by what’s in your gym bag (apera review + giveaway)
January 22, 2014 in Blog, Giveaways, Review by lindsaymwright
WINNER is…
Congrats, Marie! Please email me at lindsayslist at gmail dot com!
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**I received a free product in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.**
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Confession: Up until Apera sent me a (fabulous) new gym bag, I was using whatever I could find to haul my stuff to the gym. Plastic grocery bags being among the mix.
Not trendy. Not cute.
Just bag lady bad. I was your typical pregnant, bag lady.
Thank you for saving me from myself, Apera!!!!
A few facts about these bags -
- The company is relatively new, founded in 2012.
- Each Apera bag features antimicrobial product protection – inside and out – to fight bacterial odor.
- Most bags have a special shoe compartment (that’s wipeable!)
- Each bag has ventilated compartments, wipeable linings and washable inserts, ensuring that the bag stays clean, odor-free and most importantly, healthy.
- The company GIVES BACK!! –> Apera donates one bag to a Special Olympics athlete for every three bags they sell.
Apera sells SEVEN different styles of bags, each geared toward the “social athlete” aka your typical gym goer, each with something a little different from the next. After looking through their products, I chose the Sling Tote! My initial (bag lady) thought was this: DIAPER BAG!! Ha! I plan to use it as BOTH – for the gym but pack it with some essentials for Porter too! I absolutely LOVE all of the little compartments (especially the side panels for my shoes!). So far, I’ve received several compliments and inquiries from people at my gym – they all want to know who made the bag!
I know that people like to see the products/gear that other people use, so I thought I’d show you what I put into my gym bag!
Clockwise from L to R:
BAG
CLOTHING
Handful bra, Cross Training Couture Tank, Avia capris, Mizuno Wave Rider 17s, Thorlo socks
BEAUTY
Goody elastics, Burt’s Bees chapstick, Redken’s Ringlet cream, Organix Moroccan Argan Oil lotion,
BioOil (for the belly), Burt’s Bees face wipes, Dove Clinical Strength deodorant, Yes To Carrots Face Serum
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GIVEAWAY TIME!!
Apera has offered to give one LL reader their very own Sprint Pack!
The giveaway will run through Saturday! Enter below!
splendid…lindsay
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My gym bag essential is (oddly) mouthwash. I LOVE the feel of a minty mouth post workout. No shower required!
Gym shoes!
Bobby pins for my bangs! I go crazy otherwise. And a good book!
Extra hair ties and a protein shaker!
Chapstick! It’s a necessary item.
Deodorant is a MUST! Also makeup wipes and my Sparkly Soul headband! :)
My training gloves :)
Considering that I teach a class once a week, my spin shoes never leave my bag!
headphones are my absolute must!
I always have water in my bag!
I have to have a brush! I can pull my hair back neat, but after a workout it always looks totally wrecked. D:
Oh boy, hair ties, earphones, lock, swim workouts, swim suit, sneakers, workout clothes… shower gear, and of course deodorant!
A Towel!
A towel! I sweat like a man
chapstick is a must for my gym bag!
Extra hair rubber bands! I keep an entire pack in my gym bag.
I must have my headphones….can’t work out without them!
I always back face wipes for quick refresher before I head home.
Always have deodorant!
i must have snacks in my gym bag just in case those crazy pregnancy hunger pains strike!! and also hair bands – lots and lots of hair bands because working out with hair down is not for me
Definitely a headband and headphones!
I have to have hair bands, a head band and my ipod!!Ooops, that’s three but they are a must : ) I LOVE that bag!!!!
Wind screens! I feel like I’m always losing or forgetting them in all the random bags I use and it would be good to have a bag dedicated to gym/teaching… make me look more legit :)
I would most definitely put my shoes int he side pockets. I love those!
You really just never know what you might find in my bag :) Red pens? From grading. Sunday’s newspaper? Never took it inside. Glitter? Yeah, not sure how that one got there.
Deodorant! ;)
I’ve gotta have baby powder to tame my post-gym hair and a fresh pair of socks!
socks. I ALWAYS forget them. why?? do not ask me why. :)
Socks! I always forget socks!
Hair ties. I am so not one of the those people that can handle my hair down at the gym.
Deodorant!
My tennis shoes! Since it’s so snowy here in Chicago I have to wear boots to walk to the gym, so I pack up my shoes and bring them with me! Luckily I’ve only forgotten socks once…
i always keep extra hair ties in my bag!
I ALWAYS keep a snack in my gym bag haha. But a lot of time I need to shower at the gym in order to make it to work so I always have shampoo, towel, extra clothes etc.
Snacks and deodorant!!
I’m all about the deodorant!!
Such a cool bag! I’ll take one. ;) I must have my headphones and gloves packed in my gym bag!
My current gym bag is pathetic. It is one of those ‘freebie’ race bags that has the draw string… you know the kind. It’s also bright pink, so when it’s really full, I’m really drawing attention.
I’m pretty fanatical about having my HR monitor for the gym. That and a good hair tie – absolutely cant workout with hair flopping all over.
Snacks! Seems like I’m always hungry when I don’t pack one :)
sports bra! that will make or break my workout!
