Okay. I really love yoga. I went three times already: Monday, Thursday and now today.
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One thing that I have a question about while at Yoga. How do you keep your hands/palms from slipping on the yoga mat? My hands are seriously dry, should I moisturize before I go? I don’t want to be slipping even more. I find that I slip very slowly outwards, when doing the downward dog.
I also cannot get over the price difference of yoga mats. $68 for one at Lululemon. Ya kiddin’ me?? I want to spend no more than five bucks on one, haha.
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Jeez, don’t they supply mats for beginners at your place? My hands don’t slip at all in downward dog, and I just use the mats they provide. I won’t get a mat until we move probably, I don’t have space to do it properly at home so there’s no point in investing!
Nancy says: yes, we are supplied mats. But I don’t want to continue to use them. SO many people do, and they smell!!
I had this problem when I started yoga. My instructor suggested that I fold a towel and put it on the top of my mat where my hands would go. Works like a charm!
that’s strange that your hands slip. It could be from the mat itself??
I have a matt that is ribbed/grooved that I got from walmart and I’ve never slipped on it.
I slide on my mat too! One girl in my yoga class said age washes her mat with dishsoap and water and she no longer slides on it. I have yet to try it though.
Re: the mat….look at Winners and places like that. I know that is your version of TJ Maxx and Marshalls, and sometimes they have yoga mats there. I bought my old one at Target. My hands slip a lot in barre class so I use a towel for matwork. I also have some “grippy” socks (Crescent Moon) that I wear sometimes. But I ALWAYS have the towel.
I got my yoga mat at Walmart or Zellers (can’t remember which one) – but waaaay cheaper than those ridiculous lulu ones!