Environmentally Friendly Yoga Mats

Environmentally Friendly Yoga Mats- Each yoga fan or yogi is going to have their own opinion regarding their individual preferences regarding eco-friendly yoga mats. Though I would suggest you consider cost, performance, size and thickness and smell. Yes smell environmentally friendly yoga mats give off a fair old hum, due to mostly to the natural rubber used. The smell from the rubber can be so intense as to even be off putting.

In terms of performance, it is mostly governed by the style of yoga you perform, a good environmentally friendly yoga mat for a more sedate form of yoga, may be inappropriate for a more vigorous style. So you will need to decide weather you want hard, or soft, rough or smooth, sticky or slippy.

Also if you travel a lot you will want to fact in its easy of carry, and size when rolled up, as the most comfortable of yoga mats may not be the ideal yoga travel mats. Because environmentally friendly yoga mats are made from natural materials, you often compromise on durability, as opposed to the hard wearing synthetic products the less eco-friendly yoga mats are made from.

And leading on from less durability and life-span, the environmentally friendly yoga mat will probably cost more upfront as well. Often hand made these eco-friendly yoga mats, don’t benefit from the cost saving of modern mass manufacture.

The cost of a good environmentally friendly yoga mat is likely to start from about $45, but could see you paying double that for one of the top brand names.

Whichever eco-friendly yoga mat you finally decide upon, I wish you much peace and relaxation.

Other useful yoga resources

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