Like so many others, I must have extra hair ties and bobby pins!
head band and jump rope :)
I must carry deodorant in my gym bag!
I always have deodorant in my bag. I have one at home and one in my gym locker, but ALWAYS have one in my bag too.
Definitely lotion and of course my water bottle.
Bottled water
annabella @ centurytel dot net
Deodorant
I’ve been seeing these bags around and they look fabulous! I’d love to be the winner! :)
Oh woops didn’t say the item! I always have deoderant cause I’m usually going after work and I need to reapply!
a hair tie! I cannot stand it when my hair is flopping about…
hair ties, headphones, and my water bottle! :) Love this post!
I always have my garmin10 and my ipod shuffle in my gym bag. Like you, that is sometimes a plastic grocery sack
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I need my headphones – it keeps me motivated through my workouts! And this bag is CUTE!!!
I ALWAYS have deodorant in my bag! ;)
Well a MUST is an extra pair of drawers!! Got to be sure that on the off chance I forget to bring a pair with my change of clothes, that there’s a fresh pair just waiting!! Other things that pretty much stay present are my swim suit in case I decide I’m feeling more like a wet workout, my hairbrush, some leave in conditioner, gel (for those days I run a bit short on time or forget the straightener and need to go the curly route, and my toiletries bag. Oh and my way cool wireless blue tooth headphones!!! Workouts are WAY slack without my headphones to jam with and while the wired ones work, I have become spoiled with the wireless!! :D Happy Wednesday!
I need to have a change of clothes.. and I have forgotten socks many times :)
I must have hair ties, head phones, Chapstick, and socks!
I have to have a hair tie and socks. I usually forget one of them!
An extra sweat soaking headband.
Thank you.
I have to have my face wipes for a quick refresher after working out!
I have to have a fresh pair of socks in my gym bag. I hate having gross socks on post workout!
I ALWAYS have to have Burt’s Bees face wipes (I hate leaving post-workout sweat on my face) and chapstick!
Spin shoes, socks, and printed workouts (some from this blog!) so I can always get a good workout in at the gym.
I have GOT to have a headband in my bag. My #1 pet peeve is bangs in my face!!
It’s winter in Iowa, so in my gym bag are these staples:
Shorts.
T-shirt.
Sports bra.
Underarmour leggings and mock turtleneck.
SUPER-warm hat and gloves.
Face mask.
And face wipes.
I rotate my shoes depending on what I’m doing, so half the time I get to they gym and they aren’t in my bag …
In case you’re wondering I am still using the Chobani bag I won at Blend 2012, and the BF stole my 2013 bag and is using it *daily* at the gym (he’s hit his January WL goal already!).
face wipes and hair elastics are a must!
Hand sanitizer or wipes! Especially around this time of year …
Water bottle and hair ties!
Dry shampoo is a must! I seem to always forget hair ties, too.
I always have to have my headphones!
Wow! That bag is awesome!
I must always keep an extra pair of socks in my bag…never know when the ones I’m wearing will rebel and start to slip down around my heel, and that just CANNOT be tolerated!!! :)
Water!!
Deodorant and body spray for after my workout!
Extra hair ties and a headband…I won’t work out well if I have my hair all in my face ;)
I always have to have extra hair ties!! They break so easily in my crazy thick hair.
I have to have a towel, deodorant, and my lifting gloves!
I always have face wipes and hair ties. And a padlock.
SOCKS and HAIR TIES! I always seem to forget them, so having spare in my gym bag is a good idea for me.
I always have hair ties, face wash and some type of body mist :) Thanks!
I have to have my water bottle and gum! For some reason the gum helps me work out longer.
What a neat company and great bag! I’d love this as I, too, even working at a gym, bring everything in a different random bag each day (plastic bags here too, what! what!). My essential? Extra socks. Training all day and then working out, then showering to put sweaty socks back on to train? That’s become my pet peeve. Thanks, L!
hair ties and deodorant!
This bag looks amazing! Love the style and functionality of it.
One thing I must have in my gym bag: hair elastics!
chapstick, hair tyes, and face wipes are all musts for my gym bag!
Looks like an awesome bag!
Secret!! and an extra pair of socks!
headphones!
Contigo water bottle, gym gloves and protein for post workout shake. i need to get cuter face towels though :-)
Hair ties and money for snacks for my kids!
Running Shoes and a Water Bottle
Hairbrush. Long Hair DOES CARE!!!
Water bottle, for sure!
Wow you can pack a lot into that bag — impressive!! I need to have some hair ties, cannot workout with crazy hair!!
Extra undies for post-workout/the workday… I have forgotten them SOOOOOO many times… And I hate going without!
Water Bottle!!!
I always have a hair brush and bobby pins in my gym bag!
a towel
I must have my water bottle and pepto bismol!
Ditto on hair ties
I always have tons of hair ties and bobby pins!
Chalk!
my ipod and notebook where i write down my workouts!
Gym bag must for me: antibacterial wipes to clean the mats and handles on the equipment, ESP during flu season. And a snack, usually almonds
A must for my gym bag: Lotion!
Dry shampoo! For those mornings when extending my workout seems more important than showering before work :-P
socks… always forget them!
Hair ties and bobby pins!