super comfy
Becky @ A Calculated Whisk says
Yoga pants! I need a new pair bad!
Mary Kate says
Definitely work out clothes. Probably those same pants that you ordered.
jana says
a suit. i really need a new swimsuit. one that makes me look and feel good would be great
Melody says
I started running for the first time in my life and have also started taking classes at the YMCA…but I haven’t invested a whole lot in workout clothes. Some decent looking pilates pants and a nice workout shirt would be AWESOME!!
kate C. says
Probably new workout clothes – they look great!
Laurie Senn Sagerman says
Wow!!! I Love their clothes! I go to exercise class twice a week, and wear pretty much what I wear to bed…..sweats and a tee shirt..! Although I Love the black suit that you picked, so classic. I also learned something new, I did not know what a full scrunch bikini bottom was, now I do…If only I was 35 years younger…only kidding! 🙂
Becca says
Love the signature hoodie!
marisa says
It’s all cute, but I like that signature hoodie.
Kel says
I love the chevron bathing suit. thanks!
Nicole says
I love that Nautical Bow Suit! I would also consider the Mantra Yoga Pants.
Marnely Rodriguez Murray says
I seriously need to use our gym membership and this is total inspiration. I’d get: OPTIMUM CAPRIS, BLACK and SHOW STOPPER, RED AND WHITE STRIPED suit
Ladywild says
I love the chevron swim suit
Allyson says
Gown suit in charcoal – thanks for the tip, had not idea they carried suits!
Jenne says
The go long crew and the match point pleated skirt.
Bonnie says
I kinda want to try a swimsuit. I like most of them, but I think I’d try the gown suit. The pants sound amazing too.
AmyG says
The coral 26.2 jacket and black optimum capris.
Michelle B says
Work out Mothers Day out fit for me!
Becky Richied says
I would get the Balboa Tunic Dress in both black and white 🙂
tk says
the gown suit swimsuit and love racer top are my favorites!
Rebecca says
Probably a swimsuit, because they are so stinkin’ pretty, and actually have some coverage! And then I’m faced with the fact that I um, can hardly swim. But who doesn’t want to be cute when not-swimming at the beach?
Courtelizab says
I love the signiture hoodie in silver. The black bikini bottoms look flattering, too!
Maggie says
I really need a supportive top like their Love Racer top.
BornInaZoo says
A racer top or sports bra.
Kim says
Once I started teaching (high school, no less) I became much more self-conscious about what I wear to the beach. A full-coverage one-piece and a beach coverup are a must.
Karrie says
Cute, cute, cute!!! I love the swimsuit, and the great workout clothes! Thanks for the opportunity!
Hannah says
I love their cute yoga pants and that racer back top, too!
Trisha B says
I love the bonefire bandeau bikini!
Staci says
I must have the go long shirt and yoga pants, yoga shorts, yoga capris!!! Yes. I really like a couple of the suits, too. The ruffles scare me (a lot), but there were enough without to stay on the page 🙂
Kristin says
I love shirts with thumb holes. That is so me!
Virginia Lapierre says
I love the Nautical Suit in red and the classic hoodie!
Sara says
I like the sweet stripe coral gray zip up
Karen D. says
I love the midnight dip swimsuit and would have a very difficult to choose among the workout clothes. I love them!
Paula says
I sure could use those wonderful yoga pants!
Kate says
I would buy a couple of “Go Long Crews” to do yoga in!
Rebecca says
Oh, I would get running clothes, so that I can be inspired to actually go running with my new husband.
Rosita says
Definately a swimsuit.
jess says
The crisscross suit in yellow, a signature hoodie in crimson, a match point pleat skirt in grey. Oh my, I could go crazy with all of it!
Frolicking Night Owl says
Definitely a new swimsuit!! 🙂
Lynn says
I love the showstopper suit!
Michele C. says
Pilates/yoga wear please!
Abby says
I think I’d get a swimsuit and a running outfit if I won!
Katharine Ponczoch says
optimum capris and love racer
Sherry says
Where to begin?! I love the swimsuit you ordered Linda. I’d also order the go long shirts in every color they have (I love the thumbholes!). Then when I lose some weight I’d order the cute ballerina dress swim suit. Such cute things!
Allison says
I’d either get the one you selected or the big polka dot: http://www.albionfit.com/swims/big-polka-suit-bottom-black-white
I like something modest on the bottom!
Shannon G says
A 26.2 jacket!
Naomi says
My current gym clothes are saaaad… so I’d go for some yoga pants and a top! 🙂
Conrad says
Oh, man!! That swimsuit is terrific — and I know who will look really GOOD in it. I’m thinking of ordering it for my girlfriend! (Actually, she’s my wife…) It’ll make a great Mom’s day gift!
P Did says
I am Tobias’s twin sister, and I, too, am a never-nude.
I’m travelling to the Middle East this summer, and I need something VERY APPROPRIATE for the Mediterranean Ocean beaches.
Katrina @ Warm Vanilla Sugar says
Love racer…ANY colour!
