| Clark has been practicing yoga for quite some time | | | | you're going to be moving a lot faster from pose to |
| and he also takes kick boxing and karate. So you can | | | | pose so it's important that you have your feet planted |
| tell he's pretty serious about his workouts and he's | | | | firmly on the floor so you can maintain your balance. |
| definitely someone you'd want on your side in a fight. | | | | An Ashtanga yoga mat has a non-slip surface to help |
| Clark's decided that it's time to move up a level or two | | | | you keep you feet right where they belong - firmly on |
| in difficulty and he's interested in Ashtanga yoga. But | | | | the mat. |
| being the macho type that he is, he wonders - is it | | | | In most types of yoga you concentrate on breathing |
| really necessary to get at yoga mat? After all, it's not | | | | and relaxing and the exercises are geared to help |
| like he's never set foot in a gym. | | | | improve your flexibility and circulation. At the end of a |
| • Protection - An Ashtanga yoga workout is quite | | | | workout you'll feel calm and peaceful and your mind |
| a bit more strenuous than the standard yoga classes | | | | will feel clearer and more focused. |
| Clark is used to. The movements are more | | | | Ashtanga yoga is quite different - it's energetic and |
| concentrated yet the transition from one pose to | | | | athletic - definitely not for the beginner. The poses help |
| another is quite fast. An Ashtanga yoga mat is slightly | | | | teach strength and endurance. You'll work every |
| thicker than a standard mat to help absorb some of | | | | muscle group in your body and it's extremely |
| the impact and protect joints and muscles. | | | | invigorating. |
| • Non-skid surface - Because you're moving at a | | | | Ashtanga yoga also requires a good bit of practice to |
| faster pace and working out even harder you're also | | | | move from level to level - which means it's not as |
| going to sweat a lot more. An Ashtanga mat has a | | | | easy as it looks. It's entirely up to you whether you |
| non-skid surface to keep it from slipping and sliding out | | | | should get an Ashtanga yoga mat or not, but exactly |
| from under you on the floor. | | | | how macho are you going to look if you wind up on |
| • Non-slip surface - All of that sweat has to end | | | | your duff in the middle of your first class? |
| up somewhere and it's usually right on your mat. And | | | | |