How to Organize Sportswear on a Shelf

I have several workout clothes and sportswear, depending on the occasion. Some are from summer, when the weather is warm, and others are for winter when I need an extra lining because of the frigid temperatures. But organizing them on a shelf has been tricky. Come along to see how to organize sportswear using two very helpful products.

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• Tools used to organize sportswear:
• How do I Organize My Sportswear?

(Note: these products were purchased with my own money, no one is paying me to make this recommendation.) If you click through on Amazon.com, I will get a small referral fee at no cost to you.

Tools used to organize sportswear:

One BoxLegend(R) Folding Clothes system (Affiliate Link) - I purchased one off Amazon (affiliate). Below are some other ones I found in various colors. (Note: if you click through and buy on Amazon, I will receive a small referral fee at no cost to you.)

BoxLegend V5 Shirt Folder Clothes Folding Board Shirt Folder Easy and Fast

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EZStax Organization System (Affiliate Link)—I got the 40-piece set, but you can get more or less depending on your needs. This system was also purchased on Amazon(affiliate). Below are some I found in various quantities. (Note: if you click through and buy on Amazon, I will receive a small referral fee at no cost to you.)

EZSTAX Closet Organizer and Shirt Folder | Regular Size, 20-Pack

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These two products were purchased together, and when they came in, I spent time organizing sportswear. The total time it took me to do this organizing project was 1.5 hours, including purging and organizing the clothing.

How do I Organize My Sportswear?

The big problem with sportswear on a shelf is that

I have several shelves (Affiliate Link) in my closet, so placing my sportswear on one was a no-brainer. But there were some issues with that. When I would pull from the bottom of the pile, it would destroy the entire folded pile of clothes, resulting in a big mess. Check out this image of how my closet shelf looked before.

Now, you can see it looks ok but didn't function well.

Then, I looked at these products and thought, "What the heck? I should try them to see if they will help me keep the sportswear clothing organized." Read below to see how I organized these shelves (Affiliate Link).

Clear out the sportswear you don't use.

First, I went and cleared out the sportswear I did not need. I asked myself these questions. Visit the complete post here.

I got rid of a good number of shirts and shorts—yay! But I still had about 40 pieces of clothing, from tops to sports bras.

Then, I pulled out all the shirts and shorts and sorted them by type and season. I wanted all the winter workout clothing together since it was thicker than the other pieces.

After sorting, I started to fold them to fit in the EZStax system.

How to fold workout shirts so they are symmetrical in size?

First, you lay the shirt front side down. And smooth it out.

Then, you fold in the arms and bottom of the shirt so that it is lined up with the folding system.

After this step, you flip the right side first to fold the right side back of the shirt. Then, you flip the left side onto the right side back of the shirt. Keep in mind, you need to do this fast, or the shirt will slide.

Now, you can flip the front of the shirt up and over the back of the shirt. And, that is! This is now the correct size for the EZStax system.

I did this process with all my shirts. One BoxLegend(R) Folding Clothes system (Affiliate Link) also has ways to do it for pants. The exercise pants were pretty easy to get to the right size of the EZStax Organization System, so I folded them the usual way.

And, that is it! Here is what it looked like after I added one shirt to each of the EZStax systems. I did need a few more of these, so I ordered a small butch to add the few extra shirts I have to the system.

What do you think of this system? Would you try it? How do you organize sportswear? I would love to hear from you. Please leave a comment below.

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