Why joggers grew 4x in POD
The pandemic shifted apparel buying toward loungewear. Joggers became the new jeans. POD volume followed — 2022 baseline → 4x by 2026.
The market matured fast. Early POD jogger stores grabbed easy share. Now competition is intense and the designer flow has to win — bundled set personalization, premium decoration methods, and athleisure positioning.
Step-by-step setup
- Pick the jogger blank. Cotton-poly fleece (Independent Trading Co. IND20PNT) for value. Premium tri-blend (Bella+Canvas 3727) for streetwear. Performance polyester for athleisure positioning.
- Install Print It My Way. Jogger designer features are built in. Install from the Shopify App Store.
- Upload a real jogger mockup. Joggers look very different from sweatpants — tapered ankle, fitted waist. Use a real product photo, not a generic 'pants' template.
- Map the side-leg print area. Standard jogger personalization position: side of the thigh, vertical text running down the leg. 3x8 in typical area.
- Add front pocket / hip print as optional. Secondary position: front pocket or hip area. Use sparingly — most jogger orders use only one print position.
- Decide on embroidered vs printed. Embroidered for premium streetwear positioning. DTG/DTF print for more affordable. Sublimation for all-over performance polyester.
- Build for matched sets. Joggers sell best as matched sets (joggers + hoodie or joggers + crewneck). Configure bundle personalization so customers can apply the same design across both items.
Decoration method comparison
- DTG print: Common, soft hand feel, limited to cotton-based blanks
- Embroidered: Premium positioning, smaller designs only, $5-8 extra cost
- Puff print: Streetwear, 3D raised texture, $4-6 extra
- Sublimation: All-over print on polyester base, performance positioning
Where jogger prints go
Common positions:
- Side thigh (3x8 in vertical): most popular. Text or brand mark.
- Front pocket / hip (3x3 in): small logo. Secondary position.
- Cuff (2x2 in): tiny brand mark. Premium positioning.
- Back yoke (8x3 in across the waistband area): event names. Rare.
Selling joggers as matched sets
Joggers sell 60%+ better as matched sets (joggers + hoodie or crewneck in same color/design). Configure bundle personalization in your designer:
- One design input, applied to both items
- Bundle pricing (10-15% off vs separate purchase)
- Mockup shows both items together
Jogger POD pricing
Cotton-poly jogger cost $18-26, retail $48-68. Premium tri-blend jogger cost $25-35, retail $65-95. Matched set retail $90-140 with bundle discount.
Jogger audience positioning
- Athleisure: Performance polyester, technical look, gym/active positioning
- Streetwear: Heavy fleece, premium decoration, brand-driven
- Loungewear: Soft tri-blend, comfort positioning, gift-giving angle
Compete in jogger POD with the right designer
Print It My Way handles jogger-specific print positions, decoration methods, and matched-set bundles. Install free.
Install Print It My Way — Free See the conditional logic comparison →Frequently asked questions
What's the standard jogger print position?
Side thigh, vertical, 3x8 in area. About 70% of jogger POD orders use this position. Front pocket / hip is the common secondary.
DTG print or embroidery for joggers?
Depends on positioning. DTG for affordable/streetwear (broad color range, soft feel). Embroidery for premium positioning (smaller designs, $5-8 extra cost).
Should I sell joggers separately or as sets?
Both. Matched sets convert higher AOV but separates capture customers who already have a top. Bundle pricing (10-15% off) encourages the matched-set purchase.
What jogger blank should a beginner POD store start with?
Cotton-poly fleece like Independent Trading Co. IND20PNT. Established print methods, broad color range, mid-cost ($18-22). Move to premium tri-blend after the catalog is established.
Is the jogger POD market still growing?
Yes but slower. 2022-2024 was explosive growth. 2025-2026 maturing. Differentiation now matters more than category entry timing.
Is Print It My Way free to install?
Yes. Print It My Way is free to install from the Shopify App Store. The Free plan covers most small stores; paid plans unlock higher order volume, advanced features like Cart Transform per-character pricing, premium fonts, and white-glove support. There is no upfront fee and no credit card required to install.
How long does Print It My Way take to set up?
Most stores set up their first personalized product in under 15 minutes. The Shopify App Store install takes about 60 seconds; adding text fields, photo upload, color swatches, and live preview to a product takes 5-10 minutes. Catalog-wide rollout (50+ products) uses bulk-apply templates and typically takes 30-60 minutes total.
Does Print It My Way work with Shopify Basic, Shopify, Advanced, and Shopify Plus?
Yes. Print It My Way works on every Shopify plan including Basic, Shopify, Advanced, Plus, and Shopify Starter. Some advanced features like Cart Transform (per-character pricing) and B2B company accounts require Shopify Plus, but the core personalization fields, live preview, and order capture work on every tier.
Does Print It My Way slow down my Shopify store?
No. Print It My Way uses Shopify's storefront block architecture, which loads only on personalized product pages and doesn't add render-blocking scripts site-wide. Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals scores on personalized product pages stay green when the app is configured with default settings.
Does Print It My Way work with Printful, Printify, Gelato, and other POD partners?
Yes. Print It My Way has native integrations with Printful, Printify, Gelato, and other major print-on-demand partners. The customer's personalization data flows through Shopify's standard order pipeline, so any partner that reads line-item properties (which all major POD apps do) receives the print files automatically.
Does Print It My Way support Shopify Markets, multiple currencies, and multiple languages?
Yes. Field labels translate per language, upcharge prices can be set per currency, and the personalizer fully supports right-to-left languages including Arabic and Hebrew. The personalizer also handles Unicode for Cyrillic, CJK (Chinese/Japanese/Korean), Greek, and accented Latin characters with appropriate font fallback.