Gym Bag Basics

" You're getting ready to hit the gym and you have everything in your bag except what you really need. Help is here though. FITNESS magazine editor, Denise Brodey, shows us how to pack the perfect gym bag."

" The Best Way to Pack a Gym Bag: At FITNESS, we're always making sure that people can do things quickly and easily. So you'll want a nylon gym bag -- something you could throw in the wash if it gets really stinky. This one has an extra spot for your sneakers. I always keep an extra pair of sneakers in the bag and I don't use them for anything else -- that way you don't have any excuse. Throw your lock in there. This one uses words so you don't have to remember: was it 7982? In the world of passwords, who wants to remember another one? This is great, it's cute, it's pink. This: crucial, okay? Works for 90 days. Keeps all the stink out of your sneakers and everything else. You want to pare it down to the basics. You need something to keep your hair back, deoderant -- don't want to be stinky. You need to refill and refuel. You don't want to be at the gym feeling really out of it, especially if you're rushing from work or from your kids and you don't have time to eat. These are filled with electrolytes, basically salt replacement. And then, my favorite of all things, flip- -flops -- perfect for going to a yoga class if you're not wearing regular sneakers. But also, these hide your keys. So if you're traveling, you could put your hotel key in there, or you could put your locker -- little tiny locker-- key in there, or an extra couple dollars for a water bottle. This is a great big jug of water. You should really be drinking a lot when you work out. I actually tend to say to people, you want to have a bag that's just for working have a bag that's just for out, so that you never feel like, "oh, one of those things that I needed is over here or over there." Certainly, you know, great bottle for your desk, great flip- -flops if you get a pedicure. But, you know, keep it all together and you have no excuses not to go."

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