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What's the difference between fitness mat and yoga mat?
Fitness mat Fitness mat is mainly used for fitness exercise, and the basic movements are mainly running, jumping and pressing, such as T25, P90X, crazy, HIIT, aerobics, skipping rope and bobby jumping.

Yoga mat is a mat laid under when practicing yoga. Yoga mats are divided into traditional yoga mats and vertical yoga mats:

The traditional yoga mat is a yoga mat without lines;

The upright yoga mat is a kind of yoga mat with lines, which not only has the general functions of traditional yoga mats, but also can guide the practice of more scientific and accurate yoga poses.

The materials of yoga mats are generally divided into rubber foam, TPE foam, PVC foam, EVA, latex pad, NBR pad and so on.

Yoga mat has the advantages of uniform surface particles, full bubbles, soft feel, non-toxic, tasteless, non-slip, strong resilience and strong tear resistance, and is an ideal choice for yoga practitioners. In addition, the yoga mat can effectively block the ground cold, has strong grip, and has outstanding resilience, smoothness, anti-skid and human skin affinity. But also some other fitness exercises can be carried out on it, which is suitable for children to use as bedding and camping mats.

1, anti-slip point. Both sides of the white yoga mat have anti-slip points, while the material of pvc yoga mat is uniform, so it can be made into two-sided system. If the knife has anti-slip points on both sides and the texture on both sides is the same. The exercise mat is a double-sided yoga mat.

2, the thickness varies. The sports mat 1.5mm or 3mm is not suitable for beginners, but it is light and easy to carry. Many yoga teachers will bring a thin mat when they go out to class, but they will put it on the public mat in the yoga studio when they use it. Commonly used yoga mats are 6mm or 8mm thick. The size is about 170- 180 * 60cm.

3. Different materials. Yoga mats are made of PVC professional materials, which are natural and environmentally friendly, odorless and nontoxic, safe and nontoxic, excellent in skid resistance, resilience and shock resistance, high-end in quality and hand-drawn. Yoga mat is a kind of mat with high requirements, which requires high friction, elasticity and durability, so it will also use more expensive materials.