I purchased this matt to protect my laminate flooring from the weight of my heavy elliptical exercise machine. Unfortunetly, the matt is not thick and compresses to paper thin under the weight of the elliptical. I would not recommend this to anyone with anything more than very light exercise equipment. 2 stars

I'm not sure what other reviewers are doing with this mat and maybe I just had low expectations but this seems perfectly suited to for its purpose. I have a heavy elliptical (Schwinn 438 - which is great by the way) on new carpet with thick carpet padding.

I was careful placing it and didn't try and drag the equipment across the mat to straighten it (as I had read reviews about the mat tearing) but it does exactly what I would expect it to do. It protects my carpet from sweat and limits the amount of carpet fibers that can get into the mechanisms. I thought it might scoot around a little as I use the machine, but that doesn't seem to be the case either.

I'm glad I didn't spend more money on one of the other options, because I don't really see the need for anything different. 5 stars

This is a great mat, works very well. I am using it over carpet with a schwinn eliptical machine on top of it and it does a fantastic job. Can't say anything bad about it. 5 stars

Not bad for the price...A little thin for a heavy treadmill, moves easily and hard to center the treadmill on it. 3 stars

The mat is ok, rather soft...but don't expect it to be 5/16". I would say 1/4 is a push.
My mat is going on a soft foam floor, so I don't know if it will offer the protection I was hoping for. I am a bit surprised at the claim of thickness; they did however get the other size right! There are better mats, just want the customer to know it's a THIN MAT! It would be fine for many floors, just maybe not mine. 3 stars