There are many different types of Yoga – each one involving their own intensities of movement, position and speed. As such, it can be difficult to choose the right mat for one’s discipline. The Warrior Yoga mat allows practitioners to get the benefits of several kinds of Yoga mat in one excellent package – making it a superb all rounder for pretty much every Yogic discipline.
The Warrior Yoga mat is neither too thick nor to thin. While many Yoga mats have a thickness attuned to a particular style – thin for fast Yoga, thick for types of Yoga that require practitioners to hold single positions for longer periods of time – the Warrior Yoga mat is produced in a perfect medium thickness. That makes the Warrior Yoga mat equally capable of supporting the body in extended position holds and allowing the user to go through quick flowing posture sets.
The Warrior Yoga mat is usually produced in a 4mm thickness. That’s thin enough to allow fast changes (a thicker mat can slow the flow between postures, as its extra cushioning takes some of the energy out of the moves). At the same time, it is thick enough to give the cushioning and support a user needs when maintaining the punishing positional holds a practitioner of slower Yoga needs. Support, in slow Yoga, is essential – otherwise the user ends up with bruising and stiffness as a result of maintaining long body contact with a hard surface.
The Warrior Yoga mat is also covered with a gripping cotton surface. Cotton takes sweat away from the surface of the Warrior Yoga mat: sweat, as a liquid, can cause slippage and subsequent injury. At the same time, the surface of the Warrior Yoga mat offers grip in its own right – the weave of the cotton provides a gently raised surface for hands and feet to adhere to.
The length of the Warrior Yoga mat (6 feet) allows practitioners to maintain contact with the mat, even when going through fast series of poses. Fast poses usually involve some unintended movement of a person’s base – the Warrior Yoga mat has enough coverage of the floor that even fairly large discrepancies between the situation of positions won’t end up with the user missing their spot and ending up on the floor.
Presented in a range of attractive colours, the Warrior Yoga mat is also ideal for enhancing the feel of a session. Colour is an important part of a person’s environment – and environment is a key part of a Yoga training session. Set the wrong tone and the exhaustive sequencing of postures can feel dull, staid or difficult. With pleasant, relaxing pastel tones, the Warrior Yoga mat ensures that a training session is carried out in an environment that feels right.
The Warrior Yoga mat, then, is the perfect all round piece of kit for most of the common Yoga training routines. Rather than buying series of mats for different uses, people using Yoga for training or relaxation have finally got something that answers all of their needs.