It is best to wipe down your mat a minimum of every couple of uses, said Jana Longexecutive director of the Black Yoga Teachers Alliance, and Erica Whalen(The Black Yoga Teachers Alliance previously received a donation from JadeYoga, the maker of considered one of our mat picksbut was not involved in our review of yoga mats.) That is for the nice of your mat and for maintaining a clean environment, particularly in shared practice spaces. Pathogens typically found on gym equipment (equivalent to the fungus that causes ringworm or athlete’s foot, the virus that causes plantar warts, Staphylococcus aureusand E. coli) hitch to yoga mats, too.
