A Fine Piece of Workout

Snap into a slim gym

By CHRISTINE LIU | CHRISTINE@WEEKLYDIG.COM

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1 | CANVAS TOTE BAG BY PLANK | $245

The oversized heft, tropical fruit palette and blinding hardware clearly show who wears the (stretchy) pants in yoga class. The leather-trimmed zipper reveals a multitude of divided space and an enormous drawstring bag, while webbed outer straps secure a rolled mat. Charlestown-based Plank will surely get you to "om om om."

[Available at The Sports Club/LA, 4 Avery St., Boston. 617.375.8200. thesportsclubla.com]

2 | PUDDLE JUMPER TOTE BY LUG | $85

Shiny-quilted like those snow boots you tore winter up in as a kid, this bag is the most comprehensively organized in the bunch (I'm still counting all the nooks and crannies; there are pockets in pockets on pockets, people). Unzip the back door -- whoa, Nellie -- to stash kicks in separate, ventilated compartment.

[Available at Luna Boston, 205 Newbury St., Boston. 866.910.3900. lunaboston.com]

3 | CONTRAST BARREL BAG BY FRED PERRY | $42

In this disturbingly adorable bag piped with cotton candy pink, Fred Perry unleashes an old-school silhouette onto modern PVC. The no-frills carrier hosts saturated color and scads of classy irony. You almost wish it included a vintage wrestling uniform, kneesocks and an actual crown of laurels.

[Available at Hootenanny, 36 JFK St., Harvard Sq., Cambridge. 617.864.6623. myspace.com/shootenanny]

4 | SF MEDIUM TEAM BAG | $80

If you're going for the Italian football (sorry, soccer) trainee look, with matching swishy warm-ups and shin guards stashed on your person, here's your ball sack. The Ferrari metal zip pulls, padded straps and emblems d'Italia probably make you look faster, too -- screw painted flames.

[Available at Puma, 333 Newbury St., Boston. 617.369.7091. puma.com]

5 | PURE GYM BAG | $64

This bag experienced lustier pawing than a puppy jail cell. Shaped like a bowling bag on steroids (disclaimer: not an endorsement), the canvas satchel hosts a laptop sleeve, gadget pouches and a pouch perfect for stinky socks. Hope you like lululemon's logo, a waggish curve, 'cuz it's everywhere on this thing.

[Available at lululemon, 376 Boylston St., Suite 304, Boston. 617.266.0448. lululemon.com]