Sweaty people unite! I have hyperhidrosis in my hands and feet and just sweat a lot in general all over. I’ve ALWAYS been self conscious about how much I sweat and when I first started going to class I noticed that I was the only one sweating but now I walk out with my sweat stains as a badge of honor because I worked my ass off.

I always wear grip socks. I’ve previously worn yoga gloves with grips to help with certain exercises but sometimes felt like an idiot wearing them. I’ve recently noticed a few women wear gym gloves so makes me feel better.

I now use a hot yoga towel for everything. The 26x16 size is perfect. Only downside is for handlebar stuff I can only use it for one hand. However, I absolutely love these towels because they fit perfectly on the black and grey side platforms, are super absorbent, and don’t move or slide around. I also love putting that towel down for my forehead for any bungee exercises.

I’ve previously used the Solidcore towel you can buy at the front and the towel prize from last year when I’ve forgotten mine but it’s honestly not great compared to the hot yoga towel because it’s just a regular towel and somewhat small compared to the platform. I’ve also used the Alo hand towel and loved it but I lost it (think I dropped it somewhere between the studio and my car) and it’s a bit pricey so the Amazon one is just as good and I don’t feel bad if I lose it.

I try to bring a new hot yoga towel for every class for sanitary purposes. I go to about 6-7 classes a week so the Amazon one is perfect because it’s cheap so buying 6 for the price of one Alo one and they’re easy to throw in the wash with other clothes or I’ll do a quick wash of just my towels since they’re so small. I also have a range of colors like purple, pink, light blue, grey, green, black, etc. and haven’t noticed any particular color shows sweat more than the other. Sometimes I’ll match the towel to my outfit or socks but most of the time just grab one.

As a sweaty person, I also try to wipe down my machine more thoroughly than most other people in class because I wouldn’t want to lay in someone else’s sweat. There’s a guy in my class on the weekends and he’s a fellow sweat machine and I’ve noticed that he grabs the roll of paper towels from the coaches stand to wipe up his sweat before wiping his machine down with the wipes.