Choose Your Yoga Mats Carefully
Choose Your Yoga Mats Carefully
Yoga mats are essential items of yoga equipment that are equally useful for the first time yoga practitioner as they are to the more experienced yogi. There are many different kinds of yoga mats to choose from including the cheap and colorful varieties that always seem to attract beginner yoga practitioners the most. However, such yoga mats generally do not last for too long and so it is a good idea to pay a little extra to buy a mat that will look good and last for a long time and which will also provide useful service as well.
Earth Friendly Mats
You can also choose to purchase the earth friendly yoga mats that can offer a good option to those who are more ecology minded. However, be sure to avoid making a very common mistake which is to go for the cheapest yoga mats which is a mistake that almost every newbie makes. Such mats are too thin to provide any useful service and they also give off smells from the different chemicals that are used to make such mats. These chemicals, besides smelling bad can also do harm to your health.
It may be better to opt for yoga mats made from jute or cork that are environment friendly. However, even these mats have a few downsides to them. Such mats are generally ones that will readily absorb any drops of sweat that fall on the mats and this in turn may result in having to put up with smells that will only help to detract your attention from performing your yoga in the proper manner.
Perhaps the best types of yoga mats, the rubber mat is certainly ideal for those who wish to save money and who are also concerned about the environment. These mats tend to be sturdy as well as are very inexpensive and the rubber used is a replaceable resource which is an added reason why you should choose these mats. Of course, be sure that you do not buy the synthetic rubber yoga mats; instead, look for those mats that are made from natural rubber.
Finally, don’t forget to take a look at the Pilates mats though before choosing this option you need to pause and take a few things into account. Firstly, Pilates mats are a lot thicker than your regular yoga mats and so you may need to adjust your poses a bit to get the most out of the Pilates mats. Secondly, Pilates mats are not always made to keep you from slipping which is an important consideration when doing yoga where risk of slipping needs to be minimized. Ideally, for people that intend on doing both yoga as well as Pilates, the Pilates mat is an ideal option; otherwise, it is best to use dedicated yoga mats only.
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