Let’s keep this fun and light for today’s sake. It is Tuesday and nobody should have to read a long paragraph today — but tomorrow I will have 5 long paragraphs for you to read … Just kidding! LOL (or am I)?
As a regular gym-goer (who attends the gym at least 5 times a week), I have to have my gym essentials– it is VERY important to me because hey, the gym is like my second home. Literally.
Sometimes I find myself carrying a heavy gym bag and other times, I get lucky and it is light as a feather, but regardless, I ALWAYS have my gym bag with me when heading to the gym. What else?
- Deodorant –— because even though I apply it to my armpits before heading to the gym, I bring it just in case I need to reapply it after a shower, or if I happen to need to reapply it during a workout — I prefer to NOT spell like B/O if possible.
- lotion—— mainly because I don’t want to have ashy skin. I know we are there to workout, but I like to look decent.
- Ipod-— because music if life and I need it to function at the gym for long periods of time. Our gym plays music but sometimes I’d rather to listen to my own playlist
- Headphones—– to keep people from wanting to strike up conversation with me because when I am at the gym, I am ALL about my focus and zone. I talk to people of course but very rarely and that is if I choose to talk to them first.. save the small talk for after the workout is my motto ALSO, because I like carrying extra pair of headphones in case mine break or lose them
- Deep Blue Rub Lotion — I bring this because it helps with sore muscles and cramping..so if I have soreness, I can rub some of this on before or after the workout and it works wonders.
- Ibuprofen-— I like to bring this over the counter medication just in case it is THAT TIME OF MONTH for us ladies or just as back up for any pain.
- My written workout/workouts-— I bring this because I always have my workout for the day planned out ahead of time and record everything via pencil/paper.
- extra clothes— If I want to change afterwards or maybe I am wearing shorts during the workout but post workout want to wear pants because it is cold outside, etc. I bring hoodies and jackets as well for the same reasons
- extra pair of shoes—I don’t wear my shoes for the gym outside, so I will pack my gym shoes and wear my everyday shoes
- socks— if my socks get sweaty or if I want to change into long socks for deadlifts, I don’t always pack socks but sometimes it is necessary
- shaker cup—- I bring my shaker cup for drinking purposes obviously
- protein powder — I don’t always bring protein powder, it just depends if I have any on hand
- hat— I don’t always pack a hat but sometimes it is nice to have depending on the weather and if I did my hair or not.
- Cellphone — I carry this on me at all times in case of emergencies, etc & to tape my videos during my workouts
- Wallet— sometimes I like to buy things at the gym, so my wallet comes with me everywhere I go as well
I typically don’t take showers after my workout at the gym, I always go home to have my shower so I don’t have a reason to bring towels, wash cloths, tooth brush, etc.. with me..
So as you can see, I like to be fully prepared before heading to the gym. What do you carry in your gym back?
Shay-lon
P.S my gym supplies bands, belts, wraps, etc so those are things I don’t have to bring along unless I want to bring my own 🙂
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My gym bag is much messier than yours! Haha. I have the following at all times-
Spare headphones
Aux cable
Small change for random purchases
Swimming goggles (no idea why, I don’t swim but they’ve been in there for years!)
Raw caffeine powder- a cheap and effective boost if needed.
2 speed skipping ropes – I love to skip but they’d do break!
An assortment of bands for mobility and also for light training such as rear delts etc.
Heart rate monitor
Liquid chalk
Dip belt
A wooly hat for warming up (it smells 😦 )
Two types of Wrist wraps depending on what I’m doing
straps
Gymnastics grips – for high rep pull-ups
2 litres of water
Zinc oxide tape
Cheap version of voodoo floss
Lever belt (never used)
‘The stick’ – awesome, get one.
Olympic shoes
Waist Phone strap (keeps the phone away from the bar and out my pocket)
believe me it sounds s lot but my bag is very small and cheap haha. I used to have a foam roller, flat gym shoes, knee wraps and loads of other stuff but I’ve ‘minimised’ the contents 😝
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Alot of your items my gym supplies, like the wrist wraps and belt and resistance bands/elastic band, etc, so thankfully I don’t have to bring those along 🙂 lol guess I am lucky to have such luck! ha
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Yes very lucky, I tend to travel with work and also at home I like to go to different gyms and not just use my own personal one so I always ensure I have what I need. Plus you get to know what you like and then you have one less worry 🙃
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True. In your situation, I would be carrying a whole heck of a lot more then, which explains your gym bag 🙂
I tend to have OCD so it thankful that I don’t have to worry about packing a whole lot. Not to mention I still haven’t invested in my personal belts and wraps, so that will come with time.. (well not too much time, because I need them for competitions) but you get the point, so I am sure my list will then get creative, LOL
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Oh yes, you may well end up carrying some wild bits and pieces with you haha.
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Oh, also I re-blogged your post as I forgot how important bringing the correct items with you are and wanted to share tour post 😀
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Oh okay! no problem, thank you for letting me know 🙂
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Great list – love the tip to always pack Ibuprofen!
I usually go to the gym/yoga in the morning before work so I try to get everything packed the night before so that I can hit snooze in the morning.
These are a few of my must-haves 🙂 https://areweadultsyetblog.wordpress.com/2017/10/19/5-tips-to-get-you-out-the-door-for-morning-exercise/
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Haha, that is an awesome idea! I have ocd so even if I was to pack beforehand, I would be the person to have to check everything like 10 times the morning of 🙂
Also, I don’t typically like taking medications so it is very rare I need it unless.. well.. yeah but it is nice to have on hand at times. Thank you! will be looking at your list 🙂
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Love deepblue!! Best stuff ever!
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You use it too? wasn;t sure anyone reading would know what it was. lol
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Best stuff ever!
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My gym plays music too…it’s sometimes so loud it drowns my headphones out!
I was happy to read about you not wearing your outside shoes in the gym. I have literally seen people trample mud through on occasion.
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Omg yes!!! I work at a gym, so having to clean up the mud from cardio machines is annoying to say the least. I guess I assumed people would not wear their gym shoes outside (unless they are runners, etc) but I was surely wrong. lol.
My gym keeps their music loud enough to hear but doesn’t make it hard for me to listen to my own.
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