I am a big fan of bags and of US Weekly.  I love their section on what’s in your bag, maybe I’m just nosy but I love seeing all the different bags stars carry and I love knowing what’s inside of them.  This column has inspired me to do a weekly series “What’s In Your Gym Bag” featuring a different blogger each week starting with me!!
So here is what’s in my gym bag:

• ionic knee band (too small for my knee I use it for my shin)
• yogitoes and yogihands for when I don’t have a mat for yoga
• weight lifting gloves
• running gloves
• Exercise TV workout towel
• Bondi Bands (notice the custom Run, Love, Live Bondi Band

• Other head bands, a Survivor Buff
• Self workout cards
• protein shots
• GU
• inhaler

• Curves measuring tape
• Arctic Ease

• sunglasses
• exercise band
• Peppermint oil (aromatherapy oil)
• deodorant
• Q-tips
• Hand cream
• tissues
• Antibacterial hand gel
• cleansing and makeup remover towelettes
• hairbrush
• portable toothbrush with flosser
• advil
• lip balm
• aquaphor
• nail kit
• pen

As you can see I carry a lot of stuff in my gym bag.  I sometimes carry my iPod shuffle in my iFitness bag and my Garmin, but I usually take my iPad to the gym because not only can I listen to music, I can read magazines, books and blogs on it too.

I occasionally carry a random magazine or book but for the most part everything above is what I keep in my gym bag….isn’t that enough!
I love bags and on my wish list for a new gym bag is the Core bag by Livewell 360:

The Core bag just turned one and Livewell 360 is giving away one free core bag to celebrate, so make sure you check it out here. 
My “What’s In My Gym Bag” blog is going to be a weekly occurrence for a few weeks featuring a different blogger’s gym bag each week.  Next week’s blog will feature Tina from Carrots ‘n’ Cake.  Anyone that would like to participate in “What’s In My Gym Bag” feel free to email me at runninglovingliving@gmail.com  and I will add you to the lineup!!

I hope everyone has a great weekend!!  Good luck to all the runner’s running races this weekend including me!!  Good luck to Jess from Run with Jess on the Illinois Half Marathon tomorrow!!!