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Home » Home Organization » Clothing » How to Organize Sportswear on a Shelf

How to Organize Sportswear on a Shelf

Last Modified: May 8, 2025 Sabrina Quairoli This blog uses cookies. It also has affiliate links. We earn sponsored content income.

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 beneficial products.

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Tools used to organize sportswear:

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

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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 Link)(affiliate). Below are some I found in various quantities. (Note: if you click through and buy on Amazon (Affiliate Link), I will receive a small referral fee at no cost to you.)

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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.

How to Organize Sportswear on a Shelf from Drab to Fab - before image

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 organize the sportswear clothing." Read below to see how I organized these shelves (Affiliate Link).

Clear out the sportswear you don't use.

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

getting rid of clothes questions checklist

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.

Step one of folding a workout shirt

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

Step two of folding a workout shirt

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.

Step three of folding a workout shirt

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.

Step four of folding a workout shirt

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.

How to Organize Sportswear on a Shelf from Drab to Fab - after image

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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  1. Kathy says

    August 08, 2021 at 8:50 am

    Are you able to see clearly the clothing and is it easy to get something out of the middle without messing up everything? I love the idea. Thank you!

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    • Sabrina Quairoli says

      August 08, 2021 at 7:47 pm

      Yes, I am able to see all the clothing in the middle. The trays do collapse when there is nothing in it, so I had to remember where I pulled the item from. When I fold them item to put it back, I have to hold open the tray above so I have room to slide the folded item in. It takes a little practice but it works pretty well. Yes, I am able to pull out the items without messing it up.

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