随着中国经济迅速发展,人民生活水准的不断提高,全民健身的意识越来越强。瑜伽以动静结合达到心态平和以及瘦体塑型的效果、成为很多职场“白骨精”女士们的最 爱活动。随之而来,全国各地瑜伽健身场馆纷纷成立,各类瑜伽品牌也纷纷入市。虽然许多都市白领、年轻人士对瑜伽情有独钟,但对于如何选择瑜伽用品却不是非常了解,如练瑜伽需要使用的瑜伽垫,市场上从十几元到几千元都有,如何选择一条合适的瑜伽垫,成为广大瑜伽爱好者面对的难题。
2019年中国(北京)国际瑜伽健身用品展,我们有幸采访了西班牙,体育用品公司JOWY 集团的产品总设计师兼总裁Mr. JOS GALLEGO先生,他同时是一个二十多年的资深瑜伽爱好者,他对如何选择一条好的瑜伽垫,有着他一个独特的看法。以下是沟通实录。
Q: How to choose a right Yoga mat?
问:如何选择一个好的瑜伽垫?
JOS(Jowy):As you know, I have been practicing yoga for over twenty years. I have used a variety of yoga mats from the initial 10mm NBR to 6mm PVC mat, 6mm TPE and the current 1.5mm rubber mat. I think NBR,PVC, TPE and Rubber, Just consider the material, If they are the Environmentally friendly material, all of them are ok. If you are the beginner, you could choose 10-15 mm NBR Mat or 6-8mm PVC/TPE mat. If you practice over 1 year, you could choose 4-5mm PVC/TPE mat. If you are the expert, you could choose 1.5-4mm rubber mat.
JOS(Jowy): 如你所知,我已经练习瑜伽超过二十年了。 我使用过各种瑜伽垫,从最初的10毫米NBR到6毫米PVC垫,6毫米TPE和目前的1.5毫米橡胶垫。 我认为NBR,PVC,TPE和橡胶都是很好的选择,只要它们是环保材料生产的,它们都可以满足瑜伽爱好者的学习使用的。 如果你是初学者,可以选择10-15 mm NBR Mat或6-8mm PVC / TPE垫。 如果练习超过1年,你可以选择4-5mm PVC / TPE/橡胶垫。 如果你已经是瑜伽专业人士,你可以选择1.5-4mm橡胶垫。
Q: Do you know what kind of yoga mat is more popular in Europe and USA? And what is the market share for NBR /TPE/ PVC/Rubber Mat?
问:你知道哪种垫子在欧洲和美国更流行吗? NBR / TPE / PVC /橡胶的市场份额是多少?
JOS(Jowy): 10 years ago, the more popular are PVC and NBR, PVC have around 60% share, NBR have 25%, Other materials just share 15%. Now, TPE, It also have the good market share, as We research, PVC 35%, TPE 25%, NBR 20%, Rubber have 10%, The others have 10%;
JOS(Jowy): 10年前,市场上最流 行的是PVC和NBR,PVC有60%左右的份额,NBR有25%,其他材料占据15%。现在,TPE,它现在也有很好的市场份额,据我们研究,PVC是 35%,TPE是 25%,NBR 20%,橡胶10%,其他10%;
Q: You could see from International Yoga Exhibition, here only a few suppliers offer NBR and PVC yoga mat, but I saw your catalogue, here still is selling PVC and NBR product,What is the reason?
问:你可以在国际瑜伽展览会看到,这里只有少数参展商提供NBR和PVC瑜伽垫, 我看到你们的产品目录,你们还在销售PVC 和NBR的产品, 这个是为什么呢?
JOS(Jowy):Yes, you are right, in China, only a few suppliers sell PVC and NBR Mat. I talked with some friends about this issue. They think one of important reason there aren’t the standard rules on Yoga mat in China. Some factories make their mats with the bad material, so there are a lot of bad quality mats, such as they use the recycled material, Those mats have the Migration of Certain Element, Such as Pb,Sb,As,Ba,Cd,Cr,Hg,Se and Formamide and so on. All of those element could bring the health problem. Of cause, only a few factories work as that way, but those factories kill the market of PVC and NBR. In fact, except for PVC and NBR, Rubber material, here also have the similar problem, some factories use the Recycled rubber, they take from abandoned old tires. This is a problem in yoga mat,It is hard to settle this problem in short time. Luckily, for us, we have no this problem, our clients know our Jowy product with Environmentally friendly material, All product could pass European rule, So our client could purchase our PVC,NBR,TPE and Rubber mats confidently.
JOS(Jowy):你是对的,目前在中国只有少数供应商继续销售PVC和NBR瑜伽垫。 我和我的中国朋友讨论过这个问题,他们觉得其中一个主要原因是中国市场还没有强制的瑜伽垫标准。 有些工厂偷工减料的方法制作瑜伽垫,所以在市场上价格特别便宜,但是质量非常差的垫子,比如他们使用有害的再生材料进行生产,这样生产出来的垫子可能含有很多可以渗透到人体的有害元素,如铅,锑、砷、钡、镉、铬、汞、硒和甲酰胺等。 所有这些元素都可能给用户带来健康问题。 虽然这样的厂家非常少,但是就是这些少量的工厂把PVC和NBR的市场给搞坏了。事实上,除了PVC 和NBR,当前橡胶垫,也可能有同样的问题,一些厂家采购废旧的汽车轮胎,作为橡胶原材料生产其瑜伽垫,这样的瑜伽垫,是行业里面的一个问题,短期内很难解决。幸运的是对我们来说,并没有这个问题,我们的客户知道Jowy产品都是可以满足欧盟认证的。所以,我们的 PVC,NBR,TPE和橡胶垫销售得都很不错。我们的客户放心地购买我们的垫子。
Q: I don’t find you talk about TPE mat, do you think TPE mat is better? If all of materials are same, how to make decision to choose the material? And if the learner have selected the material, how to select the mats from a lot of brands?
