I Did Yoga in Jeans (and They Didn't Rip!!)

Reviewing Athleta's Sculptek Denim while exploring downtown Napa with my pup.

This post is sponsored by Athleta #powerofshe.

 Welcome back to my blog!! Today I'm going to be talking about Athleta's Sculptek denim.  This denim is "infused with the brand's most innovative stretch technology" and is supposed to allow me to do any activity imaginable.  Athleta encourages customers to get active in these jeans, which I was admittedly nervous to do.  If you follow me on instagram (@cherylfyoga), you know that I've never been a fan of getting bendy in stiff clothing, and have a hard enough time not ripping my jeans based on booty size alone! But these jeans weren't stiff when I unboxed them. I was really suprised by how much they felt like traditional denim, but still had obvious stretch to them. Seriously and not because this blog is sponsored, I love Athleta.  I love the company's mission statement, I love how supportive they are of women and inclusive in their ad campaigns, and I love how their clothes fit and feel.  So I was nervous, but also very excited to try something new from them.  Without further ado, lets get into it!
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Cailey and I took these jeans out to Napa valley for a day exploring around town.  I brought with me my Sculptek denim, the Foothills tank (pictured above), and the Foothills long sleeve (pictured below), as well as some cute slides (did you know Athleta sells shoes?!). 

​You can shop my look from Athleta HERE or by clicking on any of the pics in this post!*

I got the Sculptek skinny jeans in overdye wash.  These jeans are high-rise, skinny legged, fitted, and ankle length.  Aka they tick all the boxes for me for what I look for in denim AND yoga pants!  They fit really well.  They are true to size and fit snugly.  They feel like real denim, and not like what most jeans that are super stretchy and/or made for movement feel like. I could definitely wear these pants to work and look super appropriate and then turn right around and go long boarding or running around in the woods with Cailey (where I often climb rocks, do spontaneous yoga, and wrestle in the dirt with my dog). Basically, first impressions were good all around.  Plus I liked how I felt in them and that's really important to me. 

The first place I took these jeans was down to the Napa River.  Cailey had fun running around, in and out of the water, and chasing birds.  I had fun testing out these pants on what used to be (might still be?) a kayaking launch area. I changed into my Foothills long sleeve top to protect my arms and practiced my hollow back pinchas.  I felt like this was a good way to test how these pants felt when I was doing a deep pose, but also wouldn't put me at too much risk of ripping the booty.  Needless to say, the Sculptek denim passed the hollow back test with flying colors! I was really happy that I was able to do a few different variations without feeling restricted, and because of the fit of the pants, they didn't slide down and expose anything.

Love the detail on the inside of the jeans when you roll the ankles. And true to style, I got pretty dirty in the pincha process. Dirty knees for the win! haha.  At least my feet stayed clean. 

Once I left the river, Cailey and I started walking through town and we found this alley full of really pretty murals commissioned by the city. I love a pretty wall, so decided this would be a good place to try some more yoga poses and see how the pants held up with some deeper poses.

I started off with a dancer pose variation that I love and again was really pleased with how freely I was able to move without feeling hindered.  I wasn't nervous about the jeans holding up at all at this point.  

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And then I got brave!  I decided to go for the splits and really give these jeans a run for their money.  I was SHOCKED.  I was able to do full splits with zero issues at all.  Don't believe me?  Here's your proof!! At this point I went from nervous about ripping new pants, to a true believer that these Sculptek denim lived up to their claims to be made for movement! Like seriously, splits in jeans that aren't jeggings.  Incredible!

I tried a variety of different split variations, lunges and other leg based flexibility poses and only encountered a problem with one pose.  I found that when both legs were straight, I had no issues moving and felt like I could do so freely.  I also found though that when my front leg was bent in pigeon, I wasn't able to get my hips down to the ground, which I wasn't too concerned about because it gave me a chance to practice keeping my muscles super engaged doing the pose that way instead of relying on my flexibility's ability to get me to the ground meaning I don't have to work as hard to balance.

Overall I really liked these Sculptek denim from Athleta, and I think Cailey did too (at least she liked adjusting me while I wore them--scroll down).  They fit true to size, look really nice, and YOU CAN MOVE IN THEM. Athleta wasn't kidding.   I will definitely be wearing these jeans a lot in the future and you should too. 

You can shop my look from Athleta HERE or by clicking on any of the pics in this post!

If you liked this review of Athleta's Sculptek denim, check out my other two Athleta reviews: 
 Suit Up and Explore On and When a Yogi Does Crossfit.

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