| The best yoga mat for you will depend on what | | | | chances of you slipping. |
| types of yoga you practise. Different types of yoga | | | | The Best Yoga Mat For Senior Citizens |
| have different requirements and this is reflected in | | | | Generally senior citizens prefer thicker yoga mats to |
| the type of mat to use. | | | | help cushion their joints or spine and prevent injury. |
| The Best Yoga Mat For Hatha Yoga | | | | This is especially important if you have joint problems. |
| Hatha yoga practitioners generally prefer using sticky | | | | A good thickness will be 6mm or above, which are |
| yoga mats. The sticky mats will help with the more | | | | widely available at sporting goods stores and online. |
| difficult postures and forms, giving you traction to | | | | The Best Yoga Mat For Children |
| the mat. | | | | Luckily mats for children will not break the bank, as |
| Sticky yoga mats are available in many different | | | | they can use regular sticky yoga mats. However, |
| patterns and colors. As these are fairly standard | | | | most children will want a mat with a certain motif on |
| mats, you can find them in most yoga studios, | | | | it. These more colorful yoga mats are a little more |
| sporting goods store or various stores online - from | | | | expensive, but will certainly get children more excited |
| normal online stores to auction sites like Ebay. | | | | about yoga. |
| However, don't always buy the cheapest one you | | | | There are various stores selling yoga mats with |
| can find - remember, you get what you paid for. | | | | children themes on them, but your best bet is to |
| The Best Yoga Mat For Ashtanga Yoga | | | | search online for the motif your child wants. |
| Ashtanga yoga (sometimes called power yoga) is a | | | | The Best Yoga Mat For Environmentalists |
| vigorous form of yoga, so you will want to buy a | | | | Normal yoga mats use polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in the |
| mat with good padding and durability, much more | | | | mats, which has been linked to different types of |
| than the mats for Hatha yoga. If you are a serious | | | | cancer and also cannot be recycled. Therefore worn |
| practitioner, then you might want to spend a bit of | | | | out mats need to go to a landfill, where it will take |
| extra money and get one of the best yoga mats, | | | | years to break down. |
| like the Manduka black yoga mat. | | | | If you are worried about polyvinyl chloride (PVC) in |
| If you don't want to pay extra, look for a standard | | | | your mat, there are various other more |
| yoga mat with a thickness of at least 4mm. Some | | | | environmentally friendly options. You can, for |
| Ashtanga yoga practitioners prefer to use a rug | | | | instance, go for an eco-Yoga mat or an Earth |
| instead of a mat, as the rug absorbs perspiration | | | | Elements mat. There are a lot of natural fibre mats |
| better than the mat. This is quite important for a | | | | on the market, so all you need to do is choose one. |
| more active type of yoga, as it will reduce the | | | | |