It provides good support, even when getting sweaty. The Manduka black mat offers the most secure footing of any mat I have used; the enhanced stability allows one to concentrate on the pose and not on keeping the feet from slipping. I tried everything I read and heard about trying to "break in" a mat and to make it stop being slippery but nothing worked on this mat! Extremely disappointed I am just glad that I was able to return it and get a refund before I broke or cracked a bone or something!
Just spray it down with the detergent of your choice, rinse (I put mine out in the rain,) and dry. Of course, the price we pay for such durability is the mat's considerable weight.
It gives you a sense of being firmly grounded, doesn't slip and best of all does not even leave indentations from your toes. The length is comfortable for taller individuals. Version, I had a discount so I'd save money. I didn't like it very much; it slid around more (both on hard wood floors and carpet). The "odor" was very mild and gone within a few days. The mat itself is amazing.
Keep in mind too that after scrubbing a product, what if you realize you want to return it" Buy this mat only if you plan to buy a towel to put over it (to avoid slipping) and are ok with spending the $ on what you could have for much less.
A note on the product information sleeve mentioned that there is a slight film on the mat. I don't sweat very easily, and it happened only every so often so I think it may have been the oils in my hands.
I bought this mat after practicing for several years on a generic 1/4" thick mat (I do a mix of ashtanga, power and flow). It is a very welcome upgrade -- the mat seems indestructible and has a very nice consistency.
This is a must buy! Very durable for all of his activities and easy to roll up and put away. I committed to an expensive mat on the recommendation of instructors. The inexpensive mat I was using was unsafely slippery, this one stays put. I recently started getting into yoga, and decided that I wanted to drop all the middle-of-the-road stuff and jump right to the high-end product. I was also very interested in getting a thicker mat for my knees. It hasn't let me down, great condition and does well with sweat all over the mat! It is pricey, but it's well worth it IMO.
This mat is definitely a yoga must. I was a little hesitate at first due to the price as most regular mat or premium mats only cost up to $50.
This mat is sturdy enough to last a long time while taking a lot of abuse: Ashtanga brings on a good deal of sweat, and the vinyasa between each pose consists of jumping back, rolling over your toes to upward dog, and back over them to downward dog and hopping back to seated. I've tried this on cheap, thin mats and find that it hurts my toes, and the thinner mats slide around.
Just spray it down with the detergent of your choice, rinse (I put mine out in the rain,) and dry. Of course, the price we pay for such durability is the mat's considerable weight.
It gives you a sense of being firmly grounded, doesn't slip and best of all does not even leave indentations from your toes. The length is comfortable for taller individuals. Version, I had a discount so I'd save money. I didn't like it very much; it slid around more (both on hard wood floors and carpet). The "odor" was very mild and gone within a few days. The mat itself is amazing.
Keep in mind too that after scrubbing a product, what if you realize you want to return it" Buy this mat only if you plan to buy a towel to put over it (to avoid slipping) and are ok with spending the $ on what you could have for much less.
A note on the product information sleeve mentioned that there is a slight film on the mat. I don't sweat very easily, and it happened only every so often so I think it may have been the oils in my hands.
I bought this mat after practicing for several years on a generic 1/4" thick mat (I do a mix of ashtanga, power and flow). It is a very welcome upgrade -- the mat seems indestructible and has a very nice consistency.
This is a must buy! Very durable for all of his activities and easy to roll up and put away. I committed to an expensive mat on the recommendation of instructors. The inexpensive mat I was using was unsafely slippery, this one stays put. I recently started getting into yoga, and decided that I wanted to drop all the middle-of-the-road stuff and jump right to the high-end product. I was also very interested in getting a thicker mat for my knees. It hasn't let me down, great condition and does well with sweat all over the mat! It is pricey, but it's well worth it IMO.
This mat is definitely a yoga must. I was a little hesitate at first due to the price as most regular mat or premium mats only cost up to $50.
This mat is sturdy enough to last a long time while taking a lot of abuse: Ashtanga brings on a good deal of sweat, and the vinyasa between each pose consists of jumping back, rolling over your toes to upward dog, and back over them to downward dog and hopping back to seated. I've tried this on cheap, thin mats and find that it hurts my toes, and the thinner mats slide around.
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