Somewhere between “I’m totally getting into Pilates” and “I walked to the bodega once,” there is a drawer full of leggings that never see daylight. Holiday sales make it worse. Everything is 40% off, your brain is fried, and suddenly you own neon compression tights for a sport you have never played.

The problem usually isn’t the discount. It’s that you picked pieces for the imaginary “new you,” not the person juggling work, sleep, and just trying to hit your 10,000 steps.

Here are the mistakes that trip people up, and how to dodge them without turning into a full-time gear nerd.

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1. Shopping for your fantasy self.

You run twice a month but buy race-day super shoes. You mostly walk yo

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