Cosmopolitan UK April2020

COMPILED BY SOPHIE LEEN. PHOTOGRAPH CECILIA CRISTOLOVEAN

move kit

TeamCosmo bends over backwards

to find you the best

yoga

mats

Nike Training Mat 2.0, £53.95

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Liforme Purple Earth Yoga M

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mat for you. It feels rubbery, gr

tightly and is so well-cushioned

probably nap on it. The design

nailing alignment too, making yo

more pro. It’s heavy, but worth

chance of a mid-child’s-pose d

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Matters Eco Everyday

oga Mat, £45

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as so thin, I felt it didn’t

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, plus I loved the pretty,

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, £36.75

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Voyager stops any slipping

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posture. It’s so grippy it’s

the whole mat is coated

halk. It’s also really

weight and rolls up

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where and everywhere.

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Sweaty Betty Super Grip oga Mat,£65

As well as providing good grip, this mat

felt really durable, so it would be great for

any adventurous yogis (mountaintop

headstands, anyone?). However, this does

mean it’s less squashy than I’d usually like,

causing my knees to give in at the first sign

of a low lunge. Anything for the perfect

outdoor Insta shot, though – right?

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Manduka Prolit

& Wide Yoga M

Transporting this

is no issue due to

lightweight, but it

others because of

length. Being 5ft

a feature I loved,

during the pesky

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