Recently, many runners began to post photos on jogging in beautiful corners of nature on their pages on social networks. Or from the venue of the famous charity marathons. In order to take a camera or a telephone and other useful stuff for a run, a special bag for running was invented.
Features
Many, going to their usual jogging in the nearest park, wondered what to take with them the necessary stuff. Not everyone likes to run with a backpack. Even the smallest backpack will unpleasantly hit on the back and pull back.
Designers of sportswear and accessories have long solved this problem of many runners, creating special bags for running. Thanks to them, you can take everything you need for a run and your hands will remain free.
Such bags have several advantages:
- Small;
- Lungs;
- Durable, made of waterproof fabrics;
- Cheap.
A jogging bag usually looks like a big purse with a belt that fits comfortably on a belt or on a hand, or on a shoulder. The bag is very light, small in size, exactly enough to fit the keys, phone, player or purse. It is securely locked to the zipper, and the owner can not worry about things falling out during a run.
Running bags are usually one size. Adjustment is due to the elastic strap, stretching to the desired size of the arm, waist or shoulder.
While jogging, you can easily get a phone out of such a bag to call or take a photo. It is convenient to pull out headphones from it and listen to your favorite musical compositions during sports. If you are accustomed to drink water while running, you can purchase a model in which you can put a flask.
For all its advantages, such handbags are very inexpensive. Now every athlete can buy one or more of these bags. You can have several handbags in different colors.
Although such bags were designed by designers exclusively for runners, over time they became popular with all sports fans. Such bags can be found in equestrian sports enthusiasts, cyclists and many others.
Such models are popular with all those who in daily life do not carry a lot of things with them.
Surely, going on a tour somewhere in a warm country, the guide told you not to take valuable things with you, but to take only the most necessary things. But what to do, you want to take a phone or a camera, and at the same time have free hands so that you can take pictures freely. You will be rescued by a running model.
Models
Running models of bags, as a rule, are not divided into purely female and male. Almost all of them are universal. The only difference is in materials, sizes and colors. If you run in a trendy tracksuit, you can easily pick up a handbag of a suitable color to preserve the integrity of the image.
Running bags are made of light synthetic materials, they are durable to use and can last for years.
They are also very easy to maintain. They can simply be ground with a damp cloth.
Manufacturers of sports accessories are trying to take into account the needs of all customers, because among them there are all kinds of people. For lovers of more serious loads, more voluminous models are made, for those who run marathons and should not weigh down their weight, compact handbags are offered.
Today, in the age of information technology, rarely leaving a flat leaves a mobile phone at home. So designers have invented special runners Wrist covers for mobile. This bag looks like a transparent flat case placed on the forearm.On the side of such bags there are pockets for small things, like keys and pedometers.
In such a handbag it is convenient to check the heart rate monitor or messages on the phone without removing it. If you like to listen to music from your phone or player during sports, there are models with headphone openings.
The most desperate jogging lovers can buy bags of waterproof materials to run and other active sports in any weather.
If you are used to drinking a lot while jogging, a bag with a special valve or pocket for a water bottle will suit you. Usually such a bag is already equipped with a special flask, where you can pour water with you. It is very economical, as it does not have to spend money to buy 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, based on this, purchase a suitable model.
If you like to consume a lot of water, you can use special belts with 2 or 4 compartments for bottles. These belts are ideal for long walks, because you can no longer worry about where to buy water.
How to wear?
Running bags can be worn:
- On the hand;
- On the shoulder;
- On the belt.
The most compact form of a handbag for running is wrist. She easily puts on a forearm, on a place above an elbow. It contains a telephone, keys and a couple of other important details. There you can not put a purse or a bottle, but this bag is light and not felt on the body.
You can still carry these bags through the shoulder. These are bigger models, they fit all the necessary stuff, even a bottle of water. Available and shoulder models with a transparent valve for the screen of a cell phone.
Our most popular models are belt bags. As the name implies, this bag is attached at the waist and has a belt that can be adjusted to your size. The bag is fixed on the belt very tightly and is not felt at all during the run.
Their popularity is due to the fact that a large number of necessary things, even a bottle of water, can be put in the waist bags. Now you can take literally everything, 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 sticks.
Tips for choosing
If you decide to buy a bag for running, you should focus on these moments:
- Where you will be comfortable to carry a handbag (arm, shoulder, belt).
- What distances do you usually practice (short training sessions at the park closest to your home, marathons and half marathons, long runs).
- What will you take to jog.
- Do you need a transparent valve for a mobile phone?
- Do I need a pocket for a flask.