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How to choose a suitable yoga mat?
Wherever you practice, a proper yoga mat is essential. Working on a rug, slippery towel or overly-soft gym cushion can lead to injury and frustration. Most studios and gyms offer mats for public use, but owning your own can be a more hygienic alternative.
While there are many options available, the vast majority of yoga mats work perfectly well for any style of yoga. Often, your choice will come down to personal preference. That said, understanding the differences will help you select a mat that fits your personal needs.
Yoga Mat Thickness and Weight
Yoga mats range from super thin and compact travel styles that weigh 1kg. to cushy quarter-inch beasts that weigh up to 3.5kg. If you're not sure where to start, choose a mat that's about 1/8-in. thick (or 3.5mm-4mm), a pretty standard thickness. These mats are excellent for those in a strong, flowing practice. They allow solid contact with the floor, which helps with stability during a variety of poses. Compared to thicker mats, they are also less likely to catch and get in your way when you flow from pose to pose.
Thinner mats can help increase stability for styles of yoga with more active poses or balanced, focused poses. Look for mats with textured surfaces to maintain better grip when the poses get more strenuous.
Thicker mats provide extra cushioning and are best for more therapeutic practices. If you enjoy restorative yoga, a style with fewer poses that you hold longer, for example, you may prefer a softer, more cushioned mat. Thicker mats are also more comfortable for forearm and kneeling poses and for yogis with tender knees or achy joints. But they can be more difficult to balance on during standing poses.
See below pictures of different thickness of Ecoofit suede rubber yoga mats.
If your yoga plans include air travel, look for a travel mat that's specifically designed for portability. Travel mats are very thin and light and pack down smaller than traditional mats, so they're easy to take along in your luggage. Keep in mind that you will sacrifice some cushioning with a travel mat.
