When I think of sweatbands, my mind throws me into a whirling pool of rainbow water and spits me out into the '80s. Olivia Newton-John's "Physical" is playing, and there are hundreds of glowingly perfect 20-somethings doing bicep curls covered in neon colors and legwarmers.



I'm sure you have the same vision. But maybe yours is closer to home.



You're taken back to sitting cross-legged on your living room floor leaning against the striped couch that's long been tossed into the trash or donated. Your mother or father regrettably takes out a photo album and shows their younger version, a marvel in flamingo pink, and you roll on the floor laughing after exclaiming: "omg this isn't real!"



We know the look. Forehead and wrists wielding the sweat wrangling fabric. You may not even be doing exercise. They just look that cool to wear around.



Actually, in the '80s, to bring that decade back up... that's when the whole "athleisure" movement started. It was cool to start wearing workout gear when you weren't actually working out or doing physical exercise. Sweatbands and wristbands (and legwarmers) were like necklaces or scarves!