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January 8, 2025

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Over the years, our experts have worn almost 70 pairs of leggings. And after our latest round of tests, we have six fresh recommendations.

Our new favorites include two flared picks, both of which your newsletter editors are loving. Says Sofia, who’s been wearing the luxe boot-cut leggings from our guide nonstop: “I haven’t bought a new pair of leggings in many years. I am embarrassed to say I had no idea they could be so soft? This pair is truly buttery, and the flare makes them cute enough to almost pass as regular pants—especially when paired with an oversized sweater.”

Meanwhile, Brittney spent practically her entire holiday break living in our smooth and silky Athleta favorites. “These light and airy leggings fit like a glove, and I never have to adjust the waistband, even when I’m slouched over on the couch. When I wear them running, I love the deep pocket in the back, which keeps my phone and keys from bouncing about.”

For soft pants days→

Photo illustration by Dana Davis/NYT Wirecutter; source photo by Elissa Sanci/NYT Wirecutter

If you’re looking to improve your mobility and flexibility this year, this app we love can help guide you through it. We’ve found it offers a wide variety of guided stretching routines, complete with clear instructions, progress tracking, and customizable reminders. “All of this has taken the guesswork out of stretching,” writes senior staff writer Elissa Sanci, “and in turn it has made it more enjoyable and much easier to do. Stretching has become something I genuinely look forward to rather than a chore I dread.”

An app that makes stretching convenient and … fun?→

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The best yoga mats We’ve downward-dogged and Savasanaed on nearly 50 mats→

Running shoes we love Including a soft and roomy pair and one with a “cushy ride”→

These adjustable dumbbells can almost replace a gym membership We’ve recommended them since 2016. Here’s why→

Our favorite sport sunglasses After more than 200 hours spent hiking, running, and cycling in 53 different pairs, we have two top picks→

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Newsletters editor Brittney Ho is reporting this week from the Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. Here’s her latest:

Pretty much as soon as I got to CES, I bumped into senior staff writer Rachel Wharton, who is no stranger to kitchen appliances of the future (see: her thoughts on the Tesla of induction stoves.) “This,” she told me excitedly, “is the spoon that everyone’s going to be talking about.”

The flavor-enhancing spoon, invented by Kirin, a Japanese brand, is designed to make your food taste saltier—for people who may need (or want) to eat less salt, but still crave the flavor. The battery-operated spoon has two electrode panels—one for your thumb and another that touches your tongue. It claims to flow a mild electrical current through your food as you eat, attracting sodium ions that create the flavor of saltiness and directing them toward your tongue to amplify the taste.

We weren’t able to demo the spoon, but I had one major takeaway: It’s almost comically large. Or, as Rachel aptly put it to me, something like a cross between a baby spoon and an electric toothbrush.

“It is a promising idea, but the spoon itself is not very elegant or attractive,” she says. “A spoon that makes everything magically more delicious for anyone could be nice—but I’d still like for it to be more appealing to eat with!” In the meantime … may we suggest some regular old spoons, instead? — Brittney

Yes, you can get a workout in 10 minutes.

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