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A yoga mat carry strap sounds like a minor detail. It is not. Carry your mat to class three times a week for a year, and that strap — or the lack of a decent one — will have made...
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If you have ever done a downward dog and found your heels hanging off the end of the mat, you already know the answer. Length is not a luxury feature — it is the difference between a grounded practice and...
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Liforme makes a genuinely good yoga mat. It also costs around £140. If you are not ready to spend that on a rectangle of rubber — or if you simply want to know what else is out there before committing...
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A millimetre feels trivial until your knee is pressing into a mat that is either too firm or so spongy your warrior pose feels like it is happening on a bouncy castle. Thickness matters — but it matters differently depending...
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What Are Yoga Mat Alignment Lines, Exactly? Before we can answer whether alignment lines actually do anything useful, it's worth getting clear on what they are — because "alignment lines" covers a surprisingly wide range of designs, and not all...
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