For gyms & fitness brands · Low MOQ

Activewear Manufacturer for Gyms

Custom branded gym wear for studios and fitness brands — leggings, tops, hoodies and tees in performance fabrics, from a low minimum.

Or message the factory directly: WhatsApp +880 1980 055026 · hello@collectivestudioltd.com · Homaira replies within one business day.

Minimum order
150 pcs per style, per colourway
Delivery
DDP worldwide
Products
Leggings, sports bras, tops, hoodies, tees, shorts
Legging weight
240–280 GSM for reliable opacity under stretch
Folded technical activewear fabric with a matte performance sheen.

Gym kit has one requirement most apparel doesn't: your reorders have to match your first order. A member who bought your navy hoodie last year and buys the leggings this year will hold them up next to each other, and if the navy is half a shade off, it looks like a mistake. Dye lots naturally vary between production runs, so consistent brand colour across repeat orders isn't automatic — it comes from keeping your approved lab dip on file and matching every subsequent batch to it. We do that as standard, and it matters far more for a gym building a kit range over years than for a one-off drop.

The second thing that's specific to studios is size range. Your members are a wider spread of body types than a fashion brand's customer base, and a size curve pitched for a boutique will leave people out — which is a bad look for a gym in particular. We would rather grade the range wider from the start than have you reorder because the extended sizes sold out immediately and the smalls didn't move.

On construction, the same things that make good activewear apply: leggings need 240–280 GSM to stay opaque under a squat (that's about knit density, not stretch), flatlock seams to avoid chafe, and a gusset to stop crotch seam failure. For decoration, embroidery on technical stretch fabric needs care — a dense logo stitched into four-way stretch restricts it and can pucker — so for leggings and bras we'd usually recommend heat transfer or sublimation over embroidery, and save embroidery for hoodies and caps where the fabric is stable.

If you are comparing gym clothing manufacturers, the question that saves the most trouble is about reorders rather than the first run. Gym kit sells slowly and steadily rather than in drops, so the supplier who matters is the one who can make the same garment again in six months and have it match — same fabric lot behaviour, same colour, same fit. Ask what happens on a repeat order: whether your pattern and fabric spec are kept on file, and what the minimum is the second time. A supplier who treats every order as a new job will drift on colour, and members notice when this year's hoodie does not match last year's.

Most studios order in three groups, and it helps to plan them together. Member kit for the front desk: leggings, sports bras, shorts and tees, often as matching gym sets. Coach and staff uniforms: tees, tanks and a hoodie in one colour, made to last a season of daily wear and washing. And merch: heavyweight hoodies and crews where an embroidered logo looks right. Each style starts at 150 pieces per colourway, so one style in your brand colour is a realistic first order, and the rest can follow once you know what members buy.

ItemUsually forFabricDecoration that suits itPlanning note
Training teeStaff uniform, member merchCotton jersey around 180–220 GSM, or a polyester-elastane blend for a tee people sweat in. Organic cotton is available, made in our GOTS-certified facility (RSC 9687)Screen print for a bold one or two colour logo; DTF for detailed artworkThe easiest first style, because staff and members can share one run
Tank or stringerCoaches, member merchJersey at 180–220 GSM for coverage in pale colours; flatlock seams on a training stringerScreen print or heat transferA separate style from the tee, so its own 150 per colour
HoodieStaff layer, merch, retailBrushed fleece or loopback French terry, 280–500 GSMEmbroidery for a chest logo; screen print for a large back graphicEmbroidery artwork is digitised once and reused on every reorder
Sweatshirt (crew)Merch, retailLoopback French terry or brushed fleece, 280–500 GSMEmbroidery or screen printA crew and a hoodie are two styles, each 150 per colour
JoggersStaff, retailFrench terry or brushed fleece, 280–450 GSMEmbroidery or a small screen printMatch them to the hoodie's lab dip if you sell the two as a set
ShortsMember kit, staffLightweight jersey, mesh or a performance blend, 140–220 GSMScreen print or heat transfer; sublimation on polyesterA polyester or mesh short can't carry organic certification
LeggingsMember kit, retailNylon- or polyester-elastane at 240–280 GSM so they stay opaque in a squatHeat transfer or sublimation, not dense embroiderySample in the colour you'll run: light shades and heather greys need the heavier end
Sports braMember kit, retail, often as a set with leggingsThe same fabric and approved lab dip as the leggingsHeat transfer or sublimationIts own style for minimums; planned into the leggings' dye lot where quantities allow
PoloFront-desk and management uniformPique or interlockEmbroidery, the usual choice for polosOrder it in a colour you'll want to repeat for years
What a gym typically orders. Every style starts at 150 pieces per colour, split across sizes however you like.

