HemingWeigh 1 Inch Thick Yoga Mat vs Manduka Pro Yoga Mat

I started at Camp Gladiator boot camp in January, and many of the camps are outdoors, on concrete, which was killing my tail bone doing core workouts on my super thin yoga mat. I decided quickly that I needed something thicker and heavier duty to hold up to my new workout regime, but I wasn't up for spending $45+ on the mats sold by the boot camp. I searched and searched and read tons of reviews before settling on this HemingWeigh Extra Thick Foam Exercise Mat. Mine has been used at least 3-4x a week since purchase so far

A toddler's worth of heaviness. However, the thickness really does supply extra cushioning for knees and hands. I see the younger folks in my class with their weightless Jade mats and I envy them, but those days are over for me. I can still use my thinner mat at home on top of a carpet but on a hard studio floor the thickness of this mat has been great

I expected this mat to be a similar texture but slightly thicker than my old one. The material is much softer though. I want to say that again because it was not something I picked up on in any of the reviews I read. The material is extremely soft

I personally think that if some other mats weren't so mushy, they'd probably slide around alot more when sweating buckets anyway. In short, there was an initial twinge throwing down the cash for this kind of item (and the towel). However, if I use something on a very regular basis (say, everyday), and bought something shoddy, I hate it every time I see it. But if I buy quality, its like paying all the money I'm going to spend on that area for quite awhile up front-and getting something I'm actually happy with