Zaggora Hooded Body Blazer and Hot Pants 2.0 - A Review and Giveaway

WHO/WHAT IS ZAGGORA? From their site - Zaggora is a sportswear company that creates technology motivated activewear and bodycare formulas.  Zaggora’s signature HotPants are the brainchild of 28-year-old ex-Investment Banker Dessi Bell, who came up with the concept after she struggled to find an effective solution to lose weight and tone up in time for her wedding.  After being disappointed with so many other products in her quest to shape up, Dessi decided to design her own product that would look good, be easy to use, and give genuinely effective results for all women, from on-the-go moms to time-poor high fliers. After extensive research and experimentation with countless prototypes, Zaggora HotPants were born. Since then, this website has had more than 3 million visitors from 119 different countries around the world, helping to make Zaggora one of the fastest-growing companies in the UK.

HOW DO ZAGGORA PRODUCTS WORK? The claim - From their site -
Celu-lite Technology™ is a multi-layer fabric technology harnessing the body’s natural heat during exercise which may help to increase the metabolic rate.
Use of the Zaggora’s Hot line during exercise, at an appropriate level of intensity and while remaining well hydrated, may help to increase core body temperature and may help to increase the rate of calorie burn as our research (below) shows. Our Celu-Lite™ technology-enhanced fabric has been tested at the Chelsea School at Brighton University and is proven to use your body heat to help increase energy expenditure before and after exercise by raising your core body temperature. Since you’re heating up and your body is using more energy, you are burning more calories; calorie burn increases in the 30-60 minutes after exercise too.

Zaggora sent me two pieces from their collection to try out and review.  The Hooded Body Blazer and the Hot Pants 2.0.  

The Hooded Body Blazer uses the Celu-Lite technology enhanced fabric that I mentioned earlier.  It is black with grey stitching and is a compression fit that is meant to flatter the curves of your body.  I can attest that it does it's job in this regard.  I instantly feel slimmer the second I put it on.  It has a yellow hood and yellow lining on the inside.  Even though it is just a color, I really loved this about the blazer because I am really into yellow at the moment.  I realize this changes nothing about the features of the jacket... But it does make me happy.  Now, back to the matter at hand... This beautiful yellow hood is waterproof.  The blazer is designed to enhance your natural body temperature  and warm you up, while targeting the upper body, arms and stomach.  It has a wicking sports mesh at the bust to keep you cool in that area.  It also has an anti-odor mesh in the armpit area to help keep your underarms aerated and to neutralize odor.  Let me tell you, this is an awesome feature if you are a super sweaty betty like I am.  It also features ice-cool jersey on the sleeves and at the collar to cool you down as you heat up.  These smart fabrics are woven from recycled nano-sized coffee grounds and ice-cool crystals.  Sounds crazy right?  Well it works and is environmentally friendly to boot.

 This blazer also has thumb holes in the sleeves which I always love.  I definitely took advantage of that feature on some of my outdoor runs so far this winter.  The inside of the pocket also had a built in key loop to securely fasten your keys to.

The left sleeve features a built in, waterproof, iphone holder.  This came in so handy the first time I wore it to run a 5k.  However, by the second time I wore it, the plastic ripped while trying to put my phone in. Although this was disappointing, I just put my phone in the pocket and took off.  My phone wasn't even remotely moist, even after running 3 miles.  I can't say this would be the case with any of my other jackets or blazers. 

All in all, I LOVE this jacket.  I have been wearing it for all of my outdoor runs.  With it being winter, the added heat is nice and it really helps regulate my temperature.  I love how slimming the compression fit is.  The jacket stays in place even during vigorous movement.  The waterproof hood proved to be very useful during my last two races as it was raining.  It warms me up so much that I have to peel it off and let it dry inside out because it gets me so sweaty.  This might sound like a bad thing.  But, trust me it isn't.  With the moisture wicking properties that this blazer has, you don't feel it until after you take it off.   My only issue with this jacket is that the iphone holder ripped.  Other than that, I can't think of a single complaint.  It truly is a superior product.  Below are some pictures of me sporting my awesome jacket.  To read more about them or to get one of your own - http://zaggora.com/hooded-body-blazer/

Now on to the Hot Pants 2.0

The Hot Pants 2.0 are made with the same Celu-lite technology lining as the body blazer. They have curved flat-lock seams that are meant to compliment every shape.  Just like the blazer, they are meant to enhance your natural body temperature and are meant to target the thighs, bottoms, and legs.  It is recommended that you wear them for at least 30 minutes to get the full benefit from them.  I have worn them on runs, during cardio and strength training sessions and also just around the house while cleaning.  The feel of them takes a little getting used to as they are thicker than most work out pants I would typically wear.  They also make sort of a swooshing sound as you walk when you first wear them.  But just as I said with the jacket, you don't realize just how much you are sweating until you peel them off.  They do an incredible job of wicking the moisture away from you.  Pulling the pants off made me feel like I was a banana being peeled. But after you take them off and shower, your skin feels so soft and smooth.  My favorite thing about them is that every workout in them feels more intense.  It's also pretty great how much they work for you even if you are not working out.  Some days when I have a heavy workload, I will wear them while I am sitting at my desk (another perk of working from home).  All that sweat produced even while just sitting still is proof enough for me that they work.  They are hand wash only.  This does not bother me at all as I already hand wash a lot of things.

I am even wearing them as I type this review :)

ZAGGORA IS GIVING AWAY 3 PAIRS TO 3 LUCKY FANS!!

2 pairs are being given away in this review and the 3rd pair is being given away along with 14 other prizes in my 15,000 fan appreciation giveaway.  Good luck!!

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