Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 Jeff, I have the same exact problem with sweating a lot and sliding around. I find that I have to use a lot of climbing chalk and a towel! At the studio I'm teaching at, some of our rental mats are more of a canvas feeling texture rather than the rubbery type of sticky mat. These canvas ones are awesome, I never slip around on them at all! They have great tracktion and absorb the sweat. My instructor cant remember where she ordered them, but I think that www.Bheka.com 's standard mats might be what I'm talking about. I'm currently waiting for them to send me a swatch of the material so that I can be sure. I'll let ya know. Namaste, Carrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 15, 2004 Report Share Posted March 15, 2004 I suggest investing in a cotton mysore rug. Jeff <jeffazi wrote:Hi, I recently began practicing Ashtanga yoga and I need a recommendation for a good mat. I was using one of my wife's mats and because I sweat so much the mat became very slippery. Does anyone know of a good mat for people who sweat heavily? I've gotten a couple of recommendations already: The Manduka mat (the black mat from Germany. I'm not sure what this is made out of or whether it remains sticky when you sweat. It is quite expensive ranging from $68 to $99 depending on the source.) The Gaiam Quick-Dry high performance mat (this one is advertised with densely cushioned moisture-wicking microfiber on one side and sticky mat on reverse so you don't need to use both a mat and a towel. It sells for $40). Any comments or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Namaste jeff ashtanga yoga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Hi Carrie, Thanks for the info. I think you are right about the mat being the Bheka standard mats. I called the company and talked to a customer service rep and they said these mats are great for us sweaters. The advertisement at the site also touts the "non-slip even when sweating" feature. It's much cheaper than the other mats I was looking at ($25) and a little longer than most (74"). I ordered one this morning. Thanks of the help. I appreciate it. Namaste, jeff In ashtanga yoga, HarleysNguitars1@a... wrote: Jeff, I have the same exact problem with sweating a lot and sliding around. I find that I have to use a lot of climbing chalk and a towel! At the studio I'm teaching at, some of our rental mats are more of a canvas feeling texture rather than the rubbery type of sticky mat. These canvas ones are awesome, I never slip around on them at all! They have great tracktion and absorb the sweat. My instructor cant remember where she ordered them, but I think that www.Bheka.com 's standard mats might be what I'm talking about. I'm currently waiting for them to send me a swatch of the material so that I can be sure. I'll let ya know. Namaste, Carrie > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Thanks Heidi, I'm thinking about getting one of these to go over the Bheka mat I just ordered. namaste, jeff ashtanga yoga, Heidi Quinn <jivanannie> wrote: > I suggest investing in a cotton mysore rug. > > Jeff <jeffazi> wrote:Hi, > > I recently began practicing Ashtanga yoga and I need a recommendation > for a good mat. I was using one of my wife's mats and because I sweat > so much the mat became very slippery. Does anyone know of a good mat > for people who sweat heavily? > > I've gotten a couple of recommendations already: > > The Manduka mat (the black mat from Germany. I'm not sure what this > is made out of or whether it remains sticky when you sweat. It is > quite expensive ranging from $68 to $99 depending on the source.) > > The Gaiam Quick-Dry high performance mat (this one is advertised with > densely cushioned moisture-wicking microfiber on one side and sticky > mat on reverse so you don't need to use both a mat and a towel. It > sells for $40). > > Any comments or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. > > Namaste > jeff > > > > > > Links > > > > > > ashtanga yoga > > Terms of Service. > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 16, 2004 Report Share Posted March 16, 2004 Jeff -the best mat for heavy sweat-ers is Prana's "Baptiste" Power Yoga mat -it is available though the Baptiste website www. baptiste. com as well as Prana's. The reason why it works is because it is a combination of cotton with rubber -so you have the best of both worlds -the cotton absorbs your sweat and the rubber keeps the mat from slipping and sliding as much as 100% cotton mysore mats tend to do. It works for me. Kind Regards Maureen Jeff <jeffazi wrote: Hi, I recently began practicing Ashtanga yoga and I need a recommendation for a good mat. I was using one of my wife's mats and because I sweat so much the mat became very slippery. Does anyone know of a good mat for people who sweat heavily? I've gotten a couple of recommendations already: The Manduka mat (the black mat from Germany. I'm not sure what this is made out of or whether it remains sticky when you sweat. It is quite expensive ranging from $68 to $99 depending on the source.) The Gaiam Quick-Dry high performance mat (this one is advertised with densely cushioned moisture-wicking microfiber on one side and sticky mat on reverse so you don't need to use both a mat and a towel. It sells for $40). Any comments or recommendations would be greatly appreciated. Namaste jeff ashtanga yoga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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