Closed Winner # 14
A good yoga mat is hard to find. In my opinion a good yoga mat is thick enough to cushion the spine and knees, but thin enough to be easily rolled up, carried and stored. It also has to have a non-slip surface and a non-slip stable bottom for worry free transitions and holding of poses. In addition, a good yoga mat can be easily cleaned between uses and is made of materials that do not harm the user or the environment. The Kulae’s new Elite Hot Hybrid yoga mat has come very close to meeting all my perfect yoga mat expectations.
The eco-friendly Elite Hot Hybrid yoga
mat is like a towel and mat combined. The bottom layer is an eco-friendly PER,
while the top layer is a bamboo/microfiber blend. The mat is free of the 6
most harmful phthalates. It is also machine-washable and easy to roll up and
carry.
I really like the texture of the mat. Not only does it have good
traction/grip, but the top layer also has a soft texture…like a towel, making
it very comfortable to use and lie on. I noticed too, the mat is longer than
most mats I’ve used in the past. I’ve
always thought that most yoga mats are too short and too narrow for dedicated
use. Longer mats allow an easier transitions from stretch to stretch without
having to worry about any part of my body touching any of the dirty floors my
mat does not cover.
I really like the smell or rather the lack of plastic odor my new hybrid
yoga mat has. My first you mat was a rubber mat that reeked of plastic the
first time I ever unrolled it and continued to smell of plastic every time I
used it, for months. The thickness of my first mat was perfect for my spine and
knees, but the smell was so unpleasant I found it unpleasant to do yoga on it. My Kulae Hybrid Yoga mat had no fowl odor when I first
unrolled it nor did it have a fowl sweat smell to it after many uses. Two
months later it continues to smell fresh and the best part about it is that I
can wash it as often as I feel the need to, to keep the odors away, but also
keeps it sanitized keeping me healthy.
As for the thickness
of the mat, I found my knees did not have enough cushion underneath them during
certain poses while using the hybrid, especially when I placed the mat on my
laminate floors. If Kulae could modify the mat just a little bit by adding an
extra layer to the mat, just a little more thickness to the mat, to provided a
little more cushion for my knees, it would be perfect for me. Aside from the
thickness I really like this mat. It is by far my favorite mat thus far.
For more information
on this mat or any eco-friendly product from Kulae products visit the website or their Facebook or Twitter page.
The giveaway: One
lucky winner will receive a pink Elite Hot Hybrid. To Enter: Leave me a comment
telling me what you like or don’t like about your current mat. You can get
extra entries for liking Kulae on Facebook and on Twitter. As usual you can
also get extra entries for following GGG through GFC, Subscribing via email,
liking us on Facebook and following via Twitter. Be sure to let me know what
you are following.
This giveaway ends on October 30,
2012. I will choose the winner using Random.org. Please leave a valid email
address if it is not visible in your profile. The giveaway is open to US residents
only (except Hawaii and Alaska).
