Hydryx Workout Towel Review

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Martial arts training (especially in a gym with no air conditioning) is sweaty business. Personally, I sweat like a fat guy in the middle of August, so even during the warm-up, sweat is already dripping from my forehead.

I normally bring a towel to wipe off my sweat every time I workout, but it tends to get soaked up in sweat pretty quickly (it’s a medium sized towel). I found out about a high tech “Super Absorbent” towel called “HYDRYX” that supposedly stays cool, thus cooling you off, and soaks up a ton of water keeping you dry, so I decided to pick one up.

The Hydryx towel is a lot different than regular towels. It’s a baby blue, chamois like moist towel (you’re supposed to keep it moist with water). And you store it in a plastic cylinder-shaped container so that the towel constantly stays wet.

The claim is that it’s a towel that can cool you off, and absorb a lot of sweat, thus increasing performance.

Take a look at the instructions for using the Hydryx towel:

• Rinse or wash in cold water before use
• Wring out and store in tube or zip-lock type bag
• If HYDRYX dries out, rinse it in cold water
• In extra hot weather, rinse in cold water and wring out as much water as you like before use
• Keeping HYDRYX wet in hot weather lets you dry off and stay extra cool at the same time

Pro’s

I’ve used it during my workouts, and I can tell you that it’s way better than a regular cotton towel. Here’s why:

• For its size (25”x17”) it can soak up A LOT of sweat. And fast. It’s almost like a sponge, but without the bulk.
• It keeps you cool. The towel is cold when you use it, so it feels pretty refreshing to wipe the sweat from you body.

Con’s

• Price – I purchased my HYDRYX towel for $39.99 Canadian, but you can find it online selling for about 20 bucks. It’s still pretty expensive, considering it’s a towel
• The texture of the towel takes some time to get used to
• After a while it develops a mildew smell to it-but if you throw it in the wash, that smell is gone.

I don’t think that the towel itself will increase performance like the advertising says, but it does make you feel a lot more comfortable during your workout.

While a regular towel will do the job, the Hydryx super-absorbent towel is a “cool” luxury item to have in your gym bag. If you’ve got money to blow, check out this towel.

Hydryx Workout Towel