Going straight to work from the gym - I have questions!

What do you do for breakfast?
i go fasted and then have a lunch bag with all my food items.

What is your solution for laundry?
go home and take out the clothes and put in the laundry basket

What do you do with your wet towels/bathing suits so they don’t get all gross in the car?
my gym has a swimsuit spinner. and then i put it in my trunk. they also provide towels

What do you do with your hair after the shower?
i put it up after towel drying. my gym has mousse, hair spray, and hair dryers for those that need to do more

Are there any items you would recommend purchasing to make the shower experience less awkward?
i have a bag for my shower items so i can leave it out of my backpack after-since they are wet. also, flip flops are good too.

Also, I don't eat breakfast before the gym. I just drink coffee and go. that's what works for me.

I used to do a 5am boot camp 3x a week at a facility that didn't have a locker room. However, I was lucky that my office did have a gym and full locker room. So I'd leave home at 4:40, go to boot camp, go to work, shower & get ready, and be at my desk working by 7am.

Breakfast: I usually ate when I got to work (after exercise and getting ready). Usually fruit and yogurt parfaits that I'd pack in my lunch cooler on my way out the door at 4:40 am. I kept granola at my desk to add when I ate (hate soggy granola).

Laundry/Wet Towels: My office attire was business casual so I basically lived in knit dresses that could be folded up the night before. I saved the wrinkle-prone stuff for non-boot camp days. The gym bag that I used had a separate compartment for shoes, the main compartment held my quick-dry towel (aka old & cheap), toiletries, and clothes, and the end pockets for the undies and jewelry. After I showered, I'd put my toiletry bags in the bottom, followed by my workout clothes, and then the lightly folded towel. I'd keep the bag UNZIPPED under my desk during the work day. Stowing it back in the car was not an option (Houston summer + uncovered parking lot = gross!). As soon as I got home, the bag was unpacked - clothes went in a separate laundry bin (if damp, I'd hang them over the sides) and towel was hung up to finish drying so I could reuse it later in the week. I should mention that I typically don't soak a shirt with sweat during a workout so my co-workers never commented about any odors wafting from my bag.

Hair: I'm "blessed" with naturally wavy fine hair that I've learned over the years is best kept in a shoulder length bob with no bangs. So my gym shower routine was: adjust the fickle shower, thoroughly soak my hair while I washed my face, apply conditioner, wash body, rinse. Towel dry, comb out, apply a bit of curl cream, and let air dry. After it was mostly dry, a quick bend over and finger tousle to give it some body and I called it good. If it bothered me during the day or dried "funny", there was always a supply of clips and pony tail holders in my desk drawer. I did keep a hair dryer at work so on days that I had early meetings or where super humid, I'd do a quick partial dry to give it a head start.

Awkward shower: I was usually lucky in that most mornings, I was the only one using the locker room (male dominated office and the few women who did work out mostly did so either at lunch or after work). Our setup had three shower stalls, each with a separate, curtained dressing area. However, the way the showers were designed and because they each had curtains that ended about 12" above the floor, there was usually a lot of overspray into the dressing area. So I typically left my clothes on the main bench outside the shower area and only brought my shower stuff into the shower with me if I was the only one there when I arrived. I'm okay with walking from the shower to a locker with only a towel and letting it drop as I get dressed but others aren't.

Because this was a private office, I was able to get by with keeping my conditioner, body wash, shower puff, and a hair dryer in a small locker and it was never disturbed. I guess they've changed the rules now (I moved but still telecommute for the same company) and they don't want anyone using the lockers unless they're actively working out. If that was the case, I would've just kept the stuff in a plastic basket at my desk and grab it when I dropped off my lunch box/purse/computer on the way to the locker room to shower.

Queen_Vanellope wrote: »

What do you do for breakfast?
stop by one of the Fast food restaurants on my way to work get something small (IE: bacon/sausage biscuit, grits and sausage)

What is your solution for laundry?

What do you do with your wet towels/bathing suits so they don’t get all gross in the car?

towel goes in my bag, workout clothes go on the hanger and let them dry in my car

What do you do with your hair after the shower?

Are there any items you would recommend purchasing to make the shower experience less awkward?
Shower shoes, most of the time everyone is trying to get in and get out, so no long conversations

Queen_Vanellope wrote: »

What do you do for breakfast?

What is your solution for laundry?

What do you do with your wet towels/bathing suits so they don’t get all gross in the car?

What do you do with your hair after the shower?

Are there any items you would recommend purchasing to make the shower experience less awkward?

HI! 5AM riser here. I make my 1.5 hour commute, hit the gym for cardio and heavy lifting sessions daily, shower at the gym, head to work for an 8-9 hour work day and then make the 1.5 hour commute home. Busy! I had to make it work. First off, get a GOOD gym bag. One that will last. Spend the extra money for one with the shoe compartment (Nike has these), storage pockets and a removable base so you can wash your bag when it gets skanky. Invest in Scentsy Scent Paks (or some time of smell eraser) to leave in your bag at all times. I leave one in the clothing/towel area and one in the shoe area. I wear my gym clothes and bring the change of clothes (including a bra, socks, panties, etc.) as well as a towel and wash cloth. All of my soaps are in travel versions and I also have a travel razor pack that I bring with me. I keep a brush, deodorant, perfume and hairspray in the outer pocket and have "gym versions" of all of these so I'm not constantly re-packing my entire gym bag. Wet stuff gets put in the shoe compartment along with dirty clothes. As for my hair, I just leave it. Throw some hairspray in if anything.

What do you do for breakfast?
Coffee and usually fruit and/or nuts.

What is your solution for laundry?
Put my dirty clothes in my bag and wash them when I do laundry.

What do you do with your wet towels/bathing suits so they don’t get all gross in the car?
I don't bring my own towel. If I swim I just put my bathing suit in my bag, and let it air dry later. I don't understand by what you mean "all gross in the car." I don't leave my stuff in a car.

What do you do with your hair after the shower?
Put it in a bun.

Are there any items you would recommend purchasing to make the shower experience less awkward?
No.