68 cm vs 80 cm Yoga Mat Width: Which Fits You
Written and reviewed by The Kriya Yogi · Updated 1 October 2026
The short answer
Choose 68 cm if you have an average build and practise mostly standard standing and seated poses within a typical mat footprint. Choose 80 cm if you are tall, broad-shouldered, practise wide-legged poses often, or simply want more room to move without edging off the mat.
What matters for this
- Width
- A: 68 cm · B: 80 cm
- Length
- A: 183 cm · B: 183 cm
- Thickness
- A: 5 mm · B: 5 mm
- Material
- A: Natural rubber · B: Natural rubber
- Best for
- A: Standard builds, typical floor space · B: Wider stances, taller or broader frames
- Storage footprint
- A: More compact rolled · B: Noticeably bulkier rolled
How much width actually matters
Standard yoga mats have long been built around 60–68 cm widths, and for most seated and standing poses that is genuinely enough room. The extra 12 cm on the 80 cm mat becomes noticeable mainly in wide-legged poses, broad stances and when your arms extend fully to the sides, where the standard width can leave hands or feet brushing the floor beyond the edge.
Who benefits most from 80 cm
Taller or broader-framed practitioners are the clearest case for the wider mat, since a standard 68 cm width can start to feel tight once your proportions exceed an average frame. It is also worth considering if you simply dislike feeling boxed in during practice and want a visual and physical margin around your body, independent of your actual size.
Trade-offs of going wider
An 80 cm mat is bulkier to roll, store and carry than its 68 cm equivalent, and it takes up more floor space in a shared room or small home practice corner. If you practise in a compact space or need to tuck the mat away easily between sessions, the standard 68 cm width is the more practical everyday choice without sacrificing much usable room.
Both widths, same material and feel
Width is the only functional difference between these two options — both are 5 mm natural rubber mats with the same length, surface finish and care needs. That means you are not trading away grip, cushioning or durability by choosing the narrower option; it is purely a decision about how much lateral space suits your body and your room.
Choose something else if…
- Anyone needing the widest mat for partner or two-person floor work — 80 cm is generous but still a single-practitioner mat.
- Practitioners with very limited storage space, for whom the bulkier 80 cm roll may be impractical.