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A woman in a low lunge with her back knee resting on the folded, double-thick section of a yoga mat

How Thick Should a Yoga Mat Be for Bad Knees?

Standard mats are 3-4 mm. If kneeling hurts, 6-8 mm is the range worth looking at - but thicker is not automatically better, and here is why.

How Thick Should a Yoga Mat Be for Bad Knees?

Standard mats are 3-4 mm. If kneeling hurts, 6-8 mm is the range worth looking at - but thicker is not automatically better, and here is why.