Sizing, floors, noise, equipment and care, explained by the people who make the mats.
Pick a mat at least 1 foot longer than you are tall and as wide as your arms reach side to side. Here is how to size a mat for your room, your body, and your workout.
Read the guide: What Size Exercise Mat Do You Need? A Simple Sizing Guide
A thicker yoga mat helps kneeling and lying poses on hard floors. How 8mm compares with a standard mat and with a firm exercise mat.
Video classes move side to side and down to the floor. Here is the mat size and type that keeps up, and how to set it up in front of the screen.
A 20-minute flow that moves forward, back, side to side and lying down with your arms wide, and the mat size that lets every pose fit.
Yes. A firm exercise mat gives a treadmill or walking pad a flat base on carpet, keeps fibers away from the belt and protects the carpet. Here is what size to get and how to set it up.
Yes. A firm exercise mat protects your floor, cuts vibration and noise, and stops the machine from creeping. 6' x 4' covers most walking pads, plates and rebounders.
Mat Pilates is barefoot, so choose a softer 8mm yoga mat with room to lie down with arms overhead and sweep your legs wide. Size chart, plus a mat for your reformer.
Ten stretches, a minute each, from neck to calves. Lying and wide-legged stretches need a mat big enough to lie down with arms overhead: 7' x 5' for most adults.
Take your workout outside on our Exercise Mat: a flat patio, deck, pavers or driveway. Sweep first, wipe and dry it after, and bring it in. Yoga Mats stay indoors.
Yes. A firm exercise mat protects your floor when you set weights down, gives footing in shoes, and cushions floor work. 6' x 4' to 7' x 5' fits most setups.
Big or tall? Look for a mat at least 7 feet long and 4 to 5 feet wide, firm enough that you do not sink, and heavy enough to stay put. Size chart inside.
Two adults: start at 9' x 6'. Side-by-side cardio: 12' x 6'. Parent and child: 7' x 5' or 9' x 6'. How to pick a mat for partner yoga and family workouts.
Short answer: yes, a large exercise mat is one of the best things you can put on hardwood, luxury vinyl plank (LVP),...
Pick a mat about 1 foot longer than your height so you can lie down with arms overhead. Under 6 feet, that's 7'. Over 6 feet, 9' x 6'. Full chart inside.
For HIIT and burpees, use a firm 1/4" exercise mat built for shoes, at least 7' x 5' or 8' x 4' so you land on it every rep. Here's how much space each move needs.
Mats slide when they are too small and light, have no grip underneath, are brand new, or were stored rolled. Here is how to fix each one for good.
Yoga mats tear under sneakers. For workouts in shoes, pick a firm, high-density exercise mat about 1/4" thick with grip on both sides. Here's how to tell before you buy.
Order by Thursday, December 10 for Christmas delivery. Free shipping within the United States, plus gift cards delivered by email for last-minute gifts.
Make this year's workouts stick: pick one spot, cover the floor, leave the mat out, add only the gear you'll use, and keep the plan small.
Which mat to give, which size to pick when you don't know their room, gift ideas by person, and when to order for Christmas delivery.
A one-minute wipe after workouts, a simple soap-and-water deep clean, what never to use, and how to store your mat so it lasts.
How to work out hard without bothering the neighbors downstairs: where workout noise comes from, the mat that cuts it, and quiet technique for jumping and cardio.
How to jump rope and do HIIT on a concrete garage or basement floor: why to cover it, what mat size fits jump rope and full garage gyms, and setup tips.
Put a firm mat under your equipment to protect the floor, cut noise and vibration, and stop machines from creeping. Here is how to size it.
For shoes, jumping, and weights, a firm 1/4" (6mm) high-density mat is the sweet spot. For barefoot yoga, go softer. Here is how thickness and density change the way a mat feels.
Yes, you can work out on carpet. One large exercise mat gives you a flat, stable surface and protects the carpet. Here is how to set it up on low-pile and plush carpet.
For bodyweight, cardio, HIIT and dumbbell work in shoes, one large mat beats interlocking tiles: no seams, no trip edges, and it rolls up. Here is when tiles still make sense.
Wear shoes and bring your weights on the exercise mat. Go barefoot on the yoga mat: 8mm thick, with a sticky grip made for bare feet.
Shoes on
So tough, you can leave your shoes on. Big enough for any cardio home workout: HIIT, plyometrics, jump rope, kickboxing and dance.
8 sizes, 6′ × 4′ to 15′ × 6′From $179.95
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Barefoot
Squishy enough to kneel on and stable enough to hold a pose, with a sticky grip for yoga, stretching and bodyweight exercises.
5 sizes, 6′ × 4′ to 15′ × 6′8mm thickFrom $149.95
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