Quick answer: hooded gym towel
A hooded gym towel is not a standard product category. Most people searching for it want either a gym towel with a zip pocket for the gym floor, or an adult hooded towel for post-workout warmth. Will and Wind makes both, sold separately. Here is how to know which one you actually need.
Hooded gym towel gets searched thousands of times a month. The specific product it describes does not really exist as a category. What people are searching for is usually one of two quite different things, and knowing which one you need saves a lot of confused browsing.
If you want a towel for the gym floor
You want a gym towel , specifically one with a zip pocket. The Will and Wind gym towel is 100cm x 60cm microfibre with a zip pocket for your key, locker coin or card. It drapes over equipment, absorbs sweat and dries in one to two hours. No hood. A hood on a gym floor towel would be impractical , the gym towel format is flat and horizontal, not worn.
We wrote about the zip pocket specifically in why gym towels with zip pockets are a game changer , it is the feature that actually changes the gym experience and the one most gym towels do not have.
If you want something to put on after the gym
You want an adult hooded towel. The Will and Wind adult hooded towel is 200 GSM microfibre with a full-length hood and hem-to-mid-thigh coverage. It goes on immediately after a shower, a swim or a session and provides warmth while it absorbs. It is what people want from a post-gym changing room towel and what most changing robes cost considerably more to provide.
Read more at 5 reasons adult hooded towels are the upgrade you have been waiting for and adult towel with hood: why you actually need one.
Why does this search exist if the product does not?
Because people search in approximations. Hooded gym towel accurately describes what someone wants , a towel that absorbs sweat and provides coverage at the gym. The actual products that do those two jobs are just sold as separate items: one for the gym floor and one for after.
The gym towel handles equipment. The hooded towel handles the human. They complement each other and both fit in the same bag.
Which one do you actually need first?
If your gym has a pool: probably both. The gym towel for equipment during your session, the hooded towel for post-swim warmth.
If you gym-only without pool access: the gym towel with zip pocket is the more immediately useful one. The hooded towel is worth adding for any activity involving water , beach, pool, surf.
Both are GRS 4.0 certified rPET. Both machine washable. Both in original Australian ocean photography designs that look considerably better than a standard white gym towel. The how to choose a sustainable towel for beach and gym use post covers the overlap between them.
FAQs
Is there such a thing as a hooded gym towel?
Not as a standard product. The search combines two different needs: a gym floor towel and a post-activity hooded towel. Will and Wind makes both, sold separately.
Can I use an adult hooded towel during a workout?
Not really. The hooded towel is designed to be worn post-water for warmth and drying. During a workout you want the gym towel format , flat, draped over equipment and around your neck, with the zip pocket keeping your key safe.
Does the Will and Wind gym towel have a hood?
No. The gym towel has a zip pocket. The adult hooded towel has the hood. See gym towels and hooded towels.
Can the hooded towel replace a changing robe at the gym?
For most Australian gyms, yes. The Will and Wind adult hooded towel provides full-length coverage for changing underneath and absorbs moisture immediately. For outdoor cold-weather conditions where you need sustained warmth, an insulated changing robe provides more.
How much do they weigh?
The gym towel is under 150 grams. The adult hooded towel is 200 GSM and considerably heavier but still packs to a reasonable size for a beach bag or gym bag side pocket.
Shop Will and Wind gym towels and hooded towels. For more on the gym towel format, read microfibre towel for sweat: why it wins at the gym.