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Picture your last yoga class: the gentle music, the stretching and strengthening of your muscles, and that beautiful zen feeling

Oh, and don’t forget the drops of sweat running down your body, the large exhale of microbe-laden breath, all the skin cells you’re shedding during Savasana, and your bare feet gripping the mat. It’s not something you like to think about while trying to meditate but it’s easy to see how yoga mats can quickly become germ factories, says Maria Striemer, RN, a nurse who’s seen plenty of community-acquired infections and the senior scientific communications manager at P&G Home Care. (Related: Meghan Markle Uses Yoga to Fight Jet Lag) Contracting cellulitis from a yoga mat “I got cellulitis on my hand from a yoga mat,” says Jess P., 36, of Denver. She had a small cut on her finger that...

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Picture your last yoga class: the gentle music, the stretching and strengthening of your muscles, and that beautiful zen feeling

Oh, and don’t forget the drops of sweat running down your body, the large exhale of microbe-laden breath, all the skin cells you’re shedding during Savasana, and your bare feet gripping the mat. It’s not something you like to think about while trying to meditate but it’s easy to see how yoga mats can quickly become germ factories, says Maria Striemer, RN, a nurse who’s seen plenty of community-acquired infections and the senior scientific communications manager at P&G Home Care. (Related: Meghan Markle Uses Yoga to Fight Jet Lag) Contracting cellulitis from a yoga mat “I got cellulitis on my hand from a yoga mat,” says Jess P., 36, of Denver. She had a small cut on her finger that...

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