Hugger Mugger Tapas Mat

Good quality mat, but not as sticky as I hoped. Do not recommend for yoga as hands and feet will slide

I've had other yoga mats -and all of them begin to degrade within 1 month (tiny bits come off) -it's been nearly 6 months of daily use and this mat is still in mint condition.I'm ULTRA hard on physical possessions -this one has definitely proved to be a keeper.

My only complaint is that it is a bit thin, but other than that this is a great mat, really good quality and quite long, which is exactly what I was looking for! It's also quite light-weight and is sufficiently sticky. Because it is so thin, though, I do use it with a thicket mat on top.

If you're having problems slipping on your new Tapas mat, try this. Wash it with sea salt and vinegar, rinse it well, and leave it outside in the sun for an afternoon (just to get the vinegar smell off). Also make sure you are NEVER on your mat with moisturizer on your hands/feet/legs - not only will you slip straight away but you'll leave a residue on your mat that is really hard to get off. I've been using my Tapas mat happily for almost a year, 4-5x a week in hour-long Vinyasa classes and I have no problems with slipping. This mat is not falling apart like other (cheaper or more expensive) mats I've used, either.It doesn't have super thick cushioning so I double up with a cheap mat underneath (my studio provides them for free use) for my sensitive knees.Love the long length as I'm quite tall. I appreciate that there isn't a design on it - I like simplicity.

This mat did take 3 or 4 uses to break in and as with all mats there is some slipping when you're dripping sweat, however, I still find this mat to be the stickiest that I have come across. I even tried the LuLuLemon mat and I like this one better.