Gifts for the Person Who Does Hot Yoga (and Survives It)
They're in a 105°F room six days a week and they call it their meditation. These gifts belong in their studio bag.
Manduka Yogitoes Mat Towel — Anti-Slip, Full-Length
A non-slip yoga towel that lays over a mat and provides grip when wet — the essential hot yoga accessory for any practice where the mat becomes slippery from sweat. Manduka's Yogitoes uses silicone nubs on the underside that grip the mat and a surface that grips the hands as it gets wetter, the opposite of an untreated towel. Hot yoga teachers recommend it as the tool that makes Bikram poses safer and more stable.
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LULULEMON Wunder Train Crop Tight — Women's
A moisture-wicking crop tight with a four-way stretch fabric that doesn't cling when wet and doesn't compress in ways that restrict hot yoga poses — the yoga tight that the hot yoga community recommends over standard yoga pants for Bikram and hot vinyasa classes. Lululemon's Wunder Train is the fabric standard for hot yoga; practitioners who've tried wearing regular yoga pants in a hot class understand immediately why fabric choice matters.
Liquid I.V. Hydration Multiplier — Lemon Lime, 30-Stick Box
A hydration multiplier in individual sticks that uses cellular transport technology to deliver fluids faster than water alone — the electrolyte replacement for the amount of sweat that a 90-minute hot yoga class produces. Liquid I.V. is what hot yoga communities recommend for post-practice rehydration; the stick format means it's always in the studio bag regardless of whether someone planned to need it.
Gaiam Foldable Yoga Mat — Travel, 2mm
A 2mm travel mat that folds into a bag-sized rectangle — the backup mat for hot yoga practitioners who go to studios that provide mats but prefer to use their own. Hot yoga studios charge for mat rental and the mats see high use; a personal travel mat eliminates the cost and the hygiene question. The 2mm thickness is the travel compromise between packability and cushion that hot yoga practitioners accept.
Peppermint Cooling Spray — 4oz, for Hot Yoga
A peppermint mist that provides evaporative cooling on pulse points during and after hot yoga — the mid-class relief tool that hot yoga practitioners apply to the back of the neck, wrists, and temples during particularly intense standing series sequences. Peppermint's cooling effect is physical, not imagined; the spray is what hot yoga studios often mist during the floor series, and having a personal bottle is the gift that provides it on demand.
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