问: 我没有看到你提到TPE的问题,是不是TPE 瑜伽垫会好一些?如果这几类材质差不多, 那怎么选择其中那个材质的瑜伽垫呢, 另外,我选定了瑜伽材质后, 又如何从众多的品牌中选择出合适的瑜伽垫呢?
JOS(Jowy): No, No, TPE mat have the similar problem too, so you must choose a mat with environmentally friendly material. About the material to choose, I mean you should choose the yoga mat with your personal situation. Such as your budget. with the same size of Mat, the rubber mat is more expensive than TPE,and TPE mat is more expensive than NBR and PVC. After you selected the material, you could check what is the weight of mat from the different brands, for a example, Jowy’s PU Rubber mat, 1830*680*5mm,the weight is over 3.5KG, but some brands, It is less than 3 KG. The other sample, 1730*610*6mm PVC yoga mat, the weight of Jowy Mat is over 1250 gram, but some brand is only 600 gram. With that gram, It can’t protect you well.
JOS(Jowy):不,不,TPE 也有类似的问题,所以,你必须购买一个真正环保的瑜伽垫才行。我的意思是你应该根据自己的情况选择瑜伽垫。 对于你应该选择哪种材料,这取决于你的预算。 在相同厚度下,橡胶垫比TPE要贵, TPE 也比NBR和PVC昂贵。 在确认垫子的材质和尺寸后,你可以对比垫的重量是多少,例如, JOWY的PU橡胶瑜伽垫1830 * 680 * 5mm,重量达到3.5KG,但有些品牌,它是低于3 KG。 另一个例子, 1730 * 610 * 6mm 的PVC瑜伽垫,JOWY的PVC 瑜伽垫标准重量超过1250克,但有些品牌只有600克。 那样的瑜伽垫,虽然厚度达到,但是还是不能很好地保护你。
Q: Except the material, how about the size of Yoga mat? And what is the important factor to select Yoga mat?
问:除了材料外,瑜伽垫的尺寸如何? 选择瑜伽垫的重要考量因素是什么?
JOS(Jowy): If the size is over 1730 * 610mm. there should no problem for any yoga learner. Too large size is not convenient to be carried and laid flat for the user. An important factor of mat is the anti-slip function, which should have a very strong friction. The learner finish all actions on the yoga mat, If anti-slip function can’t not reach the requirement, It is easy to hurt the learner herself. For a sample, Jowy long micro suede Rubber/ PU Rubber mat, we use the special design on the surface and bottom, we take T pattern on the bottom, It increases anti-slip function, and at the surface, we use the long Micro suede material or PU material, It also increase anti-slip function. Specially, after you practice yoga, maybe here have some sweat, with our special Long Micro suede surface or PU surface the mats will have the more strong anti-slip function. It will bring the safe and comfortable for the learner.
JOS(Jowy):如果瑜伽垫尺寸超过1730 * 610mm,这样的尺寸瑜伽垫,对任何瑜伽学习者都不会有问题。 太大的尺寸不仅不便于携带并且占有更大的空间。 垫子的另外一个重要参考对象是防滑性能,垫子必须具有非常强的防滑性能。 因为学习者在瑜伽垫上完成的所有动作,如果防滑性能达不到要求,很容易伤害到练习者。 比如Jowy长款微绒面革/PU橡胶垫,我们在表面和底部都采用了特殊设计,底部采用T形图案,以增加底面防滑性能,在表面,我们使用长款微绒面革材料 或PU材料增加了面对水或者汗液的防滑性能。 例如在练习瑜伽后,也许练习者会有一些汗水留到垫子上面,我们特别设计的绒面革表面或PU表面垫子,防滑性不仅不会下降,还会更加防滑。这样它为瑜伽练习者带来更高的安全感和舒适感。
Q: So what is the final conclusion to choose a yoga mat?
问:那么如何选择瑜伽垫的最终结论是什么?
JOS(Jowy): Whatever the price and material and size, the priority is you have to choose a Harmless yoga mat.
JOS(Jowy):无论价格,材料和尺寸如何,选择一条瑜伽垫的最重要标准就是必须选择环保无害的瑜伽垫。
人物介绍: Mr. JOS GALLEGO 西班牙,体育用品公司JOWY 集团的产品总设计师兼总裁。2012年,作为资深瑜伽爱好者的Mr JOS GALLEGO,对西班牙没有满足本土审美的瑜伽用品品牌而烦恼。为此他在西班牙巴塞罗那创立了以瑜伽用品为主的体育用品公司INOUT ORIENT ATTRACTION SL。创建之初,公司白天是一家设计和销售公司,晚上则为一间瑜伽体育休闲馆。由于公司产品设计美观时尚,产品品质出众并且价格实惠,公司很快得到非常大的发展,大受西班牙各健身俱乐部和各类粉丝的喜爱,公司产品从最初的瑜伽用品,逐步扩展到各类健身器材,成为西班牙各类健身俱乐部指定的合作品牌。也成为西班牙最时 尚的瑜伽用品品牌。