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Valeo Foam Exercise Mat

Valeo Foam Exercise Mat

Made by Valeo

Sales Rank on Amazon.com: 315

Lowest Price: $13.44

Average Review: 4.5 stars

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Average Rating: 4.5 out of 5 Stars

The following review received 46 helpful votes out of 48 total votes:
Review Date: 2005-09-09
"decent for the price"

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. 4 stars
The following review received 15 helpful votes out of 16 total votes:
Review Date: 2008-02-15
"Nice but not for a hard workout"

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. 3 stars
The following review received 14 helpful votes out of 14 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-05-07
"Good workout mat"

This is very soft mat and offers lots of padded support for you exercise. The mat curles a tad at the ends yet this can be worked out. Good product! 5 stars
The following review received 9 helpful votes out of 11 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-05-01
"Great for its purpose and more"

This mat is a nice level of thickness and is great to exercise on. I am now using it to go under a bicycle on a trainer. This serves the purpose of absorbing sweat, but even more importantly noise. Not the original purpose, but it works very well at it. 5 stars
The following review received 8 helpful votes out of 8 total votes:
Review Date: 2007-02-15
"great 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. 5 stars