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Fitness

What’s in My Gym Bag

July 14, 2015
This post is sponsored by LARABAR

Have you ever shown up to the gym and realized you left something at home?  I used to do that ALL the time!  It could be my headphones, a snack, or a hair tie.  And every time I would have to drive all the way home and go back to the gym.  Silly and unnecessary, right?  Now I make sure to have my gym bag packed and ready to go the night before.
So what’s in my gym bag?  And why?  Here’s my list: 
  1. Headphones- How do people workout without music?  I would die! 
  2. LARABARs- my go-to snack both pre and post workout.  I normally go to the gym satiated, but by the time I’m done I’m STARVED!  LARABARs, while being delicious, are also the perfect post-workout treat.  They have healthy carbs and fats, as well as protein to replenish those muscles.  I keep at least two in my bag to make sure I don’t run out.  My favorite flavors currently are Lemon Bar and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough.
  3. Hand soap- Let’s be honest, gyms are dirty.  They have hand soap in the bathrooms but I prefer to make sure I have an antibacterial soap with me to fight off those germs.
  4. Extra sports bra- Ok this may not be normal but I’ve had my sports bra rip at the gym.  And I will be darned if I have to leave mid-workout because of a wardrobe malfunction.  So from that day on I’ve carried an extra sports bra with me.
  5. Water bottle- Staying hydrated is also VIP.  
  6. Deodorant- This one’s obvious.  Plus sometimes, I forget to put it on in the morning.  I know that’s gross but #preggobrain happens.
  7. Sugar Scrub- After getting sweaty and gross, nothing feels better to me than a quick facial sugar scrub.  The rest of me may be still sweaty and gross, but my face feels like a baby’s booty.
  8. Extra hair ties- Forgetting a hair tie, or having it break at the gym is so irritating.  I need my hair out of my face and off of my neck so I can get my sweat on.
  9. Extra shorts- I haven’t ripped my pants, yet.  I’m not taking any chances.
At LARABAR®, we believe that the foundation of a sound mind, body and spirit is derived from what you eat – and what you eat is most delicious and satisfying when it’s in a whole, natural state.

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  1. It's Simply Lindsay says

    July 14, 2015 at 12:12 pm

    I love Lara Bars- what a great idea to have an extra bra and hair ties on hand! I've gotten to the gym without one and it was a miserable, hairy mess.

  2. Wendy@TakingtheLongWayHome says

    July 14, 2015 at 12:59 pm

    Ha! I don't have a gym bag. But I like yours…I'd add a pack of wipes too.

  3. Shann Eva says

    July 14, 2015 at 1:36 pm

    Great list. I don't belong to a gym anymore, but most of this stuff would have been in mine. Like the other comment, I would always bring wipes too. I hated when people didn't wipe off the machine after getting it all sweaty. Yuck.

  4. Miss Angie says

    July 14, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    I don't have hardly anything in my gym bag… Just the clothes. I definitely need to add a few things.

  5. Aishwarya Shenolikar says

    July 14, 2015 at 2:20 pm

    You have covered everything. Thanks for writing this. 🙂

  6. Elle says

    July 14, 2015 at 2:23 pm

    When I go to the gym regularly I do keep my bag packed and replenished after every visit. I always have extra socks in mine, as well as the items you have too. Good reminder. Thanks!

  7. Elizabeth Falcigno says

    July 14, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    I love this! I always love reading the 'what's in my bag' sections in magazines. My gym bag is definitely not as organized as this but you seem to have all the goodies!

  8. Stephanie Griffin says

    July 14, 2015 at 3:27 pm

    I love this list 🙂 I also cannot imagine working out without music. On my last long run my wireless headphones died halfway through, those last four miles were pretty much torture for me!

  9. Amanda says

    July 14, 2015 at 3:52 pm

    I've never tried Larabar, but am in the market for some new protein bar brands! I'll have to try that! Oh geez, ripping your bra or pants at the gym would be terrible!!

  10. Hutch says

    July 14, 2015 at 4:29 pm

    Great pack! I'd switch out those cord earphones with a bluetooth enabled earphone set so you don't have the dangles. I have one that makes gym workouts SO much better with music in my ears but my phone safely setting away to the side.

  11. Paige Flamm says

    July 14, 2015 at 4:58 pm

    There is for reals, nothing better than that pomegranate deodorant!

    Paige
    http://thehappyflammily.com

  12. Nicole @ Fitful Focus says

    July 14, 2015 at 7:13 pm

    I always bring extra socks, since I've forgotten them before, and I should bring an extra regular bra (I go to work right after the gym and have forgotten a bra before! Luckily, it was on days I had a flowy top or a jacket to hide the ladies haha).

  13. dancingtorunning.com says

    July 14, 2015 at 8:22 pm

    I don't know how people can workout without music. My husband does it all the time and it just boggles my mind!

  14. Angela Tolsma says

    July 14, 2015 at 9:24 pm

    I so need to create a must have list!! I never thought of bring my own soap, I just always use my hand sanitize!! Great list

  15. GiGi Eats Celebrities says

    July 14, 2015 at 11:54 pm

    I don't listen to music or watch TV when working out, but headphones are essential so I can PRETEND I am… So no one talks to me! LOL!

  16. Courtney @ Eat Pray Run DC says

    July 15, 2015 at 3:59 am

    larabars are THE best! i don't listen to music when i run but if i'm in a gym (rare, i do pure barre and run pretty much exclusively), then i need it!

  17. Rachel @RunningRachel says

    July 16, 2015 at 7:38 pm

    Great list! I love what is in yoru gym bag! 🙂

  18. Patty @ Reach Your Peak says

    July 20, 2015 at 1:50 am

    I need to keep an extra sports bra and extra shower clothes in my trunk or something because that is what I always forget. Nothing worse than that!

  19. Jamie Anders Martin says

    August 5, 2015 at 3:06 am

    Love the gym bag filled with awesome goodys!!

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