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?
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 :)!
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 :)!
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 ;)!
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 :)!
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 ;)!
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!