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Nike Training Mat 2.0, £53.95
This is the most weightless mat I’ve e


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Mat, £90
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Liforme Purple Earth Yoga M
If, like me, you love yoga but fi
positions hard (hi, sweaty palm
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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some moves the floor
hard beneath my
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through an hour-long
, plus I loved the pretty,
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, £36.75
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halk and it always means
g clean-up after class,
ch tends to undo my zen.
Voyager stops any slipping
ut and has really improved
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
It has great grip,
was no fidgeting
desperately trying
sweaty hands firm
mat – but I would
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Mat, £100
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