It provides good support, even when getting sweaty. The Manduka black mat offers the most secure footing of any mat I have used; the enhanced stability allows one to concentrate on the pose and not on keeping the feet from slipping. I never need to double my mat, even with a knee injury. Some people have complained that it is too heavy to cart back and forth to class, but I think most yoga students are plenty strong enough to carry 6 pounds (especially if you get a shoulder strap or bag).
I have bought 1/4" mats before, but they gave under the pressure of my body weight. The Manduka mat has absolutely no give.
It gives you a sense of being firmly grounded, doesn't slip and best of all does not even leave indentations from your toes. The length is comfortable for taller individuals. Version, I had a discount so I'd save money. I didn't like it very much; it slid around more (both on hard wood floors and carpet). The "odor" was very mild and gone within a few days. The mat itself is amazing.
Keep in mind too that after scrubbing a product, what if you realize you want to return it" Buy this mat only if you plan to buy a towel to put over it (to avoid slipping) and are ok with spending the $ on what you could have for much less.
A note on the product information sleeve mentioned that there is a slight film on the mat. I don't sweat very easily, and it happened only every so often so I think it may have been the oils in my hands.
I have no problem with the weight. I think that is the best feature.
This is a must buy! Very durable for all of his activities and easy to roll up and put away. I committed to an expensive mat on the recommendation of instructors. The inexpensive mat I was using was unsafely slippery, this one stays put. I recently started getting into yoga, and decided that I wanted to drop all the middle-of-the-road stuff and jump right to the high-end product. I was also very interested in getting a thicker mat for my knees. It hasn't let me down, great condition and does well with sweat all over the mat! It is pricey, but it's well worth it IMO.
It's too heavy and bulky for lugging back and forth to classes. Keep this one at home, and bring the lighter weight one for yoga class.
This mat is sturdy enough to last a long time while taking a lot of abuse: Ashtanga brings on a good deal of sweat, and the vinyasa between each pose consists of jumping back, rolling over your toes to upward dog, and back over them to downward dog and hopping back to seated. I've tried this on cheap, thin mats and find that it hurts my toes, and the thinner mats slide around.
I have bought 1/4" mats before, but they gave under the pressure of my body weight. The Manduka mat has absolutely no give.
It gives you a sense of being firmly grounded, doesn't slip and best of all does not even leave indentations from your toes. The length is comfortable for taller individuals. Version, I had a discount so I'd save money. I didn't like it very much; it slid around more (both on hard wood floors and carpet). The "odor" was very mild and gone within a few days. The mat itself is amazing.
Keep in mind too that after scrubbing a product, what if you realize you want to return it" Buy this mat only if you plan to buy a towel to put over it (to avoid slipping) and are ok with spending the $ on what you could have for much less.
A note on the product information sleeve mentioned that there is a slight film on the mat. I don't sweat very easily, and it happened only every so often so I think it may have been the oils in my hands.
I have no problem with the weight. I think that is the best feature.
This is a must buy! Very durable for all of his activities and easy to roll up and put away. I committed to an expensive mat on the recommendation of instructors. The inexpensive mat I was using was unsafely slippery, this one stays put. I recently started getting into yoga, and decided that I wanted to drop all the middle-of-the-road stuff and jump right to the high-end product. I was also very interested in getting a thicker mat for my knees. It hasn't let me down, great condition and does well with sweat all over the mat! It is pricey, but it's well worth it IMO.
It's too heavy and bulky for lugging back and forth to classes. Keep this one at home, and bring the lighter weight one for yoga class.
This mat is sturdy enough to last a long time while taking a lot of abuse: Ashtanga brings on a good deal of sweat, and the vinyasa between each pose consists of jumping back, rolling over your toes to upward dog, and back over them to downward dog and hopping back to seated. I've tried this on cheap, thin mats and find that it hurts my toes, and the thinner mats slide around.