Sports tops and training tops

Four types of sports top, and when to wear them

The T-shirt is the lightest sports top and the one you will wear most often: in the sports hall, for strength training, for summer runs and as a base layer in winter. A long-sleeved top protects your arms and holds a little more warmth, so it suits cool runs and outdoor training in spring and autumn.

A quarter-zip has a short zip at the neck. You open it when you get warm and close it when you are standing still, which is why it is popular for warm-ups and outdoor training on cold days. The sweatshirt is the thickest and mostly belongs before and after training, on the way to a match or on the bench, as it quickly becomes too warm and heavy for hard sessions.

Choose a training top for the intensity and temperature

The rule of thumb is simple: the harder you work, the less you need to wear. In a warm sports hall, a T-shirt is enough, even in the middle of winter. Outdoors, it is fine to feel a little cold for the first few minutes, because your body warms up quickly once you get going. If you dress for how it feels when you are standing still, you will almost always end up overdressed.

For warm-ups and breaks, it is smart to have a zipped top or a light jacket over your T-shirt that you can take off when the match or the intervals begin.

Men's tops and women's tops

A sports top should fit your body, not just your size. At Zilenzo, the men's and women's styles each have their own cut and their own measurements in the size guide. Measure a top you like and compare the width and length before you choose. If the top will be worn under other layers, go for a fit that does not bunch up under the mid layer.

What we have today, and what is on the way

Today you can buy our short-sleeved sports tops with designs for table tennis, badminton, darts, handball, football, tennis, padel, running, basketball and volleyball. A quarter-zip training top, polo shirts and a light training jacket are on the way, but we are not promising a date. Join Zilenzo Club to be notified when they are ready.

Why our tops do not look like anyone else's

All our designs come from a collaboration between people and artificial intelligence. We give the AI a sport and a mood, get lots of sketches of patterns and colour combinations back and choose the ones that hold up, including when the top is stretched across the shoulders. The result is sports tops with a look created for your sport.