Yoga Mats: Reviews

Amazon.com: The Manduka Black Mat Pro gets extremely positive ratings in over 200 reviews on Amazon.com.

Women's Adventure magazine: Although it misses out on the Editor's Choice award -- that goes to the Prana Revolution Natural Sticky Mat -- the Manduka Black Mat Pro gets a high rating from Women's Adventure magazine.

Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog: The editor of the Om Shanti yoga blog gives the Manduka Black Mat Pro a grade of A+, saying it's easily the best yoga mat he's ever used.

American Council on Exercise (ACE): The American Council on Exercise reviews a variety of fitness gear in single-product reviews, including the Manduka Black Mat Pro.

Granville Online: Insiya Rasiwala-Finn picks the Manduka Black Mat Pro as one of the best eco-friendly yoga mats, even though it contains PVC. She says it is a "sustainable alternative" because it lasts so long.

GearPatrol.com: Dusty Overby at GearPatrol.com doesn't rate the Manduka Black Mat Pro, but he's very impressed with the mat.

YogaConsumerReports.com: YogaConsumerReports.com hosts user reviews of yoga mats, and the site's editors provide top picks in several categories.

Austin Fit Magazine: Karen Little briefly describes the Manduka Black Mat Pro in this overview of Manduka yoga mats.

Gear.com: Sarah McConkie reviews the Manduka Black Mat Pro for Gear.com.

Amazon.com: The Yoga Accessories Extra Thick Deluxe Yoga Mat earns very positive ratings in more than 230 user reviews on Amazon.com.

YogaAccessories.com: YogaAccessories.com has only a handful of reviews on its website for the Extra Thick Deluxe Yoga Mat.

ExpoTV.com: The video reviews at ExpoTV.com are not very high quality, and it appears that few of the reviewers actually practice yoga on the mat.

Women's Adventure magazine: Women's Adventure magazine gives the Jade Harmony Professional Yoga Mat a high overall rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Testers say the mat provides excellent grip, even when hands and feet get sweaty.

Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog: In this roundup of eco-friendly yoga mats, the author of the Om Shanti blog provides good coverage of the Jade Harmony Professional Yoga Mat.

Amazon.com: The Jade Harmony Professional Yoga Mat gets an overall rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars after more than 100 user reviews at Amazon.com.

Yoga and Joyful Living: Jancy Langley calls the Jade Harmony Professional one of the magazine's top picks for sustainable and biodegradable yoga mats.

Eco Times: Glennie Rabin picks the Jade Harmony Professional as one of the best eco-friendly yoga mats on the market.

YogaConsumerReports.com: YogaConsumerReports.com hosts a small selection of user reviews, but the site's editors also select a top pick in three categories.

Amazon.com: Nearly 300 owners give the Yogitoes Skidless Premium Towel extremely high ratings at Amazon.com.

Om Shanti: A Yoga Blog: The editor of the Om Shanti yoga blog gives the Yogitoes Skidless Premium Towel an overall grade of A-. "The skidless is a practically must-have if you do any form of vigorous yoga, such as vinyasa flow, ashtanga, Bikram, etc.," he says.

The New York Times: A gear tester for The New York Times likes how well the silicone nubs on the Yogitoes towel stick to her yoga mat, but she finds that it doesn't absorb as much sweat as other yoga towels she's used.

Health: Su Reid-St. John, the fitness editor for Health magazine, is impressed with how stable she feels while using the Yogitoes Skidless Premium Towel, especially when her hands get sweaty.

About.com: Ann Pizer, About.com's guide to yoga, gives the Yogitoes Skidless Premium Towel a 4-star rating (out of 5). She discusses the benefits of the yoga towel, but gives little information on usability.

Buzzillions.com: The Yogitoes towel also gets high marks in more than 20 user reviews compiled by Buzzillions.com.

MyYogaMats.com: The anonymous editor of MyYogaMats.com highly recommends the Yogitoes Skidless Premium Towel, saying it provides more grip than other yoga towels.