Manduka Pro Yoga Mat vs BalanceFrom GoCloud 1″ Extra Thick

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

I got this mat for doing my physical therapy exercises on my hardwood floor and have used it about maybe 6 or 7 times so far, a few on a carpet when I took it on vacation to a home with carpets, and rolled it back up like 3 or 4 times. When rolling it up while wearing a bracelet I've damaged the bottom side by the material getting caught in a few places on my bracelet, but when you stand on it in hiking boots it just leaves a mild, temporary indentation, which I've photographed but then goes away. It doesn't damage it to wear shoes on it as long as you're reasonably careful - I have major foot issues and need to wear my shoes all the time to prevent much worse chronic foot pain, and it's not been a problem to use my shoes in my physical therapy exercises like lying on my back with my knees up and my feet flat on the matt. The only thing that won't go away is if you rip/tear the material, and I do tend to be hard on my stuff so mine has a number of small rips in it now because of things like the bracelet and not being careful enough with it

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

What is so great about this mat is the thickness. I recently started yoga again and I am 63. My wood floors are too hard and most mats are too thin. This mat thankfully has enough cushion so I do not feel the hard floor while exercising