Colour that matches on reorder

Your approved lab dip stays on file and every repeat batch is matched to it — so this year's leggings match last year's hoodie instead of being half a shade off.

Size range for real members

Gym membership spans a wider range of body types than a fashion customer base. We'd rather grade wider from the start than have you reorder the extended sizes immediately.

Squat-proof means 240–280 GSM

Opacity under stretch comes from knit density, not elastane content — plus flatlock seams and a gusset so the kit survives real training.

Right decoration for the fabric

Dense embroidery restricts four-way stretch and puckers. We'd steer you to heat transfer or sublimation on leggings and bras, embroidery on hoodies and caps.

Planning a first gym order at 150 pieces per style and colour

The minimum is 150 pieces per style and per colour, and we'd rather be straight about what that means for a single gym: it's a real commitment. A hundred and fifty hoodies is stock you'll be selling for a while, so build the first order around one or two pieces you're confident about rather than a full range.

A worked example. One heavyweight hoodie in your brand colour is 150 pieces. A black training tee alongside it is another 150, so 300 in total. Add a second hoodie colour and it becomes 450, because each colour is its own dye lot and its own minimum. Two styles at 150 tell you more about what members actually buy than five styles stretched thin.

Sizes are split inside the 150, not on top of it. You choose the ratio. For a hoodie run from XS to 2XL, a split such as 10 XS, 25 S, 40 M, 40 L, 25 XL and 10 2XL adds up to 150 and keeps enough at both ends that members outside the middle sizes aren't left out. If you have sales by size from earlier merch, use those numbers instead of ours; send us the ratio and we cut to it.

Take staff kit out of the same run. If your coaches wear the same tee members can buy, their pieces come out of the 150 and don't need a minimum of their own. A staff tee in a different colour is a separate 150.

Count back from the date you need it. Sampling takes about 10 days, then 40–50 days of production after you approve the sample, then freight. All in, that is about 70 days from order to your door by air; sea freight adds about a month. For a new-year membership push, brief us about three months ahead if the order flies, and longer if it goes by sea. The launch date calculator does the arithmetic.

Staff uniforms, member merch and a retail line: what changes

All three come off the same floor, with the same minimum and the same timeline, but they're judged differently, so it pays to specify them differently.

Staff uniforms are washed far more often than anything you sell, frequently at higher temperatures, so durability decides the spec: embroidery or a properly cured screen print rather than a large surface print, and a colour you'll want to repeat for years. Keeping your approved lab dip on file is what lets a coach who joins next year match everyone else.

Member merch is what people train in and wear out of the gym, so fit and feel matter as much as the logo. Training pieces want performance fabric and flatlock seams, and leggings want 240–280 GSM; cotton tees and hoodies want a weight that feels substantial in the hand, around 180–220 GSM for a tee.

A retail line is a small clothing brand sitting inside your gym, and it needs what a brand needs: a woven neck label instead of a printed care tag, hang tags, and a size range and colour story planned to sell through. Labels and tags come from trim suppliers with their own minimum runs, so order them with the first run; the surplus usually covers the reorder. If the range starts selling well beyond your own members, our activewear manufacturing page covers building it as a brand.

Inside the factory, and the people who run it

Co-founder Homaira Jashim walks our floor in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, where gym and studio wear is cut and sewn.
Contrast taping onto technical knit: two millimetres off and it shows on every piece. Video page: Attaching aqua binding to a charcoal garment
Coverstitch hems on our floor in Narayanganj: the flat, stretchy finish training kit needs at hems and waistbands, so it moves with a squat instead of cracking. Video page: Coverstitch sewing on a charcoal garment
Rib being set on a sweatshirt cuff on our floor. Studio hoodies and crews are where embroidery belongs; leggings and bras take heat transfer or sublimation. Video page: Attaching contrast rib to a sweatshirt
Why reorders need managing: fabric is dyed in lots at a partner dye house, and each new lot is matched to the lab dip you approved, kept on file. The plant is a partner, not ours. Video page: Jet dyeing knitted fabric at a partner plant