Kelly says
Ooh, I’m torn between a new swimsuit (my kids are at the age where they want to be in the water CONSTANTLY) and running clothes, since I’m training for a half-marathon in September!!
maeve says
I would use my gift card to buy new yoga gear! I love their go long crew in the rust colour. Their racerback tanks are also super cute
Kristie M. says
I would use the gift card to buy new workout clothes. Their stuff is almost too beautiful to sweat in! Thanks!
vaishali says
I will buy some yoga pants and capris
meremain says
I don’t even know which one to consider. I thought that the swimsuits were cute, and the workout sets were cute too. So I guess for me I would start with a swimsuit as I’m more to the “water” than working out, not that working out doesn’t fit my life too….
Rae says
I would get the showstopper swimsuit in black and white. Perfect for summer!
Heather Spooner says
I’m not ready for swimsuit weather, so Id buy the mantra yoga pants. Thanks!
celia says
I would buy both…I should get workout clothes to inspire me to exercise more. But I really want a swimsuit 🙂
Elizabeth says
Swimsuit or yoga pants.
Erika P. says
I would get the Midnight Dip Swimsuit in black
Linda says
I love all the tennis skirts and bikini tops
Amy says
I am loving all their workout clothes. I would get the optimum capris in black and the love racer in Silver!
Karen B says
I need new workout clothes…..but a swimsuit would be so nice…
Kortney Homer says
I would use it to by some optimum capris and either a jacket or the green, flow-y swimsuit! Thanks for the post!
Olivia @ Liv Lives Life says
I love any one of their swimsuits – especially the black and white striped show stopper! So cute!
Jesse says
I would get the 26.2 jacket in teal and the grey bermuda shorts!
Bonnie S says
They DO have really cute swimsuits and I could use a new one but I am very tempted by the workout sets too.
Ashley says
Hard choice between the suits and work out clothes but must go with a swimsuit!!
Heather says
I could definitely use some new work-out clothes and these look so cute.
Kate says
I would get some yoga pants and maybe a swim suit
Vicki Howes says
I would definitely start with a swimsuit and then another and another – they are all so cute!
Melissa Sue says
Go Long Crew with thumbholes for sure. Maybe the So Mesh Swim?
Rachel Tilly says
I would totally get a new swimsuit or workout tank. Adorable choices!!
Tami McIntyre says
I just started doing yoga and would love some nice workout clothes. Love it!
Heather says
I definitely need a new bathing suit! I really like the petal suit or the nautical suit!
Tatyana says
Swimwear and workout clothes! The swimwear is so nice!
Nadya Kotik says
i love the orange LOVE RACER!
marie says
I love the pleated tennis skirts and the red ruffle swimsuit!
Pete says
workout clothes
Syd says
workout clothes
Sonya Morris says
I love the BLOUSY SUIT, TOP, BLACK.
ashley says
THE SWEET STRIPE FULL ZIP
Monica P says
I love the Mantra Yoga Pant Long Length in Black!
Elisabeth says
If I won I’d love to get the Signature Hoodie in Belize Blue!
Holly Storm-Burge says
I would get the Zig and Zag Swimsuit! LOVE it!
samantha s says
I would get the optimum capri black because I definitely need new ones! i’m also digging the iconic swimsuit emerald. gorgeous.
Jennifer B says
I would get the blousy suit in navy and a love racer in sea foam or coral.
Lora says
Oooh! The swimsuit you got is adorable! I want, I want! Though I love the yoga clothes, too!!
CarinaRdz says
I would have to purchase a good swimsuit that covers up all this post-baby flab wonderfulness that I have going on and I would have to go with the Nautical one in ivory and red (because I don’t do black and I don’t do my upper thigh regions if you know what I mean). If there’s anything left I would go for some workout pants too. Thanks for the opportunity!
Jessica says
I love the Ebb & Flow Bandeau Swimsuit.
latanya says
The The Sweet Stripe Full Zip, Coral / Grey
Bonny says
I don’t know what else to get but I would definitely get the midnight dip swimsuit. It’s like a cocktail dress that’s a bathing suit… How perfect is that?
Jessica Hornibrook says
I love the polkadotted swim suits!
Lauren S says
I just had my first baby so I would love to update my workout wardrobe to motivate myself to get back to my pre-pregnancy body!
Amy says
How are we supposed to decide? =) I have my eye on the yoga pants, the love racer (in almost every color), and the swimsuits (probably the Nautical). My in-laws have a lake cottage and I have a post-baby body, thanks to my 7-month-old. I need all the help I can get for swimsuit weather!
Kim K. says
REALLY tough choice. I think I would choose new workout wear to keep me motivated.
Irene K. says
I use my gift card to buy the great workout clothes!
Nataly Carbonell says
Hello therE I’d get the THE SWEET STRIPE FULL ZIP, CORAL / GREY
Shayna Boyle says
I would definitely look for things that would work for maternity/ after the baby.
Wild Orchid says
I would love to get the LOVE RACER, ORANGE top.
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Rebecca says
Probably the uline dress, and several of the love racer tops, especially in orange!
Torrey says
Love the love racers!
Michelle says
Love the fushia! I’ll take a comfy, long sleeved top anyday!
Julie says
All the workout gear
Lauren says
I love the optimum capris!
Rebecca says
Adorable swimsuit with a touch of class, love it all.