Customer Reviews

Gaiam Premium Yoga Mat (Blue)

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I bought htis mat thinking it would be great, it is a well known name brand of quality yoga products. Well, my first class using this mat was horrible. It is the most slippery mat you could ever imagine. Downward dog is the most challenging with this mat because your hands slip forward at record speeds! I had to adjust my hands so much that I eventually used one of the gym's mats over this