Do you know how many times, when I've been running on the treadmill, I've knocked my headphones out of my ears and sent my iPod crashing on the floor? Many times. A hundred thousand times, at the very least. And if I managed to not slap my player off of me, then the earbuds would start slipping out anyway, and go flapping around and neither of these things is, believe me, conducive to a productive workout that gets your heart rate up and keeps it there from healthy exercise. Though it is possible your heart rate may be elevated with rage.

That's why I'm eyeing the Sennheiser MX75 Twist-To-Fit In-Ear Stereo Sport Headphones. Not just because they have the best and longest name of any headphones ever, or come in a cheery green color that makes me happy and is totally fashion-forward, but because they're guaranteed to stay in your ears and the cords clip to your top, so that you don't get all tangled and feel very, very stupid when you have to stop the treadmill and go pick up your music player across the room. It all seems very revolutionary to me, but that might be the aftermath of the rage talking.

I was shopping for new tank tops to wear to the gym--just something simple, cotton, to throw over a sports bra. I kept browsing, and I kept choking on my tongue. Twenty-five bucks for something without sleeves. Thirty-five bucks. Forty-five bucks. Forty-five bucks for tanks without any space-aged materials, even! Even the single-serve undershirt-style tank tops were eight or nine bucks each, but after awhile, that sounded totally reasonable. On my way to check out, on a whim, I swung over to the men's section, and almost choked on my tongue again, when I found a pack of Hanes athletic tank tops for ten bucks. Ten dollars! For five generous-length, pre-shrunk, tagless, all-cotton tank-tops in a huge range of sizes that are perfect for layering over a sports bra. I've seen packs of gray and black, too, at my local Target and I may be starting a collection. And while I'm at it, a letter-writing campaign.

You've got the cute gym ensembles, and you're the hottest thing going from work to workout--but that bag. That bag looks as sweaty as your gym socks, and it is doing your sporty adorableness no favors at all. You need a bag that will look as good going to the office as it does going into the locker room.

• The Kalya comes in so many colors, and has a million pockets for every little thing you need to organize.

• Your ordinary sporty Adidas duffel taken up a notch. Look athletic-ly high class, and also like a high-class athlete.

• It's glittery! It's practical and goes with everything in black, slings across your body for easy carrying of all the things you need to tote around with you every day, and did I mention it's glittery?

So when you're at a conference, you are meeting one million people, all of whom will immediately judge you, your hair, your shoes and rate on a scale of here's-my-card-bye to omg-you're-awesome-and-we're-best-friends. It is very nerve-wracking and the whole idea was making me sweat in places I didn't even know how I had. The way I bolster my confidence, though, is by pretending I am not a wallflower and going all-out in the fabulousness department. I wear eyeliner, I put on deodorant, I get out my teal tights, and I wear the most amazing shoes possible. Amazing shoes are conversation starters! The other thing about conferences is that while there is a lot of sitting and listening intently, there is also a lot of cruising the halls and standing around talking. Three-inch-heels and standing around are not usually compatible things. Aerosoles saved my life, people. Seriously. Aerosoles.

I approve of the leather cuff bracelet as a general concept. It is a rugged-looking accessory, making you look tough and chic, yet fashionable. Who knew it was possible to improve on tough, chic and fashionable? Somebody knew, because they have designed the photocuff, the possibilities of which intrigue and delight me. Sure, you can fill it with pictures of your family and your dog, I guess, but what about filling the windows with scraps of pretty fabric? Gorgeous wallpaper or wrapping paper? Pieces of maps--or even useful maps that will get you places? Notes to yourself, to-do lists, things to remember and Inspirational Quotes? Or maybe one of each, in each window. Or a mirror! You'll need a cuff for each wrist, apparently.

