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8 Trendy Workouts (Ranked on the Sweat-O-Meter Scale)

Sometimes you want to walk out of the gym drenched in sweat, and sometimes you want to keep that spendy blowout intact. That's where this sweat-o-meter comes in

by Dawn Davis

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As far as I'm concerned, there are only two kinds of workouts: incredibly sweaty workouts that require an immediate shower, and minimal-sweat workouts where you can go back to the office without so much as a makeup touchup.

For me -- and for so many women I know -- it's all about whether or not you have to wash your hair. Here's the simple logic: I don't want to wash my hair on consecutive days, and sweaty workouts necessitate hair washing. Therefore, I can only participate in sweaty workouts every other day. Makes sense, right?

So I developed this sweat-o-meter scale. It's a simple one to 10 measurement of a workout's sweat level, where one is barely a glisten and 10 is I-look-like-I-fell-in-a-pool drenched. If a workout scores higher than a five, you'll probably need to shampoo.

Skip ahead to see where the trendiest new workouts fall on the sweaty workout scale.

You can probably guess where a Bikram yoga class falls (somewhere between an 8.5 and 10 depending on how high the instructor cranks up the heat), but what about all of the trendy new workouts that have popped up recently?

If you have yet to hit up a SoulCycle class and you want to know just how sweaty a workout it is before you go, read on. I'm breaking down eight of the hottest workouts according to the sweat-o-meter scale. Here's how (literally) hot they really are.

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I really like the Animal Flow workout. Movements from wild creatures. It may just bring out your instincts and wild side too.

by Helmi Wednesday, May 1, 2013 at 12:52PM Report as inappropriate

Great classes, I need to check some of them out.

by Monique3 Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 07:33PM Report as inappropriate

Cool. Need to start working out. I've never heard of any of these methods before though.

by Zeaundra Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at 08:54AM Report as inappropriate

I've never heard of this equinox animal flow program but I feel like it could be pretty amusing. I wonder how well it actually works.

by sportimonki13 Saturday, April 6, 2013 at 08:14PM Report as inappropriate

I always wanted to join a spin class

by stacy45 Thursday, April 4, 2013 at 05:58AM Report as inappropriate

this really works.

by golilygo Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 03:40PM Report as inappropriate

love this especially the dvd at home options for us small town girls ;]

by kfloyd01 Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 05:34PM Report as inappropriate

I hate planning around my hair but it is a must

by LittleBunny Thursday, March 21, 2013 at 05:21PM Report as inappropriate

This article could have been written for me. Last year, I exercised daily (either on my stationery bike or walking the track at the high school), but I HAD to wash my hair every day. That stripped it of color and made already-dry locks more vulnerable. I had nearly (nearly) forgotten that there are other things I can do--such as ballet moves--where I won't be a soaking mess! Great piece!

by GigiSD Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 07:50PM Report as inappropriate

I totally plan my exercise around my hair too!

by Chris213 Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 07:15PM Report as inappropriate