I bought this mat to use with my P90X Workout DVDs. I wanted to use it as:
- yoga mat,
- padding for jumping jacks/running/lounges,
- ab work
It is ideal for ab work - it has a great thickness and the foam gives very good padding. But for the rest, it's not so good. For yoga, whenever I'm in a position that requires to stretch and press against the floor (like downward dog, for instance), the mat stretches with me, which is very frustrating. And it may be dangerous.
When I jump on it, it tends to move just a tiny bit, and the foam rubbing against the floor makes an awful, loud noise.
Plus, I used it while wearing my cross-training shoes, and my foot touched the mat while bringing a leg forward in a plank. It ripped it.
I would give it 2 1/2 stars, but it's not an option. It's a nice enough mat, but you need to use it for static stuff only, and probably not wear shoes with a substantial sole. Valeo Foam Exercise Mat
Good solid exercise mat. I use it mainly to stretch and do ab work. Only annoyance is that since it rolls up, it tends to stay rolled at the very end, instead of being laid out flat. But it's not really an issue for me, because I don't stretch my body the entire length of the mat.
Overall I'm very happy with this purchase.
It works well for my needs, for floor exercises and also my children use it to practice gymnastics.
The foam is pretty thick and cushions well, it is easy to store thanks to the attached fasteners.
Great buy for the 10bucks I paid.
I read a review of this mat that said that it was bad for jumping rope, among other idiot uses, and gave it only 3 stars. Wtf?
It's an excersise mat. For lieing down and doing excercises. The description could not be more simple. But, I'll review it in case others are confused (either by the product or by the other ppl's reviews).
The material that it's made of could not be better for an excercise mat. The mat is about and inch thick. It's made out of like a kind of synthetic-rubbery material. The material is such that it's equally supportive of your contours and firm enough where you'll avoid the distraction of whatever surface is underneath the mat.
The mat is a little bit bouncy. Not bouncy enough to jump rope off of it! But just enough to give you an extra push to do 4 or 5 more sit ups.
The corners do roll up a little bit but the length is long enough (just over 6 ft.) to not need the whole amount anyway.
Highly recommend.
This mat is perfect for what I ordered it for: a cushion on which to do my strength training exercises. It has a nice thickness and the attached straps encourage me to roll it up after use, rather than leaving it on the floor. The ends are slightly curled due to rolling, but if you just face those ends down on the floor, it doesn't make a difference at all. Overall, a great product and well worth the money.
The mat works great. It's soft and the padding is enough, even for a big guy like me. I use it on my hardwood floors while following my Yoga DVDs. The only drawback is that it's far too narrow for my wide body. I didn't realize that 24" would be insufficient for yoga. But it's great for the price. The only mat I found that was double the width (48") is around $100! So I will work with this one.
This is exactly what I was looking for -- an inexpensive, easy-to-carry mat that gives me some padding while doing sit ups or other excercises on the floor. I'm very pleased with it. The one negative is that it doesn't lay completely flat when I roll it out, but I use a couple of hand weights to hold down the curly end. It rolls up very small to store in the hall closet. It seems to be sturdily made to last through a lot of sit ups.'
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