Last week I went on a mission: to find a new gym bag. The one I had been using was some cloth bag I picked up from Forever 21 a year ago. It was tearing at the sides and overflowing with items I haven’t used in over 6 months i.e. goggles, swim cap, overly-creased Runners’ World magazine from July 2011, and other clutter. In other words my old gym bag was begging to be thrown away:
My only requirement for my new gym bag was that it be monsoon-proof. More specifically, the bag had to be waterproof and contain a zip so that my belongings wouldn’t get soaked during my walk to the gym. Thank you, Nike Store on Colaba Causeway for solving my first world problem:
Not too shabby
Filling up my new bag felt like sorting out my pencil case before the first day of school: I made sure everything I put in was in tip-top condition and vowed to keep it that way. Fortunately my bag still shows no sign of clutter and only contains my gym essentials:
Trainers, socks, towel, money, keys, weight lifting gloves, training log, pouch, business cards, water bottle, umbrella, iTouch & phone
Just for the record, apparently a “true lady” never reveals her age, weight, and what’s inside her purse. Does the same go for gym bags?
What’s in your gym bag?
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i love that you take your business cards to the gym
Haha how I roll
! Time is money, my friend!
looks good Khush! Love the TB pouch.. cute xxx
Thanks Joyce…hope you’re well!
Love that bag!!! And moving into a new bag or purse always gets me so stoked– it’s like Christmas finding all that old stuff haha
hahah yes!…although fishing through all those receipts is a buzz kill!
Great improvement! My gym bag is really a gym old-purse right now, that should change. But it only holds sneakers, shorts and a sports bra, so it isn’t exactly overflowing.
As long as it ain’t torn, I am sure it suffices!
Haha! I Love the monsoon-proof thing! I don’t have a gym bag, but my handbag is overflowing
My handbag gives Mary Poppins a run for her money..it contains so much random stuff!
Great gym bag, so sleek and handy. Love.
Thanks, Alex
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I don’t work out at a gym so I have no gym bag, but if I did I’m sure it would have shoes, shorts, a tank top & an ipod. Oh and a luna bar for sure
LOVE Luna bars, especially the cookies ‘n’ cream flavor!
Ooo very cute bag, nice upgrade
In mine is shoes, workout clothes (durr), extra socks, energy bars/snacks, water bottles, shampoo, conditioner, and magazines!
Good call on the energy bars! If I wasn’t going home right after my workout/didn’t live so near, I would have to carry some too!
oh i love yuor old gym bag
of course the new one i am sure works better:)
love your green bb case i have a red
I drop my phone so much so this case is a necessity
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Am too hunting for a new gym bag these days. No luck yet! My requirement is that the bag should just click with me in a single glance,not happened yet.
Cheers!
Love at first sight, eh
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Hey Khush…started working out for a month now, but the gym is bang opposite my home. So, its just my towel on my shoulder, a bottle in my hand and Yoga mat under my arm. I wear my trainers to the ten second walk and I dont think I could go on a mission for a Gym bag… really dont have that much time. But hey! We need to catch up and exchange Biz cards… You have really cute ones
Maria! I’m so proud you started working out- complete 180 change! We really do need to catch up- bbm me and let’s fix up something
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Nice bag!
Mine is a mess!
I have my shoes, ipod, lock, water bottle, epi-pens, wallet, lip chap, phone, the latest issue of Women’s Health, a ton of scrap paper with all my random workouts on them, some old receipts at the bottom of the bag, some bobby pins and hair ties, and a baggy of almonds in mine.
Haha thanks, Chelsea…I don’t feel so messy anymore when it comes to my gym bag
! I kid I kid!
I need to get better about prepping my bag. I got scolded by my trainer for not having food on me… I’m not used to having a 30 min drive post-workout!
Wow I’d chewing my arm off during the drive home hehe!
oh that’s a GORGEOUS gym bag!!
Why thank you!
What a cute bag. You don’t have any un-needed items in there. But hang on, business cards? What do I not know?
Hahah It’s more like a social media card
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I like your old bag, but the new one looks like it would be more sturdy!
How determined you are, carrying business cards everywhere!
Thanks Jojo- the new one is definitely sturdier….I don’t feel like everything is going to fall out anytime soon haha!