Pocket rockets

Welcome to the WH Lab, where we put fit kit through a rigorous testing process to find out which pieces deserve a place in your workout wardrobe. This month, our team of testers trialled running leggings with pockets – ideal for bank cards, keys and Percy Pigs aplenty

Jogging with your phone in your increasingly sweaty palm does not a PB make. Thankfully, help is at hand in the form of the greatest sartorial invention since the bed sock: the pocket. The ideal leggings for running hit the sweet spot between performance, practicality and pockets in abundance. To say it’s a saturated market would be an understatement, but don’t panic – the WH Lab experts have laced up their trainers, pressed play on that just-the-right-side-of-cheesy playlist and put these leggings with pockets through their paces so you can shop with confidence.

HOW WE TEST

The WH Lab tasked a group of fitness enthusiasts with testing these running leggings over a one-month period. Made up of a range of heights and sizes, the panel assessed the buys across six criteria – including the fit, design, ease of use, performance and their overall opinion. Most importantly, they measured how secure the pockets were and how much room there was for essentials. Meet the top performers, along with the vital stats worth noting.