Hot Yoga Mat

DollyWolf99

Hello!! I am in the market for a new hot yoga mat that has a great grip. I currently have a lululemon one that I like, but it's about 5 years old and I need a new one. Any recommendations?

tulips_and_tea

I do several types of yoga except hot but my studio has several very popular hot yoga classes per week and I just bought my new mat directly from them so I know it would be suitable for hot yoga. However, I don't remember the brand right now so let me look tonight and I'll try to remember to post tomorrow.

alltheusernamesaretaken2020

I use the Manduka Eko. I do notice that for classes over 60 minutes, I need to use a yogi toes towel.

jeagogo

I love the extra thick squishy Manduka Pro. Not the lightest so if you are walking or cycling to class maybe get a ProLite instead. The Manduka mats are really easy to care for, and while I haven't had mine for terribly long I can see that they are very durable because they are the type of mat my gym stocks and those mats are in really good shape even after being used a few times a day by many people.

Psychgrrl

I like Jade. Grippy and thick.

dmkoenig

On the pricier side of things, a few years ago when I was doing a lot of hot yoga I was having a lot of issues slipping on a regular mat as the class went on. So I went out and bought an Aurorae Synergy Yoga mat. One side is a terry fabric and the other a sticky rubber for the floor. Very absorbent and gets stickier the wetter it gets. The only down side other than cost is that if you do a regular yoga class where you are not sweating a lot the terry is slippier which is easily remedied by squirting a bit of water on it. Really comfortable and it has held up well. It's available on Amazon.

springlering62

Gaiam Sol dry mat, extra long and wide mat. I’m only 5,7” but I like to lengthen out and love the extra inches, It’s very grippy and absorbent (I don’t like the feeling of a towel under my feet during practice) and not as expensive as the others. Gaiam has sales occasionally.

I can also throw it in a washing machine (granted, it s a “bumpy ride” and makes a lot of racket) with some white vinegar, and hang it on the deck to dry, and it’s good as new again. I did get a defective mat one time and emailed Gaiam. They asked me the serial number printed on the back and sent me a replacement, no questions asked.

I take about forty mat classes a month. I keep two in rotation for hot, and a separate one for the occasional unheated class. I’ve had them for a couple of years, and they all three show very little wear.

I had a Manduka. I walk to all my classes. It weighed a freaking ton, and was slippery as glass, even though I tried rubbing it with salt several times. After a week or two of aggravation (I realllly tried to love that thing) I gave it to my daughter, who is an instructor. She loves it. I couldn’t stand the thing.