Mat Thickness & Size Calculator
Enter your height, practice style, and floor surface to get a recommended mat length, width, and thickness range before you buy.
Recommended mat
How the recommendation works
Mat length is snapped to the nearest standard retail length above your height plus a 6-inch buffer, so your hands and feet stay on the mat during full-length poses. Width defaults to the standard 24 inches, with the option to size up to 26 inches for more room.
Thickness starts from a range tied to your practice style — thinner for standing and balance work, thicker for floor-based and restorative sequences — and shifts within that logic based on whether your floor already has some give (carpet) or none at all (hard flooring).
Frequently Asked Questions
Why does thickness depend on practice style?
A thinner mat (2-4mm) keeps you closer to the floor, which helps with balance and standing poses because there's less give under your feet. A thicker mat (6-8mm) cushions knees, hips, and elbows during floor-based and restorative work, at the cost of a slightly less stable base for standing poses.
Should I size up on a hard floor?
Yes — a hard floor (wood, tile, concrete) has no give of its own, so this calculator adds roughly a millimetre to the recommendation. On carpet or an already-padded floor, it subtracts roughly a millimetre since the surface underneath is doing some of the cushioning already.
How is the mat length chosen?
The calculator snaps your height plus a 6-inch buffer up to the nearest standard retail length (68, 72, 74, 80, or 84 inches). A taller practitioner needs a longer mat so hands and feet don't hang off the ends during full-length poses.
What's the difference between a 24in and 26in wide mat?
24 inches is the standard width most mats ship in. A 26in wide mat gives noticeably more room for wide-legged poses and side-lying floor work, at the cost of being a little heavier and bulkier to store or carry.
Gear-planning tool only. Recommendations are general buying guidance based on common practice-style and floor-surface conventions, not a medical, therapeutic, or fitness recommendation — always check the actual product dimensions before you buy.