If nothing else, 2015 has been the year of the expensive athleisure, and no one is taking that more seriously than Vladimir Putin.

The Russian president arrived for an early Sunday morning sweat session in Sochi with his prime minister, Dmitry Medvedev, sporting a $3,220 Loro Piana track suit.

Putin had no problem practicing his calf raises and working that inner-thigh machine in the half-cashmere, half-silk drawstring jogging pant, which retails for $1,425 (Quartz first identified the outfit). He waited until after a set of side crunches and a bit of heavy chest breathing to throw on the matching $1,795 bomber-style zip-up hoodie.

Cashmere and silk are not known for being especially moisture-wicking or sweat-absorbing materials, but Putin didn’t let a little sogginess sour a perfectly good post-workout brunch of grilled meat and tea. One can only hope the president followed the very particular care instructions for the garments later. Loro Piana’s Web site advises washing the sweat suit by hand using neutral detergent (Loro Piana Cashmere Soap, specifically) or dry-cleaning it using perchloroethylene, inside out, of course.

A $3,220 gym outfit may seem excessive to most, but it’s a choice that feels in keeping with Putin’s taste for the gratuitous finer things. The man reportedly has a watch collection worth nearly $700,000, from which he’s known to unceremoniously give away a timepiece to a pal on a whim. One report found he owned a 700-car garage filled with black Mercedes, and a $76,000 toilet on a presidential jet.

In context, then, a sweaty set of Loro Piana cashmere seems reasonable. If they’re an incentive to do those pull-downs before his next topless horseback-riding photo-op, then the flossy threads are indeed a sound investment.