Manduka eKO 5mm Eco-Friendly Yoga Mat
April 1, 2010 by admin
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- Eco-friendly 5mm Buy cheap Female Viagra Online yoga mat made from non-Amazon-harvested tree rubber
- Decomposes completely at the end of its useful life without leaving footprint
- Free of oil-based products, toxic materials, foaming agents, and plasticizers
- Patented manufacturing process is latex-free and non-allergenic
- Measures 71 inches long and 26 inches wide; scent-free after break-in period
Product Description
Manduka’s next generation eKO mat is built to perform and re-defines the possibilities for eco-friendly yoga mats. Made from natural rubber, the mat is designed for durability and comfort, yet it will decompose completely at the end of its useful life without leaving a footprint in landfills. These mats have been designed and manufactured with the same level of quality, attention to detail, and respect for the environment that the best selling Manduka Black Mat, ¿T… More >>
Price: $63.00
Rating: 4.0 (70 reviews)
Manduka eKO 5mm Eco-Friendly Yoga Mat
My wife started on Weight Watchers over 3 yrs ago and since lost over 100lbs and now weighs less than she did when she was in high school. She started going to the gym lightly and then slowly built it up to where this woman splits the house before the boy goes to school just to catch a yoga session! Then goes back at noon to do her normal workout with her trainer and sometimes goes back yet again in the evening to nail down a spin or some other high impact class. Shes relentless! I’m proud as hell of her though. So, it was a natural thing to get her a yoga mat of her own. I set off on my quest to discover the ins and outs of yoga mats to discover that the world of yoga was WAY to big for me! But since my family is a very healthy organic one, it was a natural to zone in on the eco-friendly types first. I knew I didnt want my wife sprawled out across petro-chemical oozing rubber and I wanted her to have a superior product over the other people in her yoga class. I found this one by Eko Products and it seemed to be the best all around mat. Sure enough. Christmas day was a good one! This mat is nice and thick so its like taking a Cadillac mat to yoga every day and the claim that it has no memory and rolls right out flat is true too. It does and is everything they say it is. My wife loves it and everyone is envious. Score one for our side! I would highly recommend this product to anyone who is into yoga and to all those out there who are struggling with losing weight, my wife is an example to follow that it can be done. Get away from fast food and as much conventional foods as you can. Your body doesnt need any of the chemical additives that are in them. Try to incorporate as much organic replacements as you can so you are eating whole foods that werent grown with pesticides and chemical fertilizers from genetically modified seed stock. Start exercising more and soon, as the chemical crap starts to leech its way out of your system, you will find the energy you used to have and will start to see results. After that its a cascade effect where you wont ever go back to your old way of living. Yes, eating organic is more expensive but all of the chemicals in conventional foods load up in your body and the toxins are stored in your cells, fat and intestinal tract including your colon. Over your lifetime these things cause your body to become diseased. Cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes are all caused by this buildup. I’m no physician but it doesnt take a rocket scientist to realise this and see that these additives and artificial flavors and colors dont belong in our diet and certainly not in your body. So, that is my review of this wonderful product to assist you in your new life at the gym and into a tranquil and more relaxed state of mind in yoga and also my recipe for getting your health and vitality back so you may live a long and healthy life. One last thought, alot of people think eating organic is like grazing with the horses out back. They are so very wrong! ALL foods that you eat right now are available in an organic version. You wont miss anything. You will learn how to cook and put together your own versions. You just have to get used to spending a few more dollars at the store. A good whole body cleanse to clear your colon and intestinal tract of existing toxins and an organic lifestyle will put your health problems away for good and put you on the fast track to a long and healthy life. My blood pressure was up and my cholesterol was over 250. All of my numbers on the panel were off. LDL and HDL numbers were all going the wrong way, the ratios were very bad. This was 3 yrs ago. My doctor put me on Lisinopril for the pressure and was about to put me on Lipitor for the cholesterol. Thats where I drew the line! Thats also the day I went and bought a whole body cleanse and restocked my fridge and pantry with all organic foods. I gave my stock of conventional crap to a neighbor. One year later I went back to the doc and he retested me. Pressure was 120/80, cholesterol was 125, I had lost 20lbs. I never stopped eating my favorite foods! I’m a southern boy so fried chicken, mac and cheese, collard or mustard greens, fried okra and corn on the cob with a pan of cornbread and a mess of black eyed peas is my sunday dinner! I love pizza (read that cheese). I like my beer too. It so happens that all I did was replace the stuff I was preparing with whole organic versions so I cut out all the chemical additives and my body purged the rest, with the help of a good whole body cleanse every 6 months or so. Now, when we are on vacation or in a place where I cant control what I’m eating and I must eat out, within 1 hour of eating my tummy starts rumbling. It goes on all night and the next day its diarreah! Your body will react very poorly to the old crap you used to eat! Its amazing. Anyway, I cant tell people enough about how my life is better so now I’ve rambled enough. I was supposed to tell you about the virtues of this yoga mat and I think I have. Its everything they say it is and my wife loves it! I dont do yoga but even I was impressed! A very good buy and they shipped it out within a week. It came in its own box and was packed nicely. A very good place to deal with. I would do it again instantly! Thanks for wearing on with me and I hope I made a difference for you with my testimony.
Rating: 5 / 5
After seven years of practicing yoga I thought it was time to splurge on a great mat. I bought this one, let it air out for a couple of weeks (as they suggest), and hefted it to my yoga space at home. Carrying it already felt akin to lifting weights, but I thought it would be worth it. Not for me. The side you use is hard as a rock. The underside is padded, but, somehow, that does not translate into a cushy surface to practice on.
If you like a hard surface under you by all means get this. It’s certainly bigger than other mats which will give you more space if you’re practicing in class. Frankly, that’s the only recommendation I have for this product.
Of course, I liked the idea that it was eco-friendly; so, now I’m researching ways to recycle my old mats. I’m thinking of cutting them into yoga block sized squares and gluing them together to use as props for supta baddha konasana.
Rating: 2 / 5
I’ve been doing hot yoga 4 to 5 times a week for the past two months on this particular mat and am satisfied, but also disappointed. The density and thickness is pretty much perfect and the natural rubber smell left pretty quickly, however, its lack of stickiness gets frustrating. Downward dog is near impossible to do comfortably because my hands and feet slide away and I constantly have to readjust myself so I don’t fall. Sooo, I’m gonna give it another month or so to see if it gets any better and if it doesn’t I’ll just have to get a towel to put over it and see how it does from there. Summed up: I love how it feels, hate how I slide.
Rating: 3 / 5
The Manduka eko 5mm Yoga Mat the best mat I could have possibly bought. Just enough padding, no slip when wet.
Rating: 5 / 5
While it looks beautiful and rolls out flat every time it fails to give any support whatsoever in the ability to grip the mat. I wish I could send it back but it is so heavy it would probably not even be worth it!
Rating: 1 / 5