What's in your gym bag?

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  • GorillaNJ
    GorillaNJ Posts: 4,024 Member
    I go right after work so I have my protein shake powder in a mixing cup in the car along with a water bottle. ( I hope the 20 degree temps does not leave me with an ice cube!) I also lock my wallet and phone in the car when I go into the gym so my bag is pretty light...

    Shorts
    T-shirt
    Sneakers
    Headphones
    The stinkiest sweatshirt you will ever find...
  • binary_jester
    binary_jester Posts: 3,311 Member
    my husband :love:
    Can't swing a 2 memberships so you smuggle him in your bag?
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    - hand towel for sweat
    - gym outfit (pants, shirt, sports bra)
    - gym shoes
    - hair brush
    - ponytail holder
    - water bottle
    - ipod

    I also have spinning shoes, but those stay in the car in their own box since I only use them once a week.

    The cell phone doesn't come in with me because I wouldn't be able to talk on it/wouldn't want to talk on it, anyway......

    (I also shower at home.)
  • lilac67
    lilac67 Posts: 311
    shoes
    sparring gloves
    stop watch
    mp3
    water bottle
    yoga strap

    That's it!
  • JoyousRen
    JoyousRen Posts: 3,823 Member
    Okay, now I feel slightly odd...am I the only one who brings something specifically just to wipe the beads of sweat from their face??
    I just use a hand towel from the gym.

    I shower at home so, now that it is winter, my bag contains:
    -running shoes
    -socks
    -gym shorts
    -two bras
    -tank top
    -iPod and headphones
    -hair tie
    -lotion
    -chapstick
    -HRM
    -water bottle
    -a shirt to throw over my sweaty clothes before I put on my jacket
    - sweat pants to put on after my workout
  • amguyberson
    amguyberson Posts: 41 Member
    I don't usually take a gym bag.. Maybe I should start bringing a bag of stuff with me to work so I can go straight to the gym after work instead of getting home to "change" and letting the laziness get the best of me.. GOOD POST!!!! Way to get me thinking!

    If I were to have a gym bag this is what it would contain:

    Running Shoes
    Socks
    Workout Clothes
    Water Bottle
    Towel

    I shower at home so no shower essentials for this girl!!!
  • my husband :love:
    Can't swing a 2 memberships so you smuggle him in your bag?


    lol i was thinking the same thing. Also that the bag must be either very large and heavy, or he is very tiny and could fit in her pocket! :-)
  • Wow... so I am feeling like I need to put more stuff in my bag. Some of the stuff that is in there is only there because I used the bag on the last vacation I went on and decided it would be useful at the gym too...lol

    I have the clothes that I am going to wear that day at the gym, as well as the shoes and socks.

    Deoderant and perfume.
    There are earbuds in there but I rarely use them.

    I think that is it. I wear my bodybugg the days I am going to the gym so it doesn't need to be in the bag.
  • Dafrog
    Dafrog Posts: 353
    Headphones
    Hand towel
    comb
    tanning oil
    gym door card
    change
    water bottle
    pony tail holder
    Had a pair of diamond ear rings in there except last night I couldnt find them :*(
    Wallet
    Carkeys
    cellphone

    shoot I dont know
  • Dafrog
    Dafrog Posts: 353
    keys with id card attached
    ipod
    phone
    water bottle
    my husband :love:

    U got your husband in your gym bag poor fellow....lol
  • Safety Pins-cmon runners you KNOW you have em
    ok i have to know....what's the safety pins for??? and why would a runner deny having them?

    I don't know why she has them, but I'm a runner and I have safety pins in my gym bag because they're left over from races. They give you safety pins to attach your race number to your clothes. After a race I usually just take my number off and throw everything in my gym bag...hence the safty pins.
  • spaboleo
    spaboleo Posts: 172
    - unpickable bike-lock
    - bike lights

    - water-bottle
    - towel
    - weight-lifting gloves
    - sports clothes (shorts, shirts, shoes)

    If I am going to do cardio exercises:
    - smartphone + headphones
    - HRM
    - self created flashcards to skip through (yep, studying while exercising is a great thing!)

    that's it...
  • backinthenines
    backinthenines Posts: 1,083 Member
    - membership card
    - studio timetable
    - cycling shoes with cleats
    - water bottle
    - running shoes
    - spin kit
    - generic kit
    - lots of hair bands
    - a couple of bandanas
    - lifting gloves
    - shower gel, shampoo, conditioner
    - small face towels for spin
    - big towel
    - hair straightners
    - iPod
    - GPS / HRM & chest strap
    - small beaker with protein
    - note book (for lifting)

    erm... I think that's it...
  • backinthenines
    backinthenines Posts: 1,083 Member
    Safety Pins-cmon runners you KNOW you have em
    ok i have to know....what's the safety pins for??? and why would a runner deny having them?

    I don't know why she has them, but I'm a runner and I have safety pins in my gym bag because they're left over from races. They give you safety pins to attach your race number to your clothes. After a race I usually just take my number off and throw everything in my gym bag...hence the safty pins.

    I know what they're there for but...

    a) I use a race number belt cos I don't like piercing my kit
    and
    b) I wouldn't take my whole gym bag with me when I'm racing! :huh:
  • backinthenines
    backinthenines Posts: 1,083 Member
    lady stuff

    Oh yeah... and that!! :embarassed:
  • edorice
    edorice Posts: 4,519 Member
    bump
  • fiberartist219
    fiberartist219 Posts: 1,865 Member
    This is part of why I work out at home now. I don't like carrying all that stuff around. Now, I have the whole house at my disposal. I have all the water I can drink, tons of towels, all my equipment is clean, I have all the toiletries you can think of, and tons of clean socks. :)
  • mideon_696
    mideon_696 Posts: 770 Member
    ahh this thread. ha.

    i think i posted earlier...

    well i take even less to the gym now. :p

    ditched the bag. now only take:
    towel
    membership card
    water bottle.
  • Joisgettingfit
    Joisgettingfit Posts: 160 Member
    Usually I just bring myself, my ipod and a bottle of water
    if I'm going swimming i'll bring a towel,swimming costume and goggles. I hate communal showers so i'll usually just have a shower the minute I get home.
    I bought my hair straighteners to the gym before but that was when I was in college and used to pop to the gym on my free's , I used to have like a 4 hour free on a monday and the college I went to was like an hour and 15 minutes from my house so even though I had a free bus pass there was no point going home because i'd just have to head back in an hour.
    So i used to go the gym but my hair would get super messy so i was like 'hey i'll bring my straightners, and my makeup' because make up+ sweaty me doesn't go well together.
  • Serenifly
    Serenifly Posts: 669 Member
    At the moment?

    TaTa Tamer Sports Bra (Lululemon)
    Lululemon running shorts
    SUBARU Rally Team Canada Tshirt
    Polar FT60 HRM
    Ear Phones
    Cell Phone (aka music player)

    That's it :)

    I live across the street from my gym and I'll shower at home! :)
  • schnarfo
    schnarfo Posts: 764 Member
    my bag is kinda full - i carry with me

    sweat towel
    large towel
    2 pairs of shorts
    2 sports bras
    2 tank tops
    pair of jogging bottoms
    2 pairs of socks
    trainers
    locker key and lock
    heart rate monitor
    swim suit
    shampoo, conditioner, body wash, deo, moisturiser, dry shampoo
    hair brush, bobbles, hair pins and clips
    headphones
    drinks bottle
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