mbg Senior Commerce Editor

mbg Senior Commerce Editor

Carleigh Ferrante is the Commerce Editor at mindbodygreen.

Image by Lululemon / mbg creative

May 05, 2025

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To say I’m particular about my running apparel would be an understatement. In fact, I spend just as much time meticulously researching and testing shorts, tops, and sports bras as I do sneakers—but there’s one pair of shorts I always come running back to.

The Lululemon Hotty Hot Lined Shorts have been with me through it all over the last five years: countless rounds of race training, rainy runs, and sweltering hot runs. I love these shorts so much, I even wore them for my last marathon.

Lululemon Hotty Hot Low-Rise Lined Shorts

From $39

How they’re made

Whether you're in the market for a new pair or running shorts, or simply want a new pair of comfy lounging shorts, I can't recommend the Lululemon’s Hotty Hot Lined Shorts to you enough.

Designed for running, the lightweight shorts have a breezy design that suits both sweaty summer runs and humid, crowded gyms alike—and I'm obsessed with the fit.

Available in two lengths, the low-rise shorts have an extra-wide waistband that stays firmly in place even at your max running speed. More impressively, there’s a discreet zippered pocked in the righthand seam for small items like keys, earbuds, or running gus.