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Types of Yoga Mats: Your Options Explained

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Yoga is a popular practice and continues to grow as a means to involve yourself in a low-intensity workout, build strength, and condition the body both physically and mentally. Because it is commonly practiced on solid, durable surfaces, a yoga mat of some type is highly recommended for comfort and balance. Even if you are … Read more

The Best Gaiam Yoga Mats

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For a long time, yoga was seen as something ‘new age’ and out of reach for anyone who didn’t have a particular spiritual persuasion. Now, it’s revered as one of the best ways to not only exercise but to achieve inner peace in a world full of motion and chaos. It doesn’t mean you follow … Read more

How Thick Should a Yoga Mat Be?

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Yoga mats are a must-have accessory for people who like to practice this ancient form of meditation, self-control, and body awareness. Yoga is very beneficial to both the body and the mind, but we’re not going to focus on the benefits of yoga today. Today, it’s all about knowing what thickness of mats is right … Read more

Best Travel Yoga Mats: Take Your Workout With You

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Yoga has become a popular practice to strengthen mind, body, and soul and is commonly used to supplement a healthy lifestyle. No matter whether you are new to the practice or well versed in all it can do for you, staying comfortable while you practice is an important consideration. Although yoga requires nothing more than … Read more

Think Outside the Box with These Yoga Mat Alternatives

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Yoga mats are an important part of yoga practice, but they’re not exactly a mandatory item to have. It’s true that they can offer plenty of benefits and by no means are we here to convince you that yoga mats are a bad investment because they’re actually awesome, but if you’re at the beginning of … Read more

Pilates Mat VS Yoga Mat: What’s the Difference?

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The truth of the matter is that it’s perfectly normal to mistake a yoga mat for a Pilates mat if you’ve never had to shop for one before. They are mostly made from the same materials, so they’re easy to confuse, but they do also have a lot of different characteristics, like their thickness levels … Read more

11 Yoga Mat Storage Ideas

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If you are a yoga enthusiast like me, then you don’t just own the one mat with a random piece of rope tied to it. Your collection consists of several rolled-up mats, blankets, towels, straps, bolsters, and even a meditation cushion or two. The dedicated yogi knows the tools required for a great practice and … Read more

The Best Manduka Yoga Mat

Manduka Yoga Mats in pink background

Everyone who practices yoga deserves a good yoga mat. While it may seem like an unnecessary investment, a yoga mat does so much more than give you a cool accessory that makes you look like a professional yogi. Yoga mats are there to give you a better grip on your poses, to help you maintain … Read more