Hot Yoga + Yoga Socks??

classycouture
classycouture Posts: 888 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I just signed up for hot power yoga classes, and am wondering if yoga socks will be helpful in preventing me from slipping and sliding all over my map once I start sweating.

For those who have done some form of hot yoga, would you recommend yoga socks? Or are they more of a nuisance? Full toe coverage? Half toe? Brand?

Comments/suggestions would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance!

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  • earpies37
    earpies37 Posts: 18
    kinda pointless imo, just get a 'yogitoes' yoga towel to put down on your mat, it has little grippy nubs on one side so it wont slide at all. theyre great and you dont have socks filled with sweat/funk by the end of class! ;)
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member
    kinda pointless imo, just get a 'yogitoes' yoga towel to put down on your mat, it has little grippy nubs on one side so it wont slide at all. theyre great and you dont have socks filled with sweat/funk by the end of class! ;)

    This. I sweat like a barn animal and was worried about slipping and sliding all over the damn place, but my sister lent me her yogitoes (sp) towel thingy and I was golden. I LOVED hot yoga. I wish I had the budget to do it more than the free week they gave me for going to one class.

    Just an aside: the yogitoes thing is a little pricier than your mat will be.
  • earpies37
    earpies37 Posts: 18

    This. I sweat like a barn animal and was worried about slipping and sliding all over the damn place, but my sister lent me her yogitoes (sp) towel thingy and I was golden. I LOVED hot yoga. I wish I had the budget to do it more than the free week they gave me for going to one class.

    Just an aside: the yogitoes thing is a little pricier than your mat will be.

    could always do a work for trade thing where ya clean up and get free yoga(i know someone who also gives free chiropractic adjustments to the instructors in exchange for free yoga), or just do what i did and start dating one of the instructors(+1 free yoga woot!) ;)
  • dmkoenig
    dmkoenig Posts: 299 Member
    There's a new yoga mat made by Aurorae called Synergy that has integrated a microfiber towel with a traditional yoga mat, making it ideally suited for hot yoga or for people who just sweat a lot. It's machine washable and has received very positive reviews on Amazon.com.
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member

    This. I sweat like a barn animal and was worried about slipping and sliding all over the damn place, but my sister lent me her yogitoes (sp) towel thingy and I was golden. I LOVED hot yoga. I wish I had the budget to do it more than the free week they gave me for going to one class.

    Just an aside: the yogitoes thing is a little pricier than your mat will be.

    could always do a work for trade thing where ya clean up and get free yoga(i know someone who also gives free chiropractic adjustments to the instructors in exchange for free yoga), or just do what i did and start dating one of the instructors(+1 free yoga woot!) ;)

    Already married...damn ;) Looks like I'm gonna have to just jack up the heat in my room and go to town!
  • jbird40
    jbird40 Posts: 10
    Personally I love my yoga socks. I have ones with toes, without toes, and ones that have open toes and heels. It is just a preference.
  • earpies37
    earpies37 Posts: 18

    Already married...damn ;) Looks like I'm gonna have to just jack up the heat in my room and go to town!

    psssh, send your husband to teacher training and then get him hired at a studio teaching part time, problem solved! ;)
  • Mia_RagazzaTosta
    Mia_RagazzaTosta Posts: 4,885 Member

    Already married...damn ;) Looks like I'm gonna have to just jack up the heat in my room and go to town!

    psssh, send your husband to teacher training and then get him hired at a studio teaching part time, problem solved! ;)

    Genius!
  • classycouture
    classycouture Posts: 888 Member
    Thanks everyone! I'll take a look around and see what I can find!

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