WIN High Performance Sport DetergentIn recent years, my workout clothes rested comfortably at the bottom of my dresser drawers. I may have pulled out a pair of yoga pants to lounge in on a Sunday or a t-shirt to paint in, but for the most part, I wasn’t putting them to work.
But a year ago, I decided to take a break from my workaholic ways, moved to a city full of people who live for their sports and outdoor activities, and slowly but surely, I am discovering my inner athlete. So my workout clothes are now in constant rotation. And on any given day, worn workout attire is strewn about my apartment – draped over a shower door or hanging on a drying rack – to air out/dry. You see, in a perfect world, I’d come home from exercising, throw my clothes in the wash immediately, and then let clean clothes dry on a drying rack. Scratch that; in a perfect world, I’d come home from exercising and someone would do all of the above FOR ME!
But, life it was it is. Until I hit it big and/or hire a personal valet, my sweaty workout clothes go unwashed for days, and I rely on WIN laundry detergent. It’s marketed as “High Performance Sport Detergent.” It’s apparently used by and endorsed by the U.S. Olympic Team at U.S. Olympic Training Centers. And it claims to “eliminate embedded sweat and odor.” It is. It probably is. And it so does!
The same day I wrote this blog entry, I washed a big load of workout clothes using WIN. And then I conducted a very thorough sniff test. I swear, from sports bras to sweat-wicking shirts and everything in between, it’s all as fresh and clean as a field of daisies on a warm summer day. And unlike the toughest of common detergents (which sometimes seem to just be put a top layer of “detergent smell” on clothes, rather than actually taking care of the problem) , WIN seems to really get into the fibers of clothes to eliminate odor and dirt. They call it “oxy cleaning technology.” Whatever that means, it works! And by the way, it works for both normal loads and high efficiency front-loading machines.
Following is a link to the WIN brand website, where you can follow the “Buy WIN” link to search for a retailer near you. (What’s great is that in addition to sporting goods stores, many sports clubs and fitness studios are now selling WIN.) A 21oz. bottle retails for under $10.
But a year ago, I decided to take a break from my workaholic ways, moved to a city full of people who live for their sports and outdoor activities, and slowly but surely, I am discovering my inner athlete. So my workout clothes are now in constant rotation. And on any given day, worn workout attire is strewn about my apartment – draped over a shower door or hanging on a drying rack – to air out/dry. You see, in a perfect world, I’d come home from exercising, throw my clothes in the wash immediately, and then let clean clothes dry on a drying rack. Scratch that; in a perfect world, I’d come home from exercising and someone would do all of the above FOR ME!
But, life it was it is. Until I hit it big and/or hire a personal valet, my sweaty workout clothes go unwashed for days, and I rely on WIN laundry detergent. It’s marketed as “High Performance Sport Detergent.” It’s apparently used by and endorsed by the U.S. Olympic Team at U.S. Olympic Training Centers. And it claims to “eliminate embedded sweat and odor.” It is. It probably is. And it so does!
The same day I wrote this blog entry, I washed a big load of workout clothes using WIN. And then I conducted a very thorough sniff test. I swear, from sports bras to sweat-wicking shirts and everything in between, it’s all as fresh and clean as a field of daisies on a warm summer day. And unlike the toughest of common detergents (which sometimes seem to just be put a top layer of “detergent smell” on clothes, rather than actually taking care of the problem) , WIN seems to really get into the fibers of clothes to eliminate odor and dirt. They call it “oxy cleaning technology.” Whatever that means, it works! And by the way, it works for both normal loads and high efficiency front-loading machines.
Following is a link to the WIN brand website, where you can follow the “Buy WIN” link to search for a retailer near you. (What’s great is that in addition to sporting goods stores, many sports clubs and fitness studios are now selling WIN.) A 21oz. bottle retails for under $10.
http://www.windetergent.com/
Something to keep in mind though, when I saw that a nearby Sports Authority carried WIN, I went in and scanned the shelves that housed similar products. When I didn’t see WIN, I asked a sales associate who said she remembered seeing it in the store, but couldn’t remember where she saw it. Ten minutes and 4 store employees later, we found it on an end-cap in the clothing area. You may have to search for it, but it’s time well spent!
- E
p.s. One of my sisters is an athlete who has been in training full-time for several years. Obviously, her threads take a beating! She swears by Bac-Out Stain & Odor Eliminator (a Biokleen product). I haven’t tried it, so I can’t endorse it, but I know she would!
Something to keep in mind though, when I saw that a nearby Sports Authority carried WIN, I went in and scanned the shelves that housed similar products. When I didn’t see WIN, I asked a sales associate who said she remembered seeing it in the store, but couldn’t remember where she saw it. Ten minutes and 4 store employees later, we found it on an end-cap in the clothing area. You may have to search for it, but it’s time well spent!
- E
p.s. One of my sisters is an athlete who has been in training full-time for several years. Obviously, her threads take a beating! She swears by Bac-Out Stain & Odor Eliminator (a Biokleen product). I haven’t tried it, so I can’t endorse it, but I know she would!
