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ZenLefty

(20,924 posts)
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 09:50 AM Feb 2012

50 ways to re-use your yoga mat

http://life.gaiam.com/article/50-ways-reuse-your-yoga-or-fitness-mat

1. Tree ornaments -- just use holiday cookie cutters! – T.C., Arvada, CO

2. Dog & cat dishes stay put. Cut to size required. – A. O., Trumbull, CT

3. Donate to homeless shelters as sleeping pads. – R. N., Minneapolis, MN

4. Use an exacto-knife to cut out shapes, letters, numbers, etc. Perfect for little fingers. – C. M., London, ON, Canada

5. While taking my dog to the vet or groomer or just for a ride with the top down, her feet would scratch the leather going around curves. So I decided to take an old yoga mat and roll it out over the back seat of my car. Viola! She is comfy and can do her own version of Downward Dog without scratching my seats! – L. S., Powell, OH
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50 ways to re-use your yoga mat (Original Post) ZenLefty Feb 2012 OP
51. For woodworkers... ZenLefty Feb 2012 #1
I sent one as a rest mat for my son at kindergarten. AllyCat Feb 2012 #2
Spam deleted by Morning Dew (MIR Team) a77isonbay Mar 2012 #3
RE:0. 50 ways to re-use your yoga mat jackalan996 Mar 2012 #4
I use my at the lake or on the boat. Claybrains Jan 2013 #5
Thanks for sharing a nice post roberthespinosa Feb 2013 #6
Re-use your yoga mat iloveyoga Apr 2013 #7

ZenLefty

(20,924 posts)
1. 51. For woodworkers...
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 09:54 AM
Feb 2012

If you're a woodworker, a used yoga mat makes a good surface to sand pieces of wood on. The opposite side doesn't get all scratched up on the table when you're sanding, and it grips the piece so it doesn't move around so much. My Festool orbital sander attaches to the shop vac so there really isn't much dust to clean up either.

AllyCat

(17,135 posts)
2. I sent one as a rest mat for my son at kindergarten.
Fri Feb 24, 2012, 11:38 AM
Feb 2012

When the kids are done with them as rest mats, you can cut them for the insides of drawers so things don't slip around. Those mesh things we bought at the big-box store for that purpose are worthless, but the yoga mats stay put.

jackalan996

(4 posts)
4. RE:0. 50 ways to re-use your yoga mat
Wed Mar 21, 2012, 11:37 PM
Mar 2012

Nice sharing dear.
Thanks for posting this informative post.
Keep it up..!!!

 

iloveyoga

(8 posts)
7. Re-use your yoga mat
Fri Apr 5, 2013, 12:40 AM
Apr 2013

Some of the other ways are :

1.Cut it into small circles and use them under furniture legs to protect the floor.

2. Wrap it around that attic beam or basement pole you keep running into.

3. Put it under the litter box so the cat won’t track stuff all over the floor.

4. Cut it to fit under slippery rugs to keep them in place.

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