Best yoga mat for Beginners
For beginners the pick is the Gaiam Premium 6mm at $21.00 as of Aug 8, 2026 — $21.00 and 6 mm. The Lululemon The Mat 5mm scores higher on these criteria but has no buyable listing today, so it is not the pick. Below it, 9 more mats are ranked on the same criteria, and the numbers behind the order are in the table.
5 mm and high dry grip
No live Amazon listing today.
5 mm · 5.24 lb · Polyurethane top over rubber
High dry grip and 4 mm
No live Amazon listing today.
4 mm · 4.1 lb · Natural rubber
$21.00 and 6 mm
$21.00as of Aug 8, 2026 · sold by Amazon · in stock
Check price on Amazon6 mm · 3.26 lb · PVC
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The full ranking
| # | Mat | Price | Thickness | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lululemon The Mat 5mm | not listed | 5 mm | 5.24 lb |
| 2 | B Yoga B MAT Everyday 4mm | not listed | 4 mm | 4.1 lb |
| 3 | Gaiam Premium 6mm our pick | $21.00 | 6 mm | 3.26 lb |
| 4 | JadeYoga Fusion | not listed | 8 mm | 8.5 lb |
| 5 | Manduka GRP Adapt | $94.00 · ships later | 5 mm | 5.8 lb |
| 6 | Manduka X | $68.40 | 5 mm | 3.4 lb |
| 7 | JadeYoga Voyager | not listed | 1.6 mm | 1.5 lb |
| 8 | JadeYoga Harmony | $114.95 | 4.8 mm | 5 lb |
| 9 | Liforme Classic Travel | not listed | 2 mm | 3.5 lb |
| 10 | Manduka eKO | $87.54 | 5 mm | 7 lb |
How we work this out
We rank on price (45%), thickness (30%), grip when dry (25%). Every figure comes from the maker's own spec sheet or the Amazon API, and the order is recomputed on each build — nobody pays to sit at the top.
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Questions people ask
How did you decide this order?
We rank on price (45%), thickness (30%), grip when dry (25%). Every figure comes from the maker's own spec sheet or the Amazon API, and the order is recomputed on each build — nobody pays to sit at the top.
What is the cheapest option here that still fits?
The Gaiam Premium 6mm at $21.00. It ranks lower than the pick in our order, so you are trading some of the criteria above for the lower price — the table shows exactly which.
Do these prices update?
Yes, daily from the Amazon API, and each one is stamped with the date it was read. Where a mat has no live listing we show no price at all rather than an old one.