Yoga Socks Bring New Sensations to Your Yoga Experience
The yoga craze has steadily increased over the years and with good reason. Yoga is a great way to improve flexibility, balance, and strength; it is also done in a quiet and peaceful environment that helps eliminate stress. As the popularity has grown, so has the number of available accessories. Today’s article is going to focus on one such accessory – The yoga socks. Many instructors are purists and believe yoga needs to be done barefoot, because the general idea of a sock or shoe makes it impossible to maintain the positions needed to benefit the most from a yoga workout.
The yoga sock is almost a marvel of the modern world. I realize the idea of a sock being a modern piece of technology sounds silly, but if you look at how advanced these socks for yoga are, you will be surprised. Toeless yoga socks are made similar to fingerless gloves, in that they don’t have coverings at the end, which leave the toes exposed and ensure that there isn’t a loss of grip in the foot. The breathable cotton material will allow the foot to breathe, while absorbing the sweat that can cause a loss of grip. Not to mention keeping any foot related medical issues well covered, because hygiene is a big factor in an environment where you are sharing mats.
The biggest debate in the world of non-slip yoga socks is whether dots or a smooth non-stick sole is more advantageous. The use of the smaller dots along the bottom of the sock allow for less material to be between the foot and mat; the other style of sock uses a single non-stick sole that also helps to increase grip through the material. The problem with the dots lies in the fact that the dots are individually glued to the sock and makes it possible to lose them over time, while the smooth sole is one single piece and unlikely for movements to cause the sole to detach from the material.
A true yoga sock will feel almost like it isn’t there. If you choose a pair of socks and find them hampering your ability to grip or hold positions, then you’ve purchased a poorly constructed item; this is not an area to skimp or be cheap. You won’t be saving a lot of money anyway, because high end yoga socks are not very expensive to begin with. The other benefit to wearing socks is that your feet will be kept warm, which helps reduce injury in the tendons, ligaments, and muscles.
Coming to the gym equipped with yoga socks and gloves might seem silly at first, but when you consider the amount of accessories other gym activities have, then it just makes sense that you should be using anything that will give you a better and safer workout. The use of yoga socks will keep your feet warm, safe from germs, and all without any loss of grip, so it would be silly not to pick up a pair before your next session.
