I've talked in the past
about yoga and how a brief yoga routine is incredible for flexibility
and muscle definition. Even if you're pumping hard iron, yoga gives
your muscles the chance to move in positions you wouldn't normally
get on a weight bench, which is a crucial step in recovery. And did I
mention that it increases flexibility? Yoga offers incredibly
variable exercises for athletes who need more than sheer muscle mass
to perform.
But like I said, I've talked
up the benefits of yoga plenty of times in the past, so this time I
want to talk about material to use on a yoga floor. Despite what most
people think, not just any material will do. Obviously hard, abrazive
surfaces like concrete aren't ideal, but carpet and hardwood flooring
can be just as bad. Ideally you want something soft, like foam
matting, but which won't hold moisture (or odors).
Personally, I've seen a lot
of yoga studios start to use PVC yoga flooring. Yep, PVC like pipes,
but manufactured as a PVC foam, which gives it two important
properties: It's soft (like a typical yoga mat) and it's non-toxic
even at high temperatures (perfect for hot yoga studios). See, a lot
of foam starts leaching chemicals once it passes a certain
temperature threshhold, but PEM flooring is safe even up to 120 F,
which makes it the perfect yoga floor for yoga studios.
What yoga exercises have you been doing to increase flexibility? Let me know in the comments!
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