Gym Bag Essentials

TaraTall

Depending on your workout or time constraints, I am a huge advocate of dry shampoo!

MostlyWater

I keep this list in the computer since it's discussed so often here .....



You need a lock; either the kind with a combination or a key. If it's a key, rubberband it onto your water bottle or wear it, even while in the shower.

Bring a water bottle; the kind that doesn't spill. You can fill it there. If you tend to have senior moments, stick the combination to your locker on the bottom of your soap container AND your water bottle, because one will always be out with you.

If there is towel service, on the way in, get one to stand on when you dress/undress. If you shower there, bring shower shoes and a shower cap if you want one; soap and shampoo too. I got a mesh bag to keep them in so they don't mold when they are wet.

Use 2 towels when you shower, for your top and bottom separately, and so they don't fall off and flash everyone, keep them on with large banana hair clips.

It's very handy to keep separate make up wipes, lip gloss, extra moisturizer, etc in your gym bag, so you aren't transferring things back and forth a lot. Bring extra underwear too. Make a list if you think it will help - certain clothes for spinning, weight gloves when you lift, etc. You don't want to carry 10 tons of things around unless you need them.

Be nice to the cleaning people and the desk people & tip them at holiday times. Learn their names if you can.

Don't use your cell phone in the locker room, it's against gym etiquette. If you have an outside pocket of your gym bag, keep your id and lock in there so you are easy in, easy out.

In the wintertime, if you are freaked out about your coat walking away, get a 2nd lock and stick things in a 2nd locker. Try to be unobtrusive about it.

Cahgetsfit

mine has:

lifting shoes
posing heels
shower towel
little towel for use on machines
underpants
deodorant
a little baggy with feminine hygiene products and a hair tie
my workout clothes
long socks
normal socks
my workout plan printout
my posing routine printout with notes to remind myself what to do
weight training gloves

I think that is all.

Capt_Apollo

Lock
flip flops for shower
towel
fresh socks and underwear (two pairs of each)
clean workout clothes
spare head phones
toothpaste and brush
deodorant and travel size shampoo and soap
clean post-gym clothes
spare sneakers
water bottle
plastic bags for soiled clothing

Capt_Apollo

moyer566 wrote: »

thanks
I'm afraid I'll forget my work clothes :P or work shoes. i wouldn't want to pack them the night before-all wrinkly.

a guy at my gym comes in in his full business suit at 6am for that reason. he hangs them in the locker and changes.

callsitlikeiseeit

towel, clothes and toiletry bag with shampoo, conditioner, soap, lotion, comb, hair ties and deodorant

if you wear make up, i guess that (i dont lol)

peleroja

I carry quite a bit of stuff:

Medium towel/body wash/flip flops
Small towel (for covering the treadmill screen so I don't stare at the numbers ticking by)
Headband/hair ties/hairpins/brush
Swimsuit/goggles/swim cap
Face cleansing wipes/deodorant/dry shampoo/rollerball perfume
Tinted moisturizer/mascara
Headphones/tablet (in case I want to read on the treadmill)
Water bottle
Work clothes + extra socks and underwear in case I forget to put them in my bag the night before with my work clothes, which has happened one and I had to wear my sweaty sports bra at work.
Gym clothes/running shoes

I just keep all that stuff in there all the time so that I can swim or shower if I want/need to and can make myself presentable for work. It comes home with me twice a week for clean clothes/towels.

mbaker566

thanks everyone, i put together an amazon list for stuff i'll need.

Kimmotion5783

Thank you for asking this, mbaker. I'm switching to morning workouts before work and have also been wondering what to bring in terms of a pre-work workout. Everyone's responses are really appreciated, it helps give me a comprehensive idea of what to pack. Thanks, all!

thatjodiegirl

I used to use regular flip-flops in the shower at the gym, but that got gross putting wet flip-flops (with all of that shower funk on them) in a bag. Then, there was taking them home and washing them and allowing them to dry, then remembering to repack them.

My solution? I went on Amazon and ordered disposable pedicure slippers. They come in packs of 12. I keep a pack in my bag at all times. When I'm through showering, I just throw them away. The more you order, the cheaper they are per pair. I ordered a pack of 400, and I think that came to 7 cents per pair.

shor0814

Squat shoes
Flat shoes (Chucks)
Squat belt
Deadlift belt
Wrist wraps
Knee sleeves
Elbow sleeves
Deadlift socks
Shin sleeves
Dead wedge
Lyft tape
Chalk
Deodorant
2 water bottles

Phone in my pocket for logging

I have a selection of stuff in case I need to change my workout due to equipment availability or just not feeling a certain lift. Options are good.

Shower at home.

littlegreenparrot1

I have duplicate sets of toiletries, skincare and basic makeup that live in my gym bag.

The towels and clothes are the only things that get swapped about. Definitely dry shampoo.

Lay everything out together the night before. If I have to do any actual thinking the morning itself I will definitely forget!

annpruz1

Fanny pack. I never leave valuables in my locker, even locked.