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Team Cosmo bends over backwards YOGAMATTERS

to find you the best ones

Matters Eco Everyday
YogaM Manduka Prolit te Long
oga Mat, £45
Rise Yo & Wide Yoga M
Mat, £90
It’s supe Transporting this mat around
er-light and easy to
carry tu cked under my arm is no issue due to
o it being so
(althoug lightweight, but it is bulkier than
gh it would be easier
if it had a carry strap), but that Perfect others because of f its ultra-long
came w grip length. Being 5ft 10in, this is
with drawback for me:
as it wa a feature I loved, especially
as so thin, I felt it didn’t
offer m uch cushioning, and Liforme Purple Earth Yoga M Mat, £100 during the pesky plank pose.
during some moves the floor If, like me, you love yoga but find holding It has great grip, too – there
felt too hard beneath my positions hard (hi, sweaty palms), this is the was no fidgeting around,
edly) sensitive knees.
(admitte mat for you. It feels rubbery, grips the floor desperately trying to keep my
But it g ripped well and didn’t tightly and is so well-cushioned you could sweaty hands firm
mly on the
budge t through an hour-long probably nap on it. The design helps with mat – but I would
d say it’s on
session , plus I loved the pretty, nailing alignment too, making yo ou feel 107% the thinner side a nd has the
underst ated design. more pro. It’s heavy, but worth it (for the potential for sore knees.
ona Features Director
Catrio chance of a mid-child’s-pose doze alone). Sophie Bookin gs Editor
Steph Deputy Chief Sub-Edito or

Likes the
Jade outdoors
e Yoga Voyager Yoga
Mat , £36.75
COMPILED BY SOPHIE LEEN. PHOTOGRAPH CECILIA CRISTOLOVEAN
I lov e doing hot yoga, but my
ds get sweatier than a pair
hand
of le ather trousers after a good
Super- nigh t out. I hate the messiness
light of ch
halk and it always means
a big
g clean-up after class,
ch tends to undo my zen.
i
Nike Training Mat 2.0, £53.95 whic Sweaty Betty Super Grip oga Mat, £65
This is the most weightless mat I’ve e ever used The Voyager stops any slipping As well as providing good grip, this mat
ut and has really improved
– and this is coming from someone e who abou felt really durable, so it would be great for
posture. It’s so grippy it’s
purchases an excessive number of th he things my p any adventurous yogis (mountaintop
and travels heavy. It’s the perfect len ngth for as if the whole mat is coated headstands, anyone?). However, this does
halk. It’s also really
any pose, and if you have trouble w with your in ch mean it’s less squashy than I’d usually like,
knees, like me, or suffer from back p problems light weight and rolls up causing my knees to give in at the first sign
then this is a foamy treat. An even s stronger sma ll, making it easy to take of a low lunge. Anything for the perfect
where and everywhere.
grip would have been the icing on the cake. anyw outdoor Insta shot, though – right?
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