I workout almost every day and I usually pin my bangs back with bobby pins because headbands are either fabric (not made for working out, no grip, get super saturated in sweat) or athletic but with rubbery grips on the underside that snag my thin hair and get tangled up and hurt. These are fantastic -- thin enough to dry quickly and stay put in my hair, but with a velvety texture underneath that has just enough grip without snagging or getting tangled (zero hair loss when I take them off). I'm so glad I found these -- have not bothered with bobby pins even once since they arrived!