While you’re working on the roads after darkish, staying seen retains you protected. One of many best locations so as to add some shiny lights is your working belt—and this feature from Nathan offers you eight lumens of LED lighting. You possibly can select between a gradual glow (which lasts for as much as three hours) or a few strobing choices (which can maintain going for seven hours). When you’re again house, you possibly can simply cost it again up with an included USB wire.

You’ve bought two pretty roomy zippered pockets to securely stash a supersized telephone, plus loads of gels. (That stated, it’s not sufficiently big for a water bottle—for that, you’d wish to take a look at Bare, Camelbak’s Extremely Belt, or Salomon’s S/Lab.)

Notice: This isn’t precisely a set-it-and-forget-it choice—it’s on the heavier, chunkier facet, and it typically shifted round a bit whereas I ran.

Greatest Streamlined: lululemon Quick and Free Working Belt

Professionals

• Stretchy zipper pocket, plus 4 smaller envelope pockets
• Key clip
• Adjustable waistband
• Light-weight

Cons

• Not as a lot space for storing as different belts on this listing
• Can typically slide on slippery materials

This belt from Lululemon is well designed to stash greater than you’d suppose. The primary zippered pocket simply suits a telephone and a gel or two, whereas 4 “hidden” envelope pockets alongside the facet are the right measurement to your keys (sure, there’s a key clip), a pair playing cards, a chapstick, or your wi-fi earbud case—every in its personal separate slot.

So long as you don’t overload it, the belt sits fairly flat. You might simply slip it beneath a free high, and nobody would comprehend it’s there. In testing, I used to be pleasantly stunned by how little it bounced total, though it did slide round a bit on one significantly slippery pair of leggings. Pair it with the correct bottoms, nonetheless, and also you’ve bought a comfortable belt that stays flush towards your physique with out feeling such as you’re lugging round an excessive amount of gear.

Unique picture by SELF author Jennifer Heimlich

Greatest for Path Working: Salomon S/Lab Working Belt

Professionals

• Light-weight and breathable
• Holds flasks as much as 17 ounces
• 4 pockets
• Removable trekking pole loops

Cons

• Sits most securely when there is a water flask inside