The humble bath towel has a storied history, emerging from ancient Roman and Egyptian civilizations as an expensive, ornate linen creation treasured by those who could afford it. They were often considered as valuable to ancient owners as knives and shoes. The eventual development of the cotton trade and mass industrialization led to the more common availability of towels, and eventually to the development of the “looped” towel in the 1700s, which is the one most of us know and love today.
Why am I telling you all of this? Because we’re about to use a nice, loopy towel to work out some tricky areas, along with a couple of bonus muscles. Before reading any further, go and get a big ol' towel you can use for the exercises.
