Can a yoga mat be used to sleep?
Yoga mat is best not to be used for sleeping, because the material of yoga mat is not suitable for sleeping and will have an impact on health.
1. Yoga mat is a mixture of elastomer and plastic, with weak air permeability and easy sweating. Many cheap yoga mats have a strong smell, which has a certain impact on human health.
2. Yoga mats are used to participate in yoga, and there will be sweat stains and bacterial residues. And some yoga mats are airtight, which can cause skin diseases. It is recommended to wipe and disinfect after each yoga, or use a yoga towel.
The floor is cold and wet. Sleeping is the easiest way to catch a cold, and it is not good for your health, and it is easy to cause diseases such as rheumatism.
What can replace the yoga mat?
Practice at home. If you practice in cork floor environment, you can use thick cloth instead of yoga mat. Or use a mattress or blanket instead.
However, if you are just a beginner, it is recommended to use a professional yoga mat instead of a blanket. Blankets are, after all, an easy-to-fold device with insufficient elasticity. In this way, it is difficult to appreciate the fun of yoga.
How to choose a yoga mat?
1. If it smells, smell it.
When buying, it is recommended that the shopping guide open the package of the new yoga mat and smell it. It is not advisable to smell too strong or persist for a long time. Therefore, it is recommended that novices go to the physical store to buy yoga mats. It's not safe to buy it online because it can't smell.
Tip: It is normal that the newly bought yoga mat smells of plastic. Most newly bought yoga mats smell like plastic. TPE yoga mat is environmentally friendly, nontoxic and tasteless, and has almost no odor when it is first opened. Because there is no key technology that is non-toxic and tasteless, the poisonous mat has not been treated as non-toxic and tasteless. When it was first opened, it smelled terrible and made people smoke. Please pay attention to consumer identification.
2. See if it slips.
When buying a mat, you must try it on the ground and gently push it away. It must feel dry so as not to slip easily and have a strong grip on the ground. Avoid leaving too much foaming agent on the surface of yoga mat, which will cause wet feeling and is not conducive to practice safety. Even if you are sweating, you can practice easily on it. The bottom of the mat is full of particles and will not slip.
Pay attention to the material
Material is the most important thing to pay attention to when you buy a yoga mat, and it is also the key to determine the price of the mat. Beginners buy yoga mats, many of which are beautiful, but often ignore the quality of the mats. Generally speaking, TPE floor mats are the most environmentally friendly, but the price is also higher. PVC foam cushions are cheap and can be bought everywhere, and the quality is guaranteed. These two kinds of mats are more suitable for beginners to buy. No matter what the price, it is best to buy high-grade TPE material, and it is recommended to choose PVC foam pad with high quality and low price.
4. See if it is easy to break.
Before buying a yoga mat, I suggest you bring an eraser and use it to wipe the yoga mat to see if the material is easy to break, because a good yoga mat must have a certain compression resistance and is not easy to be torn.
5. Pay attention to elasticity and thickness
When buying, hold the yoga mat with your thumb and forefinger. Good elasticity and compression resistance can better protect the human body. The international standard thickness of yoga mat is 1.5MM-8MM. But the choice of yoga mat should be targeted. Generally speaking, for beginners, you can use a thicker cushion, such as 6mm thick and domestic size 173X6 1. If there is a certain foundation, you can choose about 3.5 mm ~ 5 mm thick; It is recommended to buy a floor mat above 1300g.
In particular, I learned yoga, with emphasis on softness training. I spend most of my time sitting on a mat, so if the mat is thicker and softer, it will be more comfortable to sit. But it doesn't need to be too thick to avoid sprain due to poor balance. However, if you practice a kind of yoga with a big beat, such as strength yoga, flowing yoga or figure-eight yoga, then you need a thinner and harder mat, but a yoga mat that is too soft is not convenient for exercise. Some picky people also think that too thick yoga mats hinder their contact with the ground.
6. Look at the width.
The main sizes of yoga mats are 6 1cmx 173cm and 6 1cmx 183cm. But at present, it is mainly 6 1cmx 173cm in China. There are other specifications. The TPE cushion that Adidas now exports to Japan is 65x 175cm.
7. Focus on the brand
Although you can't look at the brand too much, the brand is indeed a reference factor. After all, the quality of yoga mats of good brands is mostly guaranteed. At present, the better brands of yoga mats in the market mainly include: Pierre, jepson, Hata, Ocean Shipping, altus/Aitesi, Yiqilian, Puti, ivanna, Su Kai, Weineng/Weiner yoga mats. The price range of yoga mats is 30- 1500 RMB, the ordinary price is generally around 70 RMB, and the slightly better price is 1500 RMB.
What is the function of yoga mat?
1. The function of the yoga mat is that it feels soft and elastic, and the anti-slip effect makes you feel safe and powerful when standing and sitting on the flat ground. Non-toxic, tasteless, antibacterial, non-slip, elastic and tear-proof.
2. The function of the yoga mat is that it can be spread on the ground to do yoga, which can prevent the spine, ankles, hips, knees and other parts from being scratched. Doing yoga on it can protect your body.
3. The main functions of yoga mat are: anti-skid, protection and stability. If the yoga mat is too thick, many beginners and even the elderly will be unstable. At this time, if the yoga mat is too thick, it will lose its substantive function. So the yoga mat should not be too thick.