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Which Yoga mat is right for you?

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Answer three simple questions and find out which ReYoga Yoga mat is right for you and your personal Yoga style.

There is no perfect Yoga mat that works for everyone, but there always is one mat that is perfect for YOU, your Yoga style, and your personal needs. Choosing a yoga mat is never simple, especially when you are just starting to do Yoga: that’s why we’ve decided to give you a hand with this conscious buyer’s guide.

Throughout the years we have identified 3 essential questions to ask our clients during the purchasing phase: what kind of Yoga are you practicing, how important is comfort and/or stability and how much do you sweat on your hands and feet during Yoga?

TAKE THE TEST AND FIND YOUR PERFECT YOGA MAT

Style

What is your Yoga style?

Ashtanga, Hatha, Iyengar, Kundalini… there are so many different yoga styles, and often with subtle variations, depending on your personal style or the teaching technique of your Master.

What you need to know while choosing a mat is simply whether your style is dynamic, the asanas are often linked between them in a more or less pre-established sequence, or whether it is static, the asanas are maintained for a longer time and there are less frequent sequences.

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STATIC YOGA
DYNAMIC YOGA

Static

Your answers:  STATIC YOGA

Do you prefer comfort or stability?

For many people, a thicker mat is a synonym for better quality: well, that’s not at all true! Truth is a little bit more complex than that. A thin yoga mat has the advantage of allowing you to have better stability since it is less isolated from the ground. Practicing on a “harder” surface will make maintaining the asana easier, especially those requiring more balance.

However, there are also negative aspects: if you suffer from back pain, or have pain in your knees or other joints, a thin mat could turn your yoga practice into an unpleasant moment. A  thicker yoga mat instead helps alleviate, if present, joint and back pain since comfort provided by its thickness helps to isolate from the “hardness” of the floor. Furthermore, the materials used are developed to offer the best shock absorption possible.

In this case, though, the thickness and softness of the mat will make the execution of some asanas, especially those requiring balance, more difficult. Our advice? Originally yoga was practiced in direct contact with the ground, therefore it is always preferable to practice on a thin mat.

If you suffer from joint problems but your practice is very dynamic or floor positions are infrequent, choose a thin mat; in case you need to, you could fold it or even use a blanket for more comfort.

If, on the other hand, your practice takes place mostly on the ground or is meditative, our advice is to use a thicker mat: on the rare occasions you’ll need to perform asanas that require a certain degree of balance (generally standing), it will be enough to “get off” the mat and practice in direct contact with the floor.

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STABILITY
COMFORT

Dynamic

Your answers:  DYNAMIC YOGA

Do you prefer comfort or stability?

For many people, a thicker mat is a synonym for better quality: well, that’s not at all true! Truth is a little bit more complex than that. A thin yoga mat has the advantage of allowing you to have better stability since it is less isolated from the ground. Practicing on a “harder” surface will make maintaining the asana easier, especially those requiring more balance.

However, there are also negative aspects: if you suffer from back pain, or have pain in your knees or other joints, a thin mat could turn your yoga practice into an unpleasant moment. A  thicker yoga mat instead helps alleviate, if present, joint and back pain since comfort provided by its thickness helps to isolate from the “hardness” of the floor. Furthermore, the materials used are developed to offer the best shock absorption possible.

In this case, though, the thickness and softness of the mat will make the execution of some asanas, especially those requiring balance, more difficult. Our advice? Originally yoga was practiced in direct contact with the ground, therefore it is always preferable to practice on a thin mat.

If you suffer from joint problems but your practice is very dynamic or floor positions are infrequent, choose a thin mat; in case you need to, you could fold it or even use a blanket for more comfort.

If, on the other hand, your practice takes place mostly on the ground or is meditative, our advice is to use a thicker mat: on the rare occasions you’ll need to perform asanas that require a certain degree of balance (generally standing), it will be enough to “get off” the mat and practice in direct contact with the floor.

Read more

STABILITY
COMFORT

Static-Stability

Your answers:  STATIC YOGA – STABILITY

How much do your hands and feet sweat during Yoga practice?

