Yoga Month 2010

September is National Yoga Month!!! This is the time of year when we at Intimate Guide shift our focus from lingerie and underwear to sportswear, athletic apparel, and those great yoga accessories and gadgets.

If there is a product you think should be featured this month, please send me an email: rachel [at] intimateguide.com.

Last year we also had some great giveaway, most notably a Jade Yoga mat. This is one of the most comfortable mats your feet can ever touch. It’s earth friendly and ultra plush with a great non-slip surface. It’s hefty!

This yoga month we’re starting out with an accessory some fitnessistas can’t live without – a mobile device holder. Maybe you run with an ipod, or do all your errands with an iphone, or – like me – listen to YogaDownloads from an MP3 player while at the gym. This is an armband that allows you to wear your device called a Cellie. You can read about them at http://mycellies.com. They are bedazzled with rhinestones, so they can also be worn if you go dancing for the night. Or if you find yourself in an outfit without pockets.

Our guest reviewer who tried Cellies is a runner who Captains a team for the Ragnar Relay. She is training now for the Ragnar running from Miami to Key West in Jan 2011. She tried out the Cellie on a 5 mile training run. She said:

I played with the Cellie for a few days and showed it to some friends. My iphone 4 fit in perfectly, and I loved that the little silver logo on the armband hit exactly where the command button of my phone was so it would be easy to push without having to look too closely. It also has a little flap on the inside to keep my phone tucked in safely.

When I finally put it on to run, though, the stitching tore, not a good first sign. It was not a convenient place to have a headphone cord flinging about – from my wrist to my ears – but it worked out when I ran the cord through my t-shirt sleeve. While running, the mesh got really itchy and hot. I took it off half way through the run (25 minutes). I sweat a lot so my phone was completely soaked, probably not great for the phone. I can imagine that if I were dancing out at a club it would do the same thing. The mesh material allowed me to see the iphone and use the controls which was a nice bonus. However, sight was limited when I was in the sun.2  of the large gemstones fell off the armband during the run. I didn’t notice until after, but I lost the beautiful jewels! I let the armband dry, and now it is hard from the sweat, stinky and more jewels are close to falling off. I would not recommend this product for running.

Sorry readers. We still recommend the Mobigrip.