Recently, many runners began to post jogging photos in beautiful corners of nature on their pages on social networks. Or from the venue of the famous charity marathons. To take a camera or phone, and other useful little things, for a run, a special running bag was invented.
Features
Many, going for their usual jog to the nearest park, wondered what to take with them the necessary little things. Not everyone likes to run with a backpack. Even the most compact backpack will be unpleasant to hit on the back and pull back.
Designers of sportswear and accessories have long solved this problem of many joggers by creating special bags for jogging. Thanks to them, you can take everything you need for a run and keep your hands free.
Such bags have several advantages:
- Small;
- Lungs;
- Durable, made of waterproof fabrics;
- Inexpensive.
A running bag usually looks like a large wallet with a belt that can be conveniently attached to a belt or arm or shoulder. The bag is very light, small in size, exactly so that it fits keys, a phone, a player or a purse. It is securely locked with a zipper, and the owner may not have to worry about things falling out while jogging.
Running bags are usually one size. Adjustment is due to the elastic strap, stretching to the desired size of the arm, waist or shoulder.
During a run, you can easily get a phone from such a purse to call or take a photo. It is convenient to pull out headphones from it and listen to your favorite music during sports. If you are used to drinking water while running, you can purchase a model in which you can put a flask.
With all its advantages, such handbags are very inexpensive. Now each athlete can purchase one or more of these bags.You can have several handbags in different colors.
Although these handbags were designed exclusively for runners by designers, over time they became popular with all sports fans. Such bags can be found among equestrian enthusiasts, cyclists and many others.
Such models are popular with everyone who does not carry a lot of things with him in everyday life.
Surely, going on an excursion somewhere in a warm country, the guide told you not to take valuable things with you, but to take only the most necessary. But what to do, you want to take a phone or a camera, and at the same time have hands free so that you can freely take pictures. The running model will help you out.
Models
Running models of bags, as a rule, are not divided into purely female and male. Almost all of them are universal. The difference is only in materials, sizes and colors. If you run in a fashionable tracksuit, you can easily pick up a handbag of the right color to maintain the integrity of the image.
Running bags are made of lightweight synthetic materials, they are durable to use and can last for years.
They are also very easy to care for. They can simply be rubbed with a damp cloth.
Manufacturers of sports accessories are trying to take into account the needs of all customers, because among them there are a variety of people. For lovers of more serious loads, more voluminous models are produced, for those who run marathons and do not have to weight down, compact bags are offered.
Today, in the age of information technology, rarely anyone leaving their apartment leaves a mobile phone at home. So, for runners, designers invented special wrist cases for mobile. Such a bag looks like a transparent flat case placed on the forearm. On the side of these bags there are pockets for small items, such as keys and pedometers.
In such a handbag, it is convenient to check the heart rate monitor or messages on the phone without taking it out. If you like to listen to music from your phone or player during sports, there are models with headphone holes.
The most desperate runners can buy bags made of waterproof materials to go jogging and other active sports in any weather.
If you are used to drinking a lot while jogging, a bag with a special flap or pocket for a bottle of water will suit you. Usually such a bag is already equipped with a special flask where you can pour water with you. This is very economical since you don’t have to spend money on a bottle of water.
But there is one caveat: before buying, you need to know exactly how much water you plan to drink while jogging and on the basis of this, acquire a suitable model.
If you like to consume a lot of water, special belts with 2 or 4 bottle compartments are suitable for you. These belts are ideal for long walks, because you no longer have to worry about where to get water.
How to wear?
Running bags can be worn:
- On the hand;
- On the shoulder;
- On the belt.
The most compact form of a running bag is wrist. She wears easily on her forearm, a place higher than her elbow. It contains a telephone, keys and a couple of other important little things. You can’t put a purse or a bottle there, but such a bag is light and does not feel on the body.
You can still carry such bags over your shoulder. These are larger models, they contain all the necessary little things, even a bottle of water. Shoulder models with a transparent flap for the screen of a cell phone are also available.
The most popular models with us are waist bags. As the name implies, such a bag is attached to the waist and has a belt that can be adjusted to fit your size. The bag is fixed on the belt very tightly and is not felt at all while running.
They owe their popularity to the fact that in waist bags you can put a large number of necessary things, even a bottle of water. Now you can take literally everything, a mobile phone, handkerchiefs, chocolates, credit cards. If necessary, you can grab a passport. Some models of waist bags are even equipped with rubber bands for running poles.
Selection tips
If you decide to buy a running bag, you should be guided by such moments:
- Where it will be convenient for you to carry a handbag (arm, shoulder, belt).
- What distances do you usually practice (short trainings in the park closest to the house, marathons and half marathons, long runs).
- What will you take for a run.
- Do you need a transparent valve for a mobile phone.
- Will you need a pocket for the flask.