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Yoga Mat Accessories
By Sara Valencourt
No matter if you are a well-known yoga instructor or a less experienced yoga student, one of the most important tools for your yoga exercise is a yoga mat. To add to the life of your precious mat, the best way to protect your mat is to always keep the mat in a safe place like a yoga bag.

A yoga mat provides lots of original color options, materials and characteristics. From artistic to 100 percent pure materials like cotton and hemp, you are certain to find a yoga mat surface that you will like.

Let‘s first talk about why your yoga mat is such a necessary tool for your yoga pose. Based on research, the correctness of your yoga exercise is dependent on your capability to keep your balance during your specific movement. A yoga mat is used to support your balance during your poses. Fine yoga mats will fit to the floor perfectly with out making any wrinkles on top of the mat surface. It will help you to smoothly slide your legs, stabilize your palm, or comfortably keep a “Headstand Pose“ without slippage.

To maintain the longevity of your yoga mat, it is best to keep the mat protected and clean by always storing it in your yoga mat bag and to wipe it down frequently. Throughout your practice, you will surely fall down hair and skin from your hands and feet. To maintain the mat fresh, use a damp cloth with a mild soap to wipe your favorite mat.

A yoga mat bag is available in lots of original colors and shapes. It should have the flexibility to keep more than your yoga mat, like pockets


for towels, water and yoga handstand.

Many manufacture companies like Gaiam and Harmony provide a several options of patterns and sizes for your mat and bag. Yoga mats or bags usually cost somewhere between ten and seventy-five dollars. If it is easier for you, it‘s advisable to find a yoga accessory outlet to be able to try them out and find out what kind of mat and bag is comfortable and the best for you.

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Sara Valencourt is a health and fitness freelance writer living in Santa Fe New Mexico. She is an advent yoga student who has traveled throughout the U.S. to experience various yoga practices and to work with international instructors. Her work includes articles on the basics of yoga, easy healthy nutrition and real fitness for the average person. She is currently working on a series of articles based on her trials and triumphs.





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