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Whether it's Hatha, Vinyasa, Ashtanga, or Bikram, every yoga session calls for supportive leggings to excel in your practice. With breathing, meditation, and movement at yoga’s core, the last thing you need is ill-fitting leggings hindering your rhythm. In fact, the secret to leveling up your yoga flow may lie in flawless-fitting leggings. What you wear can affect your practice, or at least your enjoyment.

How We Tested Before starting testing, we sought recommendations from the experts we consulted on the methodology who helped gather a list of the most highly rated yoga mats on the market. We also had guidance from Mandy Ingber, an expert yoga instructor who works with Jennifer Aniston, and leaned on our own team of fitness-obsessed editors for recommendations. Our testers sized up 19 mats for three to five workouts a week over a four-week period.