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11 Facts About Yoga Mats That Will Impress Your Friends

11 Facts About Yoga Mats That Will Impress Your Friends

If you have ever practiced Yoga on the grass, in the sand, or even on a blanket, you would know that standing postures require more strength than flexibility. This is where Yoga Mats come in and provide that strength and stability for standing postures. However, Yoga Mats wasn’t common practice until fairly recently. 

Did you know that there are more than 100 different schools of Yoga? Each School of Yoga had different styles of practice. However, one thing that is common among all of them is that they are all practiced on a Yoga Mat.

Just like this quirky fact, here’s a list of 11 amazing facts about yoga mats that will impress your friends:

  1. The first recorded use of Yoga Mats made out of rubber came in 1982

  2. Before the introduction of rubber in Exercise Mats in 1982, ancient yogi’s used to practicing Yoga on a type of grass known as ‘’Kusha’ grass

  3. When buying a Yoga Mat Online from SportsEquip, you will find that these exercise mats come in 6 different materials - ranging from PVC to Recycled Cork Material

  4. The modern Exercise Mat was invented by a Yoga teacher in Germany

  5. The Tego Yoga Mat is the best Yoga Mat Online that is truly reversible and provides the best-in-class grip

  6. The modern Yoga Mat was founded by a lady in Germany by the name of Angela Farmer

  7. While eco-friendly yoga mats online are slightly pricier than it’s plastic-based competitors, these exercise mats last longer and provide much better grip while doing your favourite asanas

  8. Angela Farmer first used carpet underlay that was cut to size while teaching Yoga.

  9. Who said you need to shell out a huge sum when buying a yoga mat? At SportsEquip.in, our wide range of Yoga Mats online start from just Rs 449.

  10. These Exercise mats are multipurpose in nature. They can be used in various ways other than just to do your favourite yoga asanas.

  11. You can add colour to your exercise mat by getting eco-friendly yoga mat covers with funky designs

Yoga isn’t just for the young, fit and flexible. Anybody can learn and practice yoga on a wide range of yoga mats online. Even if they choose to exercise for as little as 30 minutes everyday to 90 minutes two times a day, they can practice on the exercise mat as much as they’d like!

At SportsEquip, you will find a wide array of Yoga Mats Online from brands such as Airavat, Tego, Puma and Eco Corner. We provide free delivery and Cash on Delivery service within India. Our Yoga Mats are best in quality and come at the lowest price in India. We also have a wide range of yoga bricks, yoga straps, yoga wheels, etc.