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Dansu gym towels are slim, quick-dry waffle microfibre sweat towels made for people who train hard. Each one is 30x90cm, weighs 105g, folds small enough for a bag pocket, clips to your bag or the rack with a carabiner, and dries in about 30 minutes hung up, so it never sits damp and smelly at the bottom of your kit bag. Made from 100% recycled microfibre.
What makes a good gym towel
A gym towel has one job: get sweat off you fast, then dry out before your next session. Most cotton gym towels fail the second part. They soak up sweat well, then stay wet for hours, pick up a smell and add bulk to your bag. A microfibre gym towel does both. Our waffle microfibre soaks up moisture at least as well as cotton and dries up to 50% faster than a standard towel. The waffle texture adds surface area, which is what speeds up the drying.
How to choose a gym towel
Size. 30x90cm is the sweet spot for the gym floor. It's long enough to drape over your neck between sets or lay on a bench, and narrow enough to fold into a pocket of your bag. Bath-size towels are for showers, not training, and get heavy fast. Small hand-towel sizes run out of dry surface halfway through a session.
Fabric. Microfibre for quick drying, low weight and freshness in a bag. Cotton if you want a soft, towelling feel and don't mind the drying time. Cooling towels are a separate thing: they work by evaporation and are better for running outside than lifting indoors.
Weight and pack size. A Dansu gym towel weighs 105g and folds down to fit a gym bag pocket, a backpack or even a jacket pocket.
A clip. This sounds small until you've spent a session picking your towel up off the floor. A carabiner clip lets you hang it on the rack, the bench, the treadmill or your bag strap, so it stays off the floor and you can find it.
Odour. Our waffle microfibre is virtually odourless, which most traditional quick-dry towels aren't. Hang it up after training and it stays fresh between washes.
Gym towel vs sweat towel vs cooling towel
People use the names loosely. A gym towel or sweat towel is for wiping down during training, usually 30 to 40cm wide and 80 to 100cm long. A cooling towel is a thin synthetic cloth you wet and wring out so it cools your neck by evaporation. A gym shower towel is a full-size bath towel. Dansu towels are gym and sweat towels. They also work as a quick-dry travel towel.
Looking after your gym towel
Machine wash with your normal kit, following the instructions on the label. Skip fabric softener, since it coats the fibres and makes the towel less absorbent over time. Hang to dry. Don't tumble dry. Wash it every two or three sessions, or whenever it needs it. The towels are tested to last, and keep their print and drying speed wash after wash.
Gym towel FAQs
What size is a gym towel?
Most gym towels are between 30x80cm and 40x100cm. Dansu gym towels are 30x90cm, long enough for your neck and the bench, slim enough to carry every day.
Is microfibre or cotton better for a gym towel?
Microfibre dries faster, weighs less and stays fresher in a bag. Cotton feels softer but stays damp for hours after a session. For a towel you carry every day, microfibre wins.
How fast does a microfibre gym towel dry?
Hung up, a Dansu gym towel dries in about 30 minutes, up to 50% faster than a standard towel. In a bag it takes longer, which is why the clip matters: hang it on your bag strap on the way home.
Can I use a gym towel as a shower towel?
At 30x90cm it's a sweat towel, not a bath towel. It'll dry you off in a pinch after a short shower, but for a full shower you'll want a larger towel.
How do I stop my gym towel smelling?
Hang it up after every session rather than leaving it balled up in your bag, and wash it every two or three sessions without fabric softener. Our waffle microfibre is virtually odourless to begin with, so it's much less prone to smell than cotton or standard quick-dry towels.
How do I wash a microfibre towel?
Machine wash as per the label, no fabric softener, hang to dry. Don't tumble dry or iron it.
Does it come with a clip?
Yes. Every Dansu towel has a carabiner clip at the top and a hanging grommet at the bottom.
Is it good for travel too?
Yes. The same quick-dry, pack-small qualities that work in the gym work in a backpack. It's a popular travel towel for weekends away and festivals.
What's the delivery?
UK delivery from £3.99, with free UK shipping on orders over £50.