Yoga mat question

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FiddleMama
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March 11, 2009 at 3:58 pm

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#1357

I’m new to hot yoga- went to my 5th class today. I love it.

At the 3rd class, I splurged and bought a Yogitoes towel because the bath towel I was using on my mat was really cumbersome.

Nearly everyone else in the class has a Yogitoes towel but nobody else seems to be having the problems that I have with it staying put on my mat.

What’s the deal? Is it my mat? I have a 100% rubber eco mat so maybe it’s not sticky enough? Thanks in advance for your help.

fraseram
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March 11, 2009 at 5:45 pm

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#4394

strange? mine does stay put too …… I would assume it is your mat. Some are meant for yoga and some for pilates… check it out and ask the clerks where you got it from.

lee
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March 13, 2009 at 3:40 am

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#4402

Before I got a Breathe mat as a gift I noticed my towel seemed to look a lot like I felt. Some days it was nice and smooth, others all twisted and rumbled. I think it was from unconsciously shifting the feet around. It annoyed me at first but later I found it rather amusing and would use it as a clue to pay attention and be still.

Lee

FiddleMama
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March 14, 2009 at 12:03 am

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#4408

Thank you both! I tried another mat and it did help. Although I must say, Lee, you’re absolutely right about the towel being a reflection of what’s going on for me that day.

Stefan
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March 22, 2009 at 2:18 am

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#4469

The Nike mats are perfect for home practice withour heat.

I read somewhere that with time you will create inner heat, so the outer heat gets less important.

yogamaggie
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July 30, 2009 at 6:10 am

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#5260

There are a lot of different types of material for yoga mats. For hot yoga, the stickier, the better. Some eco-friendly mats like TPE are not sticky enough for hot yoga unfortunately.

Stefan
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July 30, 2009 at 10:53 am

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#5264

There are a lot of different types of material for yoga mats. For hot yoga, the stickier, the better. Some eco-friendly mats like TPE are not sticky enough for hot yoga unfortunately.

Put a moist towel over the eco-friendly mat and it will be sticky. Studios are so warm the towel will get moist from the sweat…

yogamaggie
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August 1, 2009 at 5:23 am

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#5273

Yeah, it seems there’s just so simple solution to this problem, other than a towel. =)
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