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Yoga mats compared on specs and live prices

We track 15 yoga mats and re-read their Amazon prices every day. Today the cheapest listed one is the Gaiam Premium 6mm at $21.00 and the dearest is the Liforme Classic at $164.95; the table below carries every figure with the date it was read.

MatPriceThicknessWeightMaterial
B Yoga B MAT Everyday 4mmnot listed4 mm4.1 lbNatural rubber
Gaiam Premium 6mm$21.006 mm3.26 lbPVC
JadeYoga Fusionnot listed8 mm8.5 lbNatural rubber
JadeYoga Harmony$114.954.8 mm5 lbNatural rubber
JadeYoga Voyagernot listed1.6 mm1.5 lbNatural rubber
Liforme Classic$164.95 · ships later4.2 mm5.5 lbPolyurethane top over rubber
Liforme Classic Travelnot listed2 mm3.5 lbPolyurethane top over rubber
Lululemon The Mat 5mmnot listed5 mm5.24 lbPolyurethane top over rubber
Manduka Begin$91.78 · ships later5 mm2.5 lbTPE
Manduka GRP Adapt$94.00 · ships later5 mm5.8 lbPolyurethane top over rubber
Manduka PRO$144.006 mm7.5 lbPVC
Manduka PRO Travel$70.652 mm2.4 lbPVC
Manduka PROlite$96.134.7 mm4.6 lbPVC
Manduka X$68.405 mm3.4 lbTPE
Manduka eKO$87.545 mm7 lbClosed-cell natural rubber

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Prices on every one of these pages carry the date they were read. The tracker shows every reading, and the deals page flags anything below its own median.

How to read these numbers

Thickness is the single figure most people shop on, and it is the one that misleads most. Below about 3 mm you feel the floor through the mat, which suits balance work and punishes knees. Around 5 to 6 mm is the usual compromise. Past 8 mm a mat starts working against standing poses because the surface moves under you.

Density matters as much as thickness and almost nobody publishes it, so compare weight at a given thickness: two 5 mm mats where one weighs 7 lb and the other 4 lb are not the same product. The heavy one is denser, lies flatter and lasts longer; the light one is the one you will actually carry.

Surface type decides how the mat behaves once you sweat. A closed-cell surface keeps moisture on top — easy to wipe, slippery until you do. An open-cell surface takes moisture in, which holds grip but needs a real wash rather than a wipe.

Price is the least stable number here, which is why every one on this site carries the date it was read. A mat that was $97 last week is not evidence of anything today.