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 Towel gets better and better over the years... Sep 04, 2010
I've owned the Gaiam towel for over four years and used the towel for power yoga. Recently I've started hot yoga and the towel continues to perform wonderfully. I noticed that with the years, the towel becomes more absorbent and traction is amazing. I wash it with warm water and mild soap with a little bit of white vinegar for disinfection. I sometimes wash it in the sink and wring it out myself. I hang it over a chair and it's completely dry the next day. I NEVER use fabric softener, as this reduces the traction and absorbency. With time the color will fade to a light purple and will no longer bleed. I will purchase one more along with a hand towel, as I need an extra one for my daily hot yoga practice.
good for bikram yoga Aug 31, 2010
i was sick of using my bath towels for hot yoga and didn't wanna cough up the money for a 'yogi toes' towel. this gaiam thirsty towel does the job! fits my mat perfectly, is very absorbent, and machine washable. i primarily take bikram style classes, so there is not a lot of movement involved and this towel works great. i prefer to wash in between uses, but typically i just air dry it outside and use it again the next day. it doesn't stink until the 2nd or 3rd use. when i use this towel for hot vinyasa style classes, the towel tends to move around a bit bc it doesn't have grippers on the bottom. definitely recommend for bikram/hatha hot yoga, but i think i'll have to invest in a yogi toes towel for hot classes with more movement.
Works great for me Aug 30, 2010
I haven't tried other yoga towels. I have tried using two Aquis microfiber towels, and while those work well, they are too narrow to cover the whole mat. I tried the Gaiam because it is the least expensive of the yoga mat towels. I think it works very well. It is completely saturated with sweat (I do Bikram) about halfway through class but it doesn't feel soppy to me. They don't move around and get wrinkled while using them either. I have a Nike sweat-resistant mat - whether that makes a difference, I don't know. Anyhow, the Yogitoes mats are ridiculously expensive, and it seems pretty clear from the variation in price by color that they're just charging what they think they can get for them. They're probably priced at about 9 times the cost to make them. So I'm extremely hesitant to try that brand, and more than fine with purchasing another Gaiam towel because the cost is much more reasonable. I do wish they came in more colors though. I'm just not willing to pay up to $30 more for different colors.
 Needs the rubber backing Aug 25, 2010
You need a yoga towel with the rubber backing or beads. And you have to wet down the towel to help with gripping. This towel does not have the backing.
 Doesn't stay on mat Aug 18, 2010
Need to continue adjusting throughout the practice until the towel gets a little wet. May start classes with wetting down the towel to alleviate the problem.
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