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How To Choose The Right Yoga Mats for Your
Practice
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• Yoga and Pilates are excellent ways to attune
  your body towards a vision of balance and peace,
  working towards an integration of the physical,
  mental and spiritual.
• The right yoga mat can make all the difference to
  the quality of your practice.

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• Yoga mats manufacturers are providing strong mats
  that are resilient, with high elasticity and
  offering excellent strength. Textured for comfort
  and stability, they offer excellent grip in wet
  and dry, allowing a strong, grounded feeling.
• All yoga mats are not the same. To achieve the
  best results from your exercise practice, your
  mat should be

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• Versatile - To get the most use out of your yoga,
  mat, it should be suitable for physical,
  meditative and relaxation positions, helping you
  to hold a variety of different yoga positions
  without feeling any discomfort. The mat should
  provide sufficient grip for all aspects of your
  yoga practice to help prevent slippage and
  injury, as well as easing the fluidity of
  movement.
• Comfortable, but firm- Your yoga mat should have
  enough cushioning to prevent undue pressure to
  joints and to allow meditative comfort, but
  provide a sufficiently firm surface for all forms
  of postures and movements. It should be large
  enough to accommodate all aspects of your yoga
  practice without the discomfort or distraction of
  feeling the edges.
• Durable - Yoga mats should be well constructed
  and longlasting to ensure you can continue use
  for an extended period of time. To prevent
  damage, it should be easy to keep clean, with
  closed-cell construction to prevent absorption of
  sweat and other liquids. A good yoga mat should
  be able to be machine-washed or wiped clean with
  warm water and soap.

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• Practical - You want your yoga mat to be easy to
  transport and store, so it should be lightweight
  and easy to roll up.
• Attractive - Yoga is about achieving happiness
  and personal fulfillment. You should enjoy the
  exercise and want to do it, and having a mat that
  is pleasing to the eye can make all the
  difference to your motivation.

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TPE Mats The Earth-Friendly Choice

• What if you could have all of the above benefits
  at the same time as promoting a healthy
  environment? TPE mats are the answer.
• Thermo Plastic Elastomer (TPE) is composed of
  carbon and hydrogen and developed through an
  environmentally-friendly process.
• TPE materials are recyclable because they can be
  molded, extruded and reused like plastics. As
  they require little or no compounding and no need
  for reinforcing agents, the construction process
  of our mats consumes far less energy.

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• Unlike PVC and natural rubber or latex mats,
  which can be cheap but are toxic,
  non-biodegradable and can often cause an allergic
  reaction, TPE mats are
• Non-toxic
• Biodegradable
• Free from chemicals such as chlorides and PVCs
• Hypoallergenic
• Often, yoga mats are marketed as eco-friendly,
  but are actually made from PVCs. Only TPE mats
  are designed to truly prevent damage to the
  environment.

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• Available in a wide variety of colours and sizes,
  you are sure to find a mat to suit your needs,
  purposes and desires.
• Start by looking through our colours and styles
  section to select your perfect yoga mat!

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