Another feature not to underestimate in a yoga mat is the grip. All of our mats are adherent, but, depending on the type of materials used, some present more grip than others when it comes to sweating.

Generally, if the practice is very intense you tend to sweat, so you will need a mat that can absorb sweat without leaving a slippery film on its surface. If instead, the practice is static you generally sweat less and a closed-cell surface mat (therefore impermeable) is preferable for its lower cost and greater lightness. However, there are exceptions: people who never sweat on their hands and feet, and those who sweat a lot, regardless of the type of practice. For us “Light sweating” includes both people who never sweat and those whose practice hardly leads them to sweat (and if it does, it’s only for a short time): in this case, there is no need to have a very performing mat with regards to sweating. “Heavy sweating”, on the other hand, includes everyone who normally have constant sweating on their hands and feet and those whose practice is intense and causes them to sweat most of the time.

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LIGHT SWEATING
HEAVY SWEATING

Static-Comfort

Your answers:  STATIC YOGA – COMFORT

How much do your hands and feet sweat during Yoga practice?

Another feature not to underestimate in a yoga mat is the grip. All of our mats are adherent, but, depending on the type of materials used, some present more grip than others when it comes to sweating.

Generally, if the practice is very intense you tend to sweat, so you will need a mat that can absorb sweat without leaving a slippery film on its surface. If instead, the practice is static you generally sweat less and a closed-cell surface mat (therefore impermeable) is preferable for its lower cost and greater lightness. However, there are exceptions: people who never sweat on their hands and feet, and those who sweat a lot, regardless of the type of practice. For us “Light sweating” includes both people who never sweat and those whose practice hardly leads them to sweat (and if it does, it’s only for a short time): in this case, there is no need to have a very performing mat with regards to sweating. “Heavy sweating”, on the other hand, includes everyone who normally have constant sweating on their hands and feet and those whose practice is intense and causes them to sweat most of the time.

Read more

LIGHT SWEATING
HEAVY SWEATING

Dynamic-Stability

Your answers:  DYNAMIC YOGA – STABILITY

How much do your hands and feet sweat during Yoga practice?

Another feature not to underestimate in a yoga mat is the grip. All of our mats are adherent, but, depending on the type of materials used, some present more grip than others when it comes to sweating.

Generally, if the practice is very intense you tend to sweat, so you will need a mat that can absorb sweat without leaving a slippery film on its surface. If instead, the practice is static you generally sweat less and a closed-cell surface mat (therefore impermeable) is preferable for its lower cost and greater lightness. However, there are exceptions: people who never sweat on their hands and feet, and those who sweat a lot, regardless of the type of practice. For us “Light sweating” includes both people who never sweat and those whose practice hardly leads them to sweat (and if it does, it’s only for a short time): in this case, there is no need to have a very performing mat with regards to sweating. “Heavy sweating”, on the other hand, includes everyone who normally have constant sweating on their hands and feet and those whose practice is intense and causes them to sweat most of the time.

Read more

LIGHT SWEATING
HEAVY SWEATING

Dynamic-Comfort

Your answers:  DYNAMIC YOGA – COMFORT

How much do your hands and feet sweat during Yoga practice?

Another feature not to underestimate in a yoga mat is the grip. All of our mats are adherent, but, depending on the type of materials used, some present more grip than others when it comes to sweating.

Generally, if the practice is very intense you tend to sweat, so you will need a mat that can absorb sweat without leaving a slippery film on its surface. If instead, the practice is static you generally sweat less and a closed-cell surface mat (therefore impermeable) is preferable for its lower cost and greater lightness. However, there are exceptions: people who never sweat on their hands and feet, and those who sweat a lot, regardless of the type of practice. For us “Light sweating” includes both people who never sweat and those whose practice hardly leads them to sweat (and if it does, it’s only for a short time): in this case, there is no need to have a very performing mat with regards to sweating. “Heavy sweating”, on the other hand, includes everyone who normally have constant sweating on their hands and feet and those whose practice is intense and causes them to sweat most of the time.

Read more

LIGHT SWEATING
HEAVY SWEATING