How to Choose Yoga Mat

How to choose Yoga Mat

Yoga Mat Material

There are some material to make yoga mat:
-PVC
-TPE
-EVA
-NBR/PVC

What points are they? how to choose yoga mat?

EVA yoga mat is the most light one. If you need light mat or you always travel and practice yoga during your journey, EVA yoga mat is the best choice. But EVA yoga mat is easy to change its shape and hard to get over. EVA material is like this:

 EVA yoga mat material

PVC yoga mat is another choice if you think EVA mat is too light and too soft to use. PVC foam mat is more heavy than EVA and has a good ability to keep the original shape. So PVC yoga mat is most widely used in yoga studios and yogi homes. PVC foam material is like this:

PVC yoga mat

TPE yoga mat is made from some kind of rubber and eco-friendly material. TPE yoga mat is a composite mat, in the middle of which is a tyre of fabric to keep the mat in the original shape and tow layer of foam rubber – on top and bottom. So you see TPE yoga mat in normal tow different colors. TPE yoga mat is like below picture:

TPE eco-friendly yoga mat

NBR mat? what is it? NBR is a kind of nature rubber, NBR yoga mat we mention is foam NBR/PVC, i.e. mixed from NBR and PVC, one is rubber, one is plastic. NBR mat is soft, durable and good at support as it if from nature rubber. But it is normally thicker than 8mm, so NBR yoga mat is indeed exercise mat, instead of yoga mat. NBR exercise is like this:

NBR exercise mat

Yoga Mat Price

Wanna know the cost? Yes, you must concern the prices. The cheapest is EVA mat, then PVC and NBR mats, the most expensive one is TPE yoga mat.

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