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If you research yoga benefits, you may see the result like:
Reduce stress.
Relieve anxiety.
Help manage depression.
Decrease lower back pain.
Improve the quality of life in those with chronic conditions or acute illnesses.
Stimulate brain function.
Help prevent heart disease.
Because of those benefits, yoga has become more and more popular in recent years.
While you are doing yoga, a quality yoga mat is extremely important. It helps balance maintaining and right posture keeping.
The question is, how to choose the right yoga mat?
There was only the PVC yoga map years ago, and the only thing you need to consider is to buy blue or pink. Now, there are many kinds of yoga mats in the market. Understanding the differences will help you select a mat that fits your personal needs.
Before buying a yoga mat, you need to consider thickness, material, texture, stickiness, Eco-friendliness, price range, style, etc.
The thickness of the yoga mat is very important. If it is too thin, your knee may get hanged up. If it is too thick, you are harder to feel a strong connection to the floor.
The range is from 1/16 inch to 1/4 inch. If you are going to carry it on your travel, a 1/16 inch yoga mat will be more suitable. If you don’t mind carrying and storing a little more heft for the sake of more cushioning, consider a premium yoga mat that's about 1/4 inch thick. If this is the first time buying a yoga mat, you still can not be sure, then 1/8 inch will be your answer.
The material of the yoga mat is very important. It dictates its texture, stickiness, eco-friendliness, and sponginess (how much it yields to pressure), and how it wears over time.
The natural rubber yoga mat is a kind of adhesive solution using the rubber trees, 91% ~ 94% of the hydrocarbon rubber (cis - 1, 4 - polyisoprene), the rest for the protein, fatty acid, ash content, sugar, etc.
Advantage: environmentally friendly, good resilience, good skid resistance
Disadvantage: expensive
TPE yoga mat is made of natural latex and hemp(environmentally friendly material), which can be recycled and reused without causing environmental pollution after being discarded.
Advantage: good elasticity, good anti-slip effect, good toughness, lightweight, easy to roll, etc.
PVC is short for polyvinyl chloride. It was very popular years ago, but now it's almost out of the market.
Advantages: affordable
Disadvantage: not environmentally friendly, elasticity is not good
It is made from a flax herb. It can be divided into fiber flax, oil flax, and oil fiber flax. This material of yoga mat is good for slip resistance, but it is rough.
Cork yoga mats are made from the bark of trees combined with natural rubber or TPE (as a base). Cork is a great environmentally friendly material: renewable, biodegradable, and naturally antibacterial.
Advantages: environmental protection and renewable materials, antibacterial, very suitable for sweaty palms of yoga enthusiasts.
Cons: Heavy, not easy to clean, cork pads sometimes chip and peel.
The cotton yoga mat made from cotton, organic cotton, and hemp. It is environmentally friendly and recyclable.
Advantages: environmental protection and natural, light, and portable, moisture absorption, durable
Disadvantages: Slippery
EVA yoga mat is the lightest one. If you always travel and practice yoga during your journey, the EVA yoga mat is the best choice.
The texture of your yoga mat dictates how much traction it provides. Like stickiness, texture affects how much slipping and sliding you do. It provides physical barriers to sliding (whereas stickiness relies on suction). And because texture affects the way a yoga mat feels, it’s also a component of overall comfort.
A sticky yoga mat keeps you from sliding all over the place and helps you maintain your alignment as you move from one pose to another, as well as when you hold poses for several seconds.
Options: PVC yoga mats have the highest sticky factor.
As yogis, most of us care about the environment, Eco-friendliness is always a factor under consideration.
If eco-friendliness is important to you, avoid yoga mats made of PVC (the traditional sticky mat), which does not break down in landfills and is difficult and costly to recycle.
Price is different from materials, brands, etc. Even the eact same material and design, diferent brans makes diferences too. It is difficult to give a range here. When you choose the yoga mat, check the price. If it is beyond your budget, check if you have other options.
Once you've narrowed your choices down by thickness, material, texture, stickiness, eco-friendliness, and price, there's only one factor left: style!
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Welcome to contact us for details. Sophia's WhatsApp/Cellphone: +86 13717157339, Email: sophia@evafoamproducts.com