What clients say

Wonderful people to work with — very professional and knowledgeable, also accommodating to the needs of their customers.
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I have had a very good experience with this company. They are very friendly, professional, and provide fast service. They speak fluent English, which makes communication very easy. The quality of their manufacturing is excellent. I have no doubt in recommending this company to anyone looking for a reliable manufacturing partner in Bangladesh.
Burney Vaz Dias Netherlands LinkedIn ↗
Collective Studios under the direction of Mr Jamish and his daughter Homaira represent the future of RTW production in Bangladesh. A thorough approach to detail governed by a genuine standard of quality. Masters of and partners in the process!
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Activewear manufacturing for gyms — specs at a glance

Products
Leggings, sports bras, tops, hoodies, tees, shorts
Legging weight
240–280 GSM for reliable opacity under stretch
Construction
Flatlock seams, diamond gusset, coverstitch hems
Colour consistency
Lab dip retained on file; reorders matched batch to batch
Decoration
Heat transfer or sublimation on stretch; embroidery on hoodies and caps
Minimum order
150 pcs per style, per colourway
Delivery
DDP worldwide

Questions about activewear manufacturing for gyms, answered

Can a single gym order custom branded gym wear?

Yes, a single gym can order custom branded gym wear from 150 pieces per style, per colourway, so one site can realistically open with a hundred and fifty tees and a hundred and fifty hoodies in one colour. They are made from fabric to your spec, not a logo heat-pressed onto blanks bought in: a printed blank is someone else's garment, and its fit, fabric weight and durability are outside your control. Making your own means you choose the weight, the fit and the fabric, and your approved lab dip is kept on file, so every reorder is matched against it. Plan the size range around your members: a gym's spread of body types is wider than a fashion brand's, and a range that stops short leaves the extended sizes selling out first. For multi-site operators the minimum applies per colour, not per location, so one shared colourway across every site is the efficient route. For caps, totes and other branded extras, see our custom merch page.

Will my reorder match my original order?

Very closely, and we will be straight about where the variation sits. Pattern, construction and trims carry over exactly, because they are recorded and approved once. The variable is dye: colour is chemistry, and a batch dyed months later can land marginally different from the first, which is a physical reality across the industry rather than a shortcoming. We manage it by keeping your approved lab dip on file and matching new lots against it, and by flagging any deviation before we cut rather than after you receive the goods. If exact matching across seasons is critical — for a uniform programme, say — the reliable answer is to dye the whole quantity in one lot up front and hold the stock. We will tell you honestly if a shade is likely to be difficult to repeat.

Are the leggings squat-proof?

Yes, when the fabric is specified for it and the sample is checked for opacity under stretch before bulk. Squat-proof means the fabric does not go sheer under stretch, and that comes from knit density and weight, not elastane content. For gym kit we spec leggings at 240–280 GSM; below roughly 240 GSM most knits thin out visibly over the seat. Colour moves the line: mid and light shades need the heavier end, around 280 GSM, and heather greys fail most often. This matters for a gym because your leggings are worn in your own mirrors, under your own lights, in front of other members. Construction counts too: flatlock seams to avoid chafe and a gusset to stop the crotch seam failing. On the pre-production sample we stretch the panel over a hand in natural light and look, and if you ask, we will squat-test it before approval and send you the photograph. More on fabric choice on our leggings page.

Can you add our logo?

Screen print, embroidery, sublimation, heat transfer or woven label — and we will tell you which suits your artwork rather than defaulting to whichever is easiest for us. The choice depends on three things: the fabric, the size of the mark, and how it should feel. A small chest logo on a premium piece usually wants embroidery. A large graphic on cotton wants screen print. An all-over design on polyester wants sublimation. What we need from you is vector artwork — AI, EPS or PDF — plus the finished width in centimetres and the placement. A low-resolution image has to be redrawn, and redrawing means someone interprets your logo rather than reproducing it. Send what you have and we will tell you honestly whether it will hold at the size you want.

What sizes should we offer?

