Apparel Your Members Actually Want To Wear.
Staff uniforms that survive daily washing, and member-facing leggings, tanks, tees and hoodies that carry your brand outside the building. Made in Sialkot, with a one-piece sample before you commit.
True Fit Sportswear makes custom apparel for gyms, fitness studios and personal trainers, from staff and coach uniforms to retail ranges sold to members. Typical orders include training tees, tanks, hoodies, leggings, sports bras and compression layers, with your logo applied by sublimation, heat transfer, screen print or embroidery. A sample has no minimum, bulk starts at 20 pieces per design, and trainers who want their own label can use private label, OEM or ODM. Payment is by bank transfer or Wise against an official invoice.
Decide Who The Garment Is For First.
Most gym orders go wrong when one brief tries to serve two different wearers. Staff want a uniform that looks consistent; members want something they would buy with their own money. Write them as separate briefs.
Staff, coaches and front desk
You choose the garment, the wearer has no choice, and it will be washed far more often than a retail piece. The priorities are:
- Colour that stays consistent across the whole team and over time.
- A size range that fits every employee, including those who change size.
- A logo that survives hundreds of washes without cracking or fading.
- A small spare quantity for new hires.
Members and retail customers
The wearer decides whether to buy, so fit, feel and look matter more than a logo. The priorities are:
- Fabric that feels right on the skin and does not pill after a month.
- A cut that flatters across body types, tested on real people.
- Branding subtle enough that members choose to wear it outside.
- A full size run, because missing sizes lose sales.
What To Specify On Each Piece.
| Garment | Good for | Questions to settle before quoting | Look at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Training tee or tank | Staff uniform; entry-level member merchandise | Fabric weight, neckline, whether the logo sits on the chest or the back, and the decoration method | Gym wear, tees |
| Leggings | The core item for many studio brands | Waistband height and construction, opacity, stretch recovery and pocket placement | Leggings |
| Sports bra | Member and instructor range | Support level, lining, strap and back design; always test a sample on a fitting model | Sports bras |
| Hoodie or sweatshirt | Retail best-seller and winter staff layer | Fabric weight, embroidery vs print, hood and pocket design | Hoodies, sweatshirts |
| Compression layer | Strength and conditioning programmes, trainers | Fit tension, seams that stay flat on the skin, and base-layer sizing | Compression |
| Shorts and joggers | Completes a staff or member set | Length, pockets, drawcord, and a fabric that matches the tops | Men’s, women’s |
A Sample Test That Can Save A Whole Season.
- Try it on, then move. Squat, lunge, reach overhead and sit cross-legged in the sample. Check that nothing rides up, slides down or becomes transparent when stretched.
- Look at it under gym lighting and daylight. Opacity and colour behave differently under different light, particularly on lighter colours.
- Wash it ten times at the temperature your members use, not the gentlest setting. Check colour, logo edges, seam puckering and pilling.
- Give it to someone who is not part of the project. A front-desk employee or a regular member will notice what the founder has stopped seeing.
- Write down changes against the tech pack, not in a chat message. Our tech pack template has a revision log for exactly this.
- Only then approve bulk. A sample costs very little next to a wrong run of 20 or more, and the sample takes typically 8–10 days.
A Personal Trainer’s Route To A Brand.
A trainer with a loyal following often has the hardest part of a brand already: an audience. What is missing is product. The shortest route is rarely a full custom design.
- Begin with private label. Choose a base style we have already produced, add your labels and logo, and sample it. You reach a testable product without a new pattern or tech pack. Read private label, OEM and ODM and the difference between private label and white label.
- Move to your own design after demand shows up. Once members ask for a specific fit or feature, document it in a tech pack and move to OEM or ODM.
- Keep the first order small and narrow. One hero style, a core colour and a full size range tell you more than six styles in small quantities. Our guide to starting a sportswear brand covers the full path, and the startup brands page goes deeper on the first order.
- Plan your reorder from day one. Keep the approved files and sizes so a sell-out turns into a repeat order; see how to reorder.
For the longer treatment of fabrics, fit and cost, read the custom gym wear manufacturing guide.
Money, Risk And Proof.
How do I pay?
A written quotation first, then an official invoice with a TF# number. Payment is by bank transfer or Wise only, with no card payments. See paying a manufacturer safely.
Can I check who you are?
True Fit Sportswear (Private) Limited is SECP registered (CUIN 0362653), and the verification page lists what to look up. Our why us page explains how we compare with agents and resellers.
What if it comes out wrong?
An item that is wrong because of our error is remade free of charge, and you cover only the shipping of the redo. Checkpoints are laid out on the quality control page.
Gym & Studio Questions.
Can I order staff uniforms and a member retail line together?
You can place both through the same conversation, but they are different products with different minimums to think about. Each design needs 20 pieces at bulk, counted per style rather than per size. A staff tee and a member hoodie are two designs. If one of them is small, plan it as an add-on to a bigger style or start it as a sample.
How do I make sure leggings are not see-through?
Opacity depends on fabric weight, knit and colour, and lighter colours show more. Ask for a fabric sample, review the GSM chart, and test the sample the way members will use it: stretched over a knee in daylight, then after several washes. Do not rely on a fabric name alone.
Which decoration method suits gym wear?
It depends on the fabric and the artwork. Sublimation suits polyester fabrics and full-colour designs; heat transfer and screen print suit simpler logos; embroidery can pucker thin, very stretchy fabric, so it is better on thicker pieces such as hoodies. The decoration methods guide compares them, and a sample shows how your logo behaves on the actual fabric.
Can you make a private label line under my studio’s name?
Yes. Under private label you can apply your own labels and branding to a style we have already produced, or develop your own design through OEM or ODM. All routes share the same minimums: samples from one piece, bulk from 20 per style.
How many sizes and colours should a first run cover?
There is no single right answer, and we will not invent one. Sell-through data from your own members is better than any rule of thumb. A practical approach is one hero style in your core colour, a full size range, then adding colourways on the reorder once you see what members buy. Ask us how colourways count against the minimum when you request a quote.
How long does the whole process take?
A sample typically takes 8–10 days and bulk typically ~18 days once artwork and the sample are approved, with shipping added on top. If you are tying the launch to a class schedule or a membership drive, count back from that date and include your own approval time.
Will I see the garments while they are being made?
Yes. Every order has a private tracking page with progress photos, approvals before cutting and printing, and a pre-shipment video. See the live demo order for what it looks like.