Get in Gear: Nathan QuickDraw Hydration Carrier

FitSugar — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:30:00 -0700

When you're running, it's important to stay hydrated, since you can end up sweating a lot. Waistpacks that hold water bottles are great for biking and hiking when I need to have my hands free, but when I'm running, I love the easy access of a hand held water bottle.

Check out this one made by Nathan. This is the 2008 QuickDraw Plus Hydration Bottle. It's got padded and adjustable straps so you can secure it snugly and comfortably to your hand. The water bottle can hold up to 22 oz. of water and there's a zippered pouch to keep small essentials like keys, tissues or a cell phone.

Another thing that's great about holding a water bottle in your hand is that since it's filled with water, it acts as a weight. I switch back and forth between my left and right hand every minute or so to work both arms equally.

The pink version shown here has a tiny pink ribbon on it so you can show your support for breast cancer awareness. Order this hydration bottle ($16.19) from BikeSomWhere.com.

Want to see what other colors it comes in? Then read more

You can choose Yellow, Black, Green or Lime.

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Fitness Gadget: Hydrosport Wrist Water Bottles

FitSugar — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:00:00 -0700

Staying hydrated on the go is certainly important, and the wide variety of products out there to help you sip water on run attest to that. If the water bottle as a backpack variation or water bottle amo belt don't do it for you, you may be interested in the water bottle as a bracelet. The Hydrosport ($18.45) is similar to the QuickDraw Water Bottle, the water bottle with hand straps, but Hydrosport allows you to be completely hands-free since they wrap around your wrists. Each bottle holds four ounces of water, and weighs half a pound so it won't add a whole lot of extra weight to your hands, which could potentially cause injury when walking or running. Another great thing is when you fill them with cold water, they can help keep you cool during your workout.

I know these are a little different, and that the image seems so very 80s, but they're kind of cool. So tell me, do you think you'd ever use these?