ladies that workout at a gym

mcunningham

can you help me out here - my company has an on-site gym that is pretty sweet (and free!) and after many years i have decided to start taking advantage of it.

i have never been one to workout in a gym and just use our elliptical at home so i have no clue what i need besides the obvious - shoes and clothes? is there anything you bring with you or you think i will need?

thanks!

scrapmama2201

Nice!!

I don't bring anything other than a water bottle and my i-pod. And the little diaper case thing because my kid always craps in the kid care and they don't do diaper changes.

2bearichards

If you are showering there, you will need a towel, soap, flip flops and anything else you need to get yourself ready (unless they provide it, my gym does).

I also bring my iPod or at least the earphones so I can watch TV when I am on the treadmill.

I work out at lunch, so let me know if you have any specific questions related to that.

And good for you!!

abvernon

scrapmama2201:

Nice!!

I don't bring anything other than a water bottle and my i-pod. And the little diaper case thing because my kid always craps in the kid care and they don't do diaper changes.

This minus the diaper bag. I also bring a little towel to wipe down my sweat.

As for clothing, I tend to dress less than I do if I was running outside. It gets pretty warm in the gym I go to (even with the a/c on).

Have fun!

mcunningham

ipod and earphones - genius! that should make the time go by quickly - hopefully?! thanks ladies!!

dirtbikemom

Ditto what everyone else said.  I bring my iPad because I like to read when I'm on the treadmill.  

risysmama

just music and water.

fjaril

a hand towel! it's so gross when you go to sit on a machine and it's got someone's butt sweat (or sweat in general) on it. ew. ew. ew.

obvi water and ear phones / ipod

KellyMRocks

Ipod,  hand towel, water. 

If you're just starting out with running, I highly recommend the couch to 5k app on the ipod touch (or Iphone).