Having a yoga mat strap attached to the mat itself is very useful if you often find yourself hauling your yoga mat from home to your yoga classes or vice versa. While it is convenient to just purchase a mat that comes with a strap or even to buy one after the fact. But creating your own strap can be fulfilling.
If you can make it yourself, you should. Though ones that you purchase are fine and can be of high quality, there is a certain something that comes with creating things on your own that paying money doesn't give. If you are a knitter, you know how rewarding it can be to labor over a single sweater for days at a time and then finally be able to wear it. Even if you don't like the sweater once it's finally done, you feel a sense of accomplishment from having made something with your own two hands.
Luckily, making your own yoga mat strap does not take anywhere near as long as knitting a sweater. You could sew or knit one fairly easily, which puts the only real difficulty in deciding which materials to use and whether or not you are going to use designs. You most likely do want one to match the mat, but will you go with a contrasting color or a similar color? And if you make it out of fabric will you pick a design or a plain color? These may seem like small decisions, but it is a good idea to know before getting started.
If you do not want to have to make your yoga mat strap on your own there are some specialty retailers that sell them separately from yoga mats themselves. If you the mat you have doesn't have a strap and you do not have the time to make your own, this is a good choice. Before buying any one strap, consider testing out different purse straps to get an idea of what size will be most comfortable for you to carry around, which you need to know if your mat is very heavy. Usually these can be found at any fitness store, but also at yoga centers.
If you have not purchased a yoga mat yet, it would be better if you buy one that already has a strap so you do not have to go through the trouble of making or buying one and then putting it on. It can be much more expensive to buy the strap separately depending on the brand of the mat. Even if you do not feel it is important now you may feel differently after carrying your big mat to and from yoga class every other day. You may not have realized just how important the yoga mat strap is before since those who do not practice yoga regularly usually do not even know they exist. It may only be a small detail, but it is a matter of convenience versus inconvenience. - 29951
If you can make it yourself, you should. Though ones that you purchase are fine and can be of high quality, there is a certain something that comes with creating things on your own that paying money doesn't give. If you are a knitter, you know how rewarding it can be to labor over a single sweater for days at a time and then finally be able to wear it. Even if you don't like the sweater once it's finally done, you feel a sense of accomplishment from having made something with your own two hands.
Luckily, making your own yoga mat strap does not take anywhere near as long as knitting a sweater. You could sew or knit one fairly easily, which puts the only real difficulty in deciding which materials to use and whether or not you are going to use designs. You most likely do want one to match the mat, but will you go with a contrasting color or a similar color? And if you make it out of fabric will you pick a design or a plain color? These may seem like small decisions, but it is a good idea to know before getting started.
If you do not want to have to make your yoga mat strap on your own there are some specialty retailers that sell them separately from yoga mats themselves. If you the mat you have doesn't have a strap and you do not have the time to make your own, this is a good choice. Before buying any one strap, consider testing out different purse straps to get an idea of what size will be most comfortable for you to carry around, which you need to know if your mat is very heavy. Usually these can be found at any fitness store, but also at yoga centers.
If you have not purchased a yoga mat yet, it would be better if you buy one that already has a strap so you do not have to go through the trouble of making or buying one and then putting it on. It can be much more expensive to buy the strap separately depending on the brand of the mat. Even if you do not feel it is important now you may feel differently after carrying your big mat to and from yoga class every other day. You may not have realized just how important the yoga mat strap is before since those who do not practice yoga regularly usually do not even know they exist. It may only be a small detail, but it is a matter of convenience versus inconvenience. - 29951
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