Wider than a fashion brand would offer, then weighted to where your members actually buy. Your members span more body types than a boutique's customers, so a size range pitched for fashion leaves people out, which is a bad look for a gym in particular. We would rather grade the range wider from the start than have you reorder because the extended sizes sold out immediately and the smalls did not move. Wider does not mean spreading evenly, though. The minimum is 150 pieces per style, per colourway, and you can split them across your sizes however you like, so every extra size takes pieces from the others. That makes the ratio as important as the range: weight the middle sizes more heavily, put enough into the ends that those members are not left out, and use your own sales or membership data where you have it. Send us your ratio and we will cut to it rather than splitting evenly.

What gym clothing can you make for a studio?

Leggings, sports bras, shorts, training tees and tanks, hoodies, crews and joggers, in performance knits for training kit and cotton or cotton blends for merch. Studios usually order three groups: member kit to sell at the front desk, often as matching gym sets; coach and staff uniforms, such as a tee, a tank and a hoodie in one colour; and merch hoodies and crews with an embroidered logo. Every style starts at 150 pieces per style, per colourway, so a first order can be one style in your brand colour. Each piece is made from fabric to your spec rather than printed onto bought-in blanks: leggings at 240–280 GSM so they stay opaque under a squat, flatlock seams against chafing, and a gusset. For decoration, we recommend heat transfer or sublimation on stretch fabric and embroidery on hoodies and caps. Tell us what your members wear through our contact page.

Can you make matching gym sets?

Yes. A matching set, such as leggings with a sports bra or a top, is made from the same fabric quality and matched to the same approved lab dip, and where the quantities allow we plan the pieces of a set into the same dye lot, which is the surest way for the bra and the leggings to match when they are held together. Each piece in a set is its own style for minimums, so leggings and a bra in one colour are 150 pieces each. On reorders the approved lab dip stays on file and the new lot is matched to it; colour from one dye lot to the next can still move marginally, which is why we check it against your dip before cutting rather than after. Ask for the sample in the colour you will actually run, because opacity and shade both change with colour.

How long does a gym wear order take?

About 10 days for sampling, then 40 to 50 days of production after you approve the sample, then freight, which we ship DDP so the price includes delivery and duty to your door in most markets. Count back from the date you want stock in the studio: for a launch or a new-year push, the brief should reach us a little over two months before the boxes need to arrive, plus the freight time to your country. A reorder of a style you have already approved is quicker to start, because the pattern, the fabric spec and the lab dip are on file and do not need sampling again unless you change them. Our launch date calculator works the dates out for you. From order to your door, plan on about 70 days by air.

Can staff uniforms and member merch share one order?

Yes, as long as they're the same style in the same colour, and for a single gym it's usually the most efficient way to reach the minimum. The 150 pieces are counted per style and per colour, not per purpose, so if your coaches wear the same black training tee that members buy at the front desk, the staff pieces simply come out of the same run. A hundred and fifty tees might be twenty for staff and a hundred and thirty for sale, split across sizes however you like. What breaks the sharing is a change to the garment: a different colour for staff makes it a separate 150, and so does a different garment, such as a polo instead of the tee. Staff wear is also washed far more often than retail stock, so choose decoration that survives it, such as embroidery or a properly cured screen print. Our uniform page covers longer staff programmes.

Do you sell wholesale gym clothing from stock?

No. We don't hold stock or sell blanks: every piece is cut and sewn to order from your spec on our floor in Narayanganj, Bangladesh, with your logo and your label in it. That's the difference between us and a wholesale distributor. A wholesaler sells finished garments by the carton, quickly, and a local printer adds your logo; that's a legitimate route, and the right one if you need forty tees next month or fewer than 150 of a style. What made-to-spec gives you instead is control: you choose the fabric weight, the fit and the colour, and your approved lab dip stays on file so next year's reorder matches this year's. The trade is time and commitment: about 10 days of sampling, 40–50 days of production after you approve the sample, then freight, and 150 pieces per style and colour. Starting on blanks and moving to us once you know what members buy is a sensible order of things.

Sources & further reading

Trade and regulatory details on this page last verified 30 July 2026. Tariff and compliance terms change — ask us to confirm the current position for your order.

Ready to make it?

Whether it’s a large bulk or wholesale run or your first batch of 150, send a sketch, a reference, or a sentence. We’ll reply within one business day with fabric options and an indicative price.

Or message the factory directly: WhatsApp +880 1980 055026 · hello@collectivestudioltd.com · Homaira replies within one business day.