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HomeSports & OutdoorsYogaStarter SetsNatural Fitness Cork Yoga Block 3-1/2" x 5-1/2" x 9" |
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Excellent Yoga Block - A Real Corker Dec 04, 2009
Yoga blocks serve several purposes for the yoga practitioner: they can support your body when you are sitting (like a low stool) or laying down (under your back) and they can be used as a hand rest when entering balancing postures. For those of us who are not as stretchy, you can put the block on the floor to "raise the floor" to give your hands a place to rest as you try to balance. For example, if you are trying to balance on your right leg while raising your left leg, you might lean forward and put your right hand on a block.
Most blocks are made from one of three materials: foam, cork, or wood. Having tried each, I strongly strongly recommend cork.
- Foam is a bit soft and mushy. It feels like you are picking up a square of cotton candy (and is typically molded in the same garish colors). Plus foam seems like one of those substance that lives for eternity buried in a landfill or floating on the ocean.
- Wood is hard as a church pew. Sitting on it or laying on it can test your power to ignore pain. Though it has a nice heft in the hand, its bulk is also a liability. Sometimes you set a block on its end to hold a stretch and then as you move into another pose, you invariably wheel your arm or leg around and hit it with the best result being you only make a loud thwhack sound as it tumbles over.
In contrast, cork is a nice balance between the two and yoga is all about balance. It is reasonably firm, has just about the right weight in the hand, and is unlikely to cause you to stub your toe. And if you really need the bright color to make your day, you could probably even spray paint it or dye it, though I can't say that I have tried it.
There seem to be only slight difference between the various cork brands, though I like this brand slightly more because of the nice rounding of the edges on the block.
Would recommend buying two. If you are buying one, you are probably into yoga enough where you will want two to do a greater variety of poses, plus two blocks is cheaper than even the least expensive pair of "yoga paints" or a "yoga top." And even if you don't use them too much, seeing them in the corner of your room will remind you that you need to stretch or get back into the gym.
Hope the review helps you. Cheers.
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