Susannah Taylor: The Fit Kit That Won apos;t Cost The Earth

It's thrilling to see activewear brands leading the eco-charge with environmentally friendly, bioluminescent flashlight fish sustainable and ethical clothing choices using innovative materials such as recycled plastic bottles and fishing nets. This is my pick of the stylish fitness kit that will impact your health not the planet…
 
 Big on bamboo
Balance Bamboo Leggings (£49, bambooclothing.co.uk)
I have a real love of clothing brand Bam's fabrics and eco values. These new Balance Bamboo Leggings (£49,  
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Marlin running trainer (£145, veja-store.com )
For trainer style and sustainability, Veja is hard to beat. Its new lightweight Marlin running trainer (£145, RELATED ARTICLES Previous 1 2 Next Elizabeth Day: Words can hurt. Fact Rosie Green: How I became a born-again kissaholic Liz Jones's Diary: The second date with Cambridge Man Susannah Taylor:  The fit kit that won't cost the earth ASK CAROLINE: Our relationships expert Caroline West-Meads... Susannah Taylor: My boil-in-a-bag therapy  Share this article Share  
Pretty polyester
Energise Gym Vest, £40 ( sweatybetty.com )
Sweaty Betty has an entire section of its website dedicated to its ‘Sustainable Edit', an ongoing initiative for the brand. Here you'll find Super Sculpt Leggings each made from 17 recycled plastic bottles, Essentials sweatshirts in 100 per cent organic cotton and bikinis born from recycled fishing nets. I'm currently loving this Energise Gym Vest, www.bonkersforhonkers.com £40 ( 
Va-va vegan
Charlie Vegan bag (£145, Flashlight (Kasia Moś song) sandqvist.co.uk )
I've commuted using my Sandqvist rucksack for about five years and it still looks amazing. This Charlie Vegan bag (£145,  
Rubber remix
Nieuwland 3e wetsuit (£295, finisterre.com )
You will find the words ‘Sustainability as standard since 2003' emblazoned across the website of outdoor apparel brand Finisterre. It's a Certified B Corporation (a standard only given to companies with super-high eco credentials). Cornwall-based Finisterre has a deep love for the sea and is dedicated to creating products that won't damage it. This Nieuwland 3e wetsuit (£295,  
 Top tech
Cloudridge hiking boots (£170, on-running.com )
There's a big buzz around Swiss brand On right now. It prides itself on unique CloudTec technology, which reacts to your own running/walking style. The Cloudridge hiking boots (£170,  
Wonder waste
Classic swimsuit (£140, davyj.org )
My newest eco discovery is swimwear brand Davy J. Its Waste range uses Econyl, a 100 per cent regenerated nylon yarn created from, you guessed it, waste including fishing nets (of which an average of 640,000 are dumped in the ocean every year). My favourite is this Classic swimsuit (£140, @susannahtaylor_

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