The Best Gym Bag

Here’s the secret: There is no perfect gym bag.

Many bags sold as “gym bags” are indistinguishable from any duffle bag or tote. And almost any kind of bag will work as a gym bag in a pinch.

In the end, a good gym bag will bring fresh clothes to a workout and take wet gear home again without everything becoming a fragrant swamp.

After researching hundreds of gym bags—traditional gym bags and others—and testing more than 40, we’ve found five bags for a range of gym goers and situations.

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