Gym bag swag

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?

32 thoughts on “Gym bag swag”

  1. 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.

  2. 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 🙂

  3. 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!

  4. Maria Braganza

    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 🙂

  5. onehealthymunchkin

    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.

  6. What a cute bag. You don’t have any un-needed items in there. But hang on, business cards? What do I not know?

  7. I like your old bag, but the new one looks like it would be more sturdy!
    How determined you are, carrying business cards everywhere! 😉

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