Yoga is Bo's first love, and she has been teaching the practice full time for five years. The yoga mat gives her an opportunity to practice using essential tools such as breath, Drishti (focused gaze), and Bondahs (body strength and awareness). These practices have easily translated to her outdoor passions, Mountain Biking, Climbing, and Skiing. Since moving to Tahoe, Bo Outland has started competing in Mountain Biking competitions in the summer. In the winter, she works part-time at Heavenly teaching her snow passion - skiing. Her love is in the outdoors, and she is passionate about sharing that love with other people in hopes of influencing that same love.
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Best Yoga Mat of 2023
Are you tired of your mat being a slip'n'slide? After researching over 60 models, we purchased 14 of the best for use...
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Manduka eKO Review
This mat offers a nice balance between firmness and comfort, with good dry traction that doesn't require much breaking...
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GuruGrid Eco-Friendly Premium Review
GuruGrid features a numbered grid that allows you to gauge your progress. It's an excellent option for new or...
How to Choose a Yoga Mat
With so many different types of yoga mats out there, it can be confusing to find the perfect one for you and your...
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Amazon Core 10 Build Your Own Review
We were very impressed by the durability. While they are not very breathable, they hardly showed any wear through our...
90 Degree by Reflex Squatproof Interlink Review
While we loved 90 Degree Reflex for their flattering cut and breathability, they sometimes do not want to stay in...
Mika Mat Review
A mat towel combo mat that is good for someone who exclusively teaches hot yoga because it is slippery when dry. This...
Ride Concepts Livewire - Women's Review
Ride Concepts is a mountain bike shoe specific company making some great shoes, and we were super excited to try their...
Gaiam Performance Cork Review
Cork is a growing trend in the yoga mat world over the past few years; however, this is not an example of a well-made...
Clever Yoga Better Grip Review
An inexpensive TPE (thermoplastic elastomer) mat that is cheap in price and in quality. This mat is suitable for...
Five Ten Freerider - Women's Review
These shoes are very breathable and have a nice balance of flexibility and rigidity. However, compared to other Five...
Five Ten Freerider Contact - Women's Review
We found that Freerider Contacts allowed a little more wiggle room on the pedal because of the smooth tread on the...
Five Ten Impact Pro - Women's Review
These are excellent for someone looking for unbeatable grip and protection to be able to send that big drop! We love...
Bontrager Flatline - Women's Review
Lightweight and lots of comfort, we loved the overall fit of the Bontrager Flatline. However, they were quite slippery...
Giro Riddance - Women's Review
These were the most rigid shoes we tested, but nowhere near the grippiest. One of the reviewers flew off the back of...Ad-free. Influence-free. Powered by Testing.
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