Sport Mats

Tips & Advice to help you make your decision on Sport Mats

Sport mats are used for a variety of increasingly popular athletic events, including karate, wrestling and yoga. Sport mats come in a number of sizes, fabrics and designs, making it important to carefully consider your needs before purchasing.

Mat makers differentiate their products in several ways, including coatings, shock absorption, ease of rolling, bacteria protection, color and price. Yoga mats by their nature will have to be compact in size and offer relatively little cushioning, which is appropriate considering that mats are typically individually owned rather than shared.

Wrestling mats, by contrast, will be far larger and thicker, and offer bacterial protection. Purchasers will have to consider durability more carefully when buying more expensive mats. To be more confident of durability, one should consider the warranty that's on offer.

Martial art mats can be used for several disciplines, like karate, judo and tae kwon do, and often about one to two inches in thickness. Some may offer accordion-style folding to make the mats easily compact. One common feature in martial art mats is that they can interlock like a puzzle. Many also are reversible. Grip is another key element to a martial art mat.

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