Let me start this by admitting - I'm a naturally stiff and sweaty person. Which, while brutally honest, kind of feels like a sordid admission.. In a world of fitness influencers cracking out burpees without a singular visible sweat bead and yogis dropping into middle splits with the ease of a Drag Race contender, it's always felt a little shameful that I’m dripping like a marathon finisher just ten minutes into an F45 class. Not only that, but despite dancing regularly, I can barely touch my toes.
I'm sure you'll agree that being stiff and sweaty isn't the most desirable combination of physical traits when you’re used to seeing clean-cut and curated workouts online. But I admit this to immediately assure anyone who has avoided hot yoga classes for either - or both - of those reasons. Because I was convinced that I’d hate it, and it has turned out to be the best thing I’ve done for my physical and mental health.
