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If you've ever taken a yoga class or practiced it at home, you know how slippery things can get. The second you start to sweat, your feet and hands begin to slide in slow motion and you find yourself panic-clenching all your muscles to prevent yourself from face-planting. 

I've struggled to be consistent with yoga for exactly this reason; sliding around on my mat just makes my practice feel awkward and unstable. But, I recently joined a gym with tons of yoga classes, so I wanted to figure out how to improve my experience. 

I remembered I had some of these grippy Bombas socks in my drawer, so I wore a pair to class and they did an incredible job at keeping me from slipping. I could do my downward-facing dog without interruption and flow through combinations with much more stability on the mat. They've also been great to wear in barre classes for all the same reasons. They never slip off or bunch up, and the brand's signature honeycomb construction around the arch provides just enough compression to keep the sock in place on my foot.

For what it's worth, I also just love these socks for wearing around the house because our recently refinished hardwood floors are a little slippery. (Side note: I wish I had thought of that before I fell down the stairs wearing regular socks!)

There are other brands out there that make special socks just for yoga, but I'm partial to Bombas because they fit well, last a long time, and I love their mission to donate a pair of socks for every pair purchased. So far, Bombas has donated over 50 million items (mostly socks) to homeless shelters. 

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