Way back in the ancient mists of time, I experimented with swimming as a pathway to cardiovascular health and sleek 'n sexy muscle-building. It did not go well. I got water up my nose and I couldn't swim in a straight line and I couldn't see at all which made me horribly dizzy. If I recall correctly, I tried it once or twice more, and then I gave up on the idea of swimming altogether, and that's something I regret.

But what if my problems were solved? What if I could plug up my nose, restore my sense of direction, and find a pair of swim goggles that fit well, that I can see properly in, and didn't make me look like a freaky bug? See Jane Run has the solution to one of these problems, with their incredibly dorky swim mask that fills me with glee. I completely love it, because it is crazy. It looks like something a spy from the future would wear in her secret underwater missions to uncover a Soviet submarine, or like you are a super-sexy scientist uncovering the secret of fitness. Plus, your range of vision is far wider than with tiny little cups over each eye, it's got UV and anti-fog coating, a silicone seal to prevent leaks, and makes my heart happy. Happy enough to take up swimming again? Or maybe underwater spying!

The idea of the running skirt--or at least the marketing of that one brand--kind of gave me hives. But after my post, you guys have convinced me that it is not the worst idea in the world; in fact, it might be a pretty great idea. Incredibly functional, maybe a tiny bit fashionable, maybe even kind of cute. A lot of you have them; a lot of you want them, and are on the lookout for ones that fit, don't ride up, and feel good. That's why this article from Runner's World caught my eye--check out their roundup of a bunch of nice-looking running skirts in a variety of lengths and sizes. One of them may be the exercise skirt of your dreams.

image via Athleta

Sometimes, after a particularly soul-crushing day at work, the last thing I can imagine is walking into a locker room at a gym and changing into my workout clothes in front of Grecian goddesses and hardcore hardbodies. If only there were gym clothes cute enough to pass under the radar of a business-casual office. Without further ado, here are seven awesome official things to wear to work and the fact that they are really workout gear? Our little secret.

• Ready for the runway or for the treadmill? This ruched top from BlueFish Sports is the rock star of the list.
  
  
• Hip-hop pants from Planet Body are perfect in a more style-forward office. Probably can't get away with this at a more conservative office space though.
  
  
• Pair Anatomie's absolutely adorable sleeveless scoop neck with a pair of matte boot-cut yoga pants (like these from Brazilian designer Nina Bucci) and everyone's going to assume you're wearing Armani.

My new apartment has a Bikram yoga studio next door, and three times a day, neighborhood people begin the steady stream down the street and up the stairs to its bendy arms. They are usually already dressed for hot yoga--tiny shorts and little tank tops, most of them looking as if they are made of very fancy, space-aged wicking materials that actually have tiny space-aged air conditioners woven into the fabric. I am going to guess that they blew all their money on their fancy gear, because you would not believe how many of them are dragging their floppy, unsecured yoga mats along with them under their arms, over their shoulders, on their hips, loosely rolled and unwieldy, or covered with really big rubber bands. That is no way to treat an important piece of equipment! It also doesn't look so great, and really, more than a little discombobulated.

What does look great and not at all discombobulated--adorable yoga mat bags in excellent fabrics. They're inexpensive enough to not blow your space-aged workout clothes budget, and they're way cooler than rubber bands could ever hope to be. And they make you look a little less disorganized and crazy, which is always a plus.

We know by now that disposable water bottles are very, very bad things for the environment, and that water is a very, very good thing for our health, our general well-being and our overall super-attractiveness. We don't really care why you drink it--just remember that you ought to be drinking it. And the way to hydrate regularly and conveniently is with your favorite from this collection of seriously cool souvenir Nalgene bottles that serve you up 32 ounces of Tolstoy, 2 pints of Pythagoras, a quart of Duchamp or almost 4 cups of Christie.

There's a selection of attractive, reusable, generously sized and very clever water bottles, all designed by Portland's famous Powell's (and my secret true love). They not only make you happy to own and look at them, but also make you look extremely smart. Which you are, because you're drinking your water! It is the beautiful circle of life.