Women’s sweatpants and athletic pants are supposed to be comfortable — you should be able to move around in them without fabric dragging along on the ground. Even if you’re just wearing them to lounge around the house in or to go run some errands, comfort and fit is key.
Luckily, there are an array of brands and stores that carry petite sweatpants, joggers, and athletic pants made just for us shorties. These petite workout pants are created with you in mind — they hit you in the right place to keep you comfortable during exercising. Shop from the brands below to find the best petite joggers.
Petite Athletic Pants Brands & Stores
Old Navy – A majority of Old Navy’s Activewear line is available in petite sizes – hooray! This includes leggings, joggers, and shorts.
Aerie – Aerie offers a “short” sizing option many of their athletic pants, which will fit petites to a T.
Target – Target’s activewear pants include leggings, joggers, sweatpants, and more.
Kohl’s – Kohl’s offers a variety of of petite sweatpants, leggings, and shorts that are great for exercising.
Lululemon – While Lululemon doesn’t carry petite sizes, some of their pants are offered in various inseams (21″, 23″, and 25″), all of which will fit petites well. Shop their joggers, capris, track pants, and more.
Athleta – Athleta carries over 100+ pairs of athletics pants made specifically for petites.
Outdoor Voices – Outdoor Voices doesn’t carry petite sizes, but they do offer cropped lengths in many of their pants.
Alala – Alala offers many cropped fits in their workout pants and shorts, which are perfect for petites.
Under Armour – Under Armour offers a “short” sizing option in some of their activewear bottoms.
Girlfriend Collective – Girlfriend Collective doesn’t carry petite sizes, but they have excellent fit guides on their site that show real women of various sizes/heights wearing their products. Browse through to see their petite models and which items fit them best.
Nordstrom – Nordstrom carries a variety of petite-friendly brands in items like joggers, sweatpants, leggings, and more.
Amazon – Amazon is known for their activewear “dupes” for higher-end brands. Be sure to pay attention to each item’s size charts, since they can be all over the place.
Forever21 – Forever21 items always run a bit on the shorter and smaller side, so their regular sized athletic pants tend to fit petites nicely.
