Yoga Mats?

[Rukh O'Rorke]

So - been upping my yoga, and time for a new mat.

Any recommendations? Been seeing eco-friendly bandied about but says TPE with no real info on what that means.....other eco friendly materials - some rubber, some cotton.

Is cotton workable for yoga? is rubber ecofriendly? thought tires were bad?

anyone in the know?

[oped]

I have a couple. This is one of my favorites www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0050D1QTQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1

But I also got a Gaiam one at Target that I like a lot.  It's older so not this style but this model I think 
www.target.com/p/gaiam-6mm-metallic-yoga-mat-black/-/A-76201893

I like thick mats. 

[apple 2]

Bamboo mats are quite nice. 

[bean29]

I have two yoga mats. One is the thick cushy kind, and I rarely used it. The other was just a Giam mat I think I bought at Target, but I had a Mat bag I bought at Kohl's at one point. The Mat bags are not cheap, and I was taking a class at the gym where we carried our own mats in and out of the gym. My Mat needed replacing, but I did not need a new bag. The bags start at around $40-50. So, I ended up buying a less expensive mat at target, and I bought the best quality mat that fit in the bag.

Now that I am working out at home, on my tile floor, I am using the cushy mat most of the time. Some people replace them at least yearly, which I think I definitely have to get on board with, I have been too lax on that in the past.

[Rukh O'Rorke]

May 3, 2020 18:47:08 GMT -5 apple 2 said:

Bamboo mats are quite nice. 

oooo - and bamboo is super eco friendly! Any particular recommendation?

Are they springy? grippy? I've only had impulse sale at marshall's mats before, didn't do any research.

I see some cotton ones too that would be good environmentally - but wonder about the grip factor.

[Rukh O'Rorke]

May 4, 2020 10:51:00 GMT -5 bean29 said:

I have two yoga mats. One is the thick cushy kind, and I rarely used it. The other was just a Giam mat I think I bought at Target, but I had a Mat bag I bought at Kohl's at one point. The Mat bags are not cheap, and I was taking a class at the gym where we carried our own mats in and out of the gym. My Mat needed replacing, but I did not need a new bag. The bags start at around $40-50. So, I ended up buying a less expensive mat at target, and I bought the best quality mat that fit in the bag.

Now that I am working out at home, on my tile floor, I am using the cushy mat most of the time. Some people replace them at least yearly, which I think I definitely have to get on board with, I have been too lax on that in the past.

I've been doing my yoga in the yard, so on concrete. grassy area too irregular topographically. I just love it in the sunshine! A whole different level, imo, mind-wise.

I would like extra thick, I usually need to double up when a lot of weight on the knees or elbows...and I don't like taking the time to fold the mat in the moment.

[Rukh O'Rorke]

cork also came up on searches. Any experiences with that?

[Lizard Queen]

I too like the extra cushy ones. While doing some hot yoga, I discovered I wanted one that has a little extra grip for sweaty feet. My BF at the time had some kind of natural one with fibers that formed a grid that was more grippy than my rubber mat. That's all I know.