Fitness Gadgets

I don’t suppose there’s anything gadget-y about a yoga brick, but this one’s supposed to be environmentally friendly, so I’m giving it a post. I’m not sure what regular yoga bricks are made from, but they do tend to feel a bit plastic-y, and who knows what chemicals are used to create all the color options you can choose from…

This Gaiam brick is made with cork from a “certified sustainably harvested resource,” and it’s supposed to work just as well as the regular ones, offering good texture and traction (important for when you’re squeezing it between your feet and doing those torturous legs-in-the-air ab exercises). The brick is available from Amazon for $14:

Gaiam Organic Cork Yoga Brick