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What's in your gym bag?

Sunscreenandsweat
Sunscreenandsweat Posts: 190 Member
edited December 2024 in Chit-Chat
I finally have a gym bag that I plan on using so what are some gym essentials that are always in your bag?

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  • beernpizza
    beernpizza Posts: 431 Member
    Extra gym clothes. I hate when I get to the gym and i've forgot socks or a sports bra, so now I take a whole extra outfit.
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    Extra bra, knee brace, ankle brace, ponytail holders, deodorant, brush, hairspray, toothbrush and toothpaste, HRM. And $.75 for some odd reason. Plus clean gym clothes.
  • elenathegreat
    elenathegreat Posts: 3,988 Member
    eight severed heads...
  • Lup120
    Lup120 Posts: 31
    I too pack extra socks/sports bras.

    My other items include:
    - Deodorant
    - Body Spray
    - Make-up remover/facial cleanser wipes
    - Extra hair ties/head bands
    - my ipod/cell phone arm band
  • ready2tryagain42
    ready2tryagain42 Posts: 202
    extra socks...water bottle...HRM and chest strap...sweat towel...extra shoes ( keep one pair at work for walks during the day)..and of course my gym clothes...
  • amaryllisholloway
    amaryllisholloway Posts: 5 Member
    I also pack some snack cups of pineapple. Sometimes when I finish working out , I am hungry. Eating the cup of fruit will take the edge off and curb the temptation of passing all those fast food restaurants on the way home.
  • juliecat1
    juliecat1 Posts: 3,450 Member
    headphones, iphone arm band, HRM band and sensor, sweat towel, extra clothes, hand sanitizer, chapstick, running shoes, water bottle, my lock, hair ties, deodorant, sample size shampoo, a protein bar which Im pretty sure is crumbs by now.
  • reppinplates
    reppinplates Posts: 30 Member
    towel, 2l water jug, lifting gloves, lifting straps, weight belt, dipping belt, tricep bands, some shortshorts and a singlet 8-) lol
  • aeroiron
    aeroiron Posts: 1
    I always keep my weight lifting gloves in there with round deodorant balls in them. (Use the deodorant balls; trust me.)
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    T-shirt, shorts, a notepad with my workouts and weights recorded in it, deoderant, shower gel, hand moisturiser/sanitiser, running shoes (never used :P), MP3 player, lifting straps, lifting belt, plasters (for ripped callouses), towel, 20p pieces for the lockers, water bottle.

    Quite a lot of stuff :P
  • sjmgde
    sjmgde Posts: 381 Member
    gym shoes, ipod , inhaler, towel to cover up the screen on hemachines. Now i just need to blow off the dust and use my gym bag
  • hbrittingham
    hbrittingham Posts: 2,518 Member
    I forgot to add the sweat towels (clean) that I keep in my gym bag.
  • RobynDCrossman
    RobynDCrossman Posts: 252
    HRM. RoadID if I choose to run elsewhere. Reflector bracelets if I choose to run elsewhere. 2 sets of workout clothes. Headphones.
  • ajp913
    ajp913 Posts: 100 Member
    My HRM, clean socks, an empty plastic sandwich bag, clean towel, sandals and tennis shoes, a travel shower kit, a hoodie... sand. Lots of sand.

    Since i volleyball upwards of six hours a week, i spend so much time outside, I need the hoodie and plastic bag in case of weather (I put my cell phone in the plastic bag if it starts raining, gotta be safe!). I always forget socks, so I keep an emergency pair, and the rest is fairly self explanatory.
  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    I don't have a gym bag yet! I know what my next sewing project will be..........

    Things I WILL keep in my gym bag :

    Shoes
    Plastic Bag
    Extra sports bra
    Extra hair bands / hair covering
    Fem supplies, because ya never know
    gym shorts to go over leggings

    Extra water bottle
    Food of some kind.
  • jessig715
    jessig715 Posts: 25 Member
    I just bought a gym bag yesterday and stocked it with:

    -small shampoo, conditioner & body wash+poof
    -hair ties & bobby pins so I always have some on hand
    -a plastic ziplock bag for wet swimsuit
    -extra socks
    -Water bottles
    -foundation (extra to keep in my bag)
    -brush
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