What do you do with your sweaty gym clothes at work?

hannahmay1985

I live in NYC and am finding that the most convenient time to work out is before I head into my office job. However, I can't leave my gym clothes at the gym, and I take public transit, so I can't leave them in my car. If I leave soaking wet clothes in my gym bag for the whole day, they get that musty gross smell. I don't really want to hang them out at work; there's no place private (I work in a cubicle) and I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable leaving wet sports bras around the office. Any tips on how to keep things from getting gross in my bag? Particular bags that prevent this issue somehow, or some way to control odor within the bag? Help me!!

oocdc2

Hmmm...that's a quandary. The only place left, I think, is loosely draped waay under your cubicle desk, maybe along the cubicle wall? It's not ideal, but at least they'd air out a bit.

Failing that, perhaps keep them in the bag with baking soda sprinkled all in there. I hope there are seasoned city-dwellers that can help, 'cause that's all I've got...

BrianKMcFalls

Google hockey bag dry locker, it's huge, but it is on wheels. Someone might make something smaller, search around.

LookingBusy

What about leaving a dryer sheet in your gym bag? That should help with the smell

MsAmandaNJ

If hanging them below your desk isn't an option for you, maybe you can roll your sweaty stuff in a towel. It'll help wick some moisture away so that they're not still soaked (and extra funky) when you get home.

SonyaCele

can you stop at a laundry mat really quick and dry them for a few minutes?

Philtex

XXL plastic zip lock bag.

twinmom_112002

I keep a gallon sized zip lock bag in my gym bag. My wet running clothes go in the bag when I change. Then when I get home at night they go in a mesh hamper get washed at the end of the week with a sports wash. You can also google wet bags (used for cloth diapering) for a nicer solution.

peleroja

MsAmandaNJ wrote: »

If hanging them below your desk isn't an option for you, maybe you can roll your sweaty stuff in a towel. It'll help wick some moisture away so that they're not still soaked (and extra funky) when you get home.

This is what I do - I'd rather have to deal with sweaty clothes when I get home than make my office smell with any kind of airing-out.

I throw all my gear in a separate laundry basket when I get home and do a weekly load of workout stuff on hot with detergent and vinegar and it seems to kill any and all odours.

ew_david

I leave them in my bag. I use vinegar and Borax in my laundry so there's no musty smell to speak of. I work out at lunch though, so they're sweaty for a few less hours than yours.

CTcutie

I have an Apera bag (from ebags) and it came with a zippered pouch, but you can buy the pouches separately.

"sanitized-infused antimicrobial product protection resists the formation of bacterial odor, inside and out". Description also says it's perfect for separating wet items from dry.

11.2" x 8.5" x 0.2"

I usually just use it for toiletries, though.

ilfaith

When I lived in the city, I usually went to the gym in the evenings, but when I did work out in the morning, I usually stuffed my sweaty clothes into a big ziplock bag after.

But something like this might work for you.

https://www.amazon.com/Tide-Odor-Absorbing-Sports-Laundry/dp/B0096G8IOO

canadianlbs

my Shameful Secret is shoes. i just can't bring myself to inflict my post-lifting or -cycling shoes on the rest of the world.

i found these little charcoal pouches in the laundry/air freshener section of some rather-naff grocery store. different brand, but the same thing. i stuff a couple of them into each shoe when they come off, and then i seal them away from the rest of the world and just let them sit there and think about themselves until it's time to take them back out of time-out. little drawstring baggies of borax that i made myself out of some close-weave fabric seem to help too, but those are a little more fiddly and there's always the risk of leakage.

kenyonhaff

In camping and hunting websites there are all sorts of plastic bags that are scent-proof to put stinky clothes in. But just the Ziplock really big bags work pretty well.