| My buddy Chris had been taking yoga at his fitness | | | | sweat, and to sweat a lot. Because of that, you would |
| center for many years before he heard about Bikram, | | | | not want to bring a traditional "sticky mat" into your |
| or hot yoga. He was interested in it, but didn't know | | | | Bikram class. Your sweat would only pool on the |
| what he would need to bring to class. He knew that | | | | rubber surface and make it too slipper for you. |
| Bikram yoga was performed in an extremely hot | | | | Choose a mat that is made of a natural fiber that |
| room, but do you bring water, do you bring a mat, and | | | | absorbs more moisture. |
| what do you wear? So, before Chris headed to his | | | | - Bikram mats can be considerably larger than sticky |
| first Bikram class, he knew that he wanted to be | | | | mats, and if you are tall, then they should be even |
| prepared including where to find a good Bikram yoga | | | | larger. Make sure that you buy the right size mat for |
| mat for his new yoga class. | | | | your body, so that you won't be dripping or splashing |
| - Bikram yoga mat manufacturers will tell you to clean | | | | your sweat on your yoga friends. |
| your mat thoroughly with anti-bacterial solution after | | | | - A good place to buy a quality Bikram yoga mat |
| each use to get rid of all the bacteria that your sweat | | | | online at a good price is online. Look for websites |
| has dropped onto and into the fibers. So, make sure | | | | where many people who are new to yoga go to find |
| the mat is sturdy enough to hold up to that kind of | | | | out almost everything you could possibly need. |
| washing. You may also want to consider buying two | | | | Choosing right Bikram yoga mat for you is actually a |
| mats so you will always have a clean one ready | | | | very important part of enjoying your Bikram yoga |
| when you are. | | | | class. If you have a mat that doesn't work for you, |
| - In Bikram yoga, you will be hot, so the yoga mats are | | | | doesn't allow you to keep from slipping, or if you are |
| much different. They are built to be sweated on. This | | | | forced to borrow an unhygienic mat from class, you |
| yoga is performed in a hot room, you can expect to | | | | simply will not enjoy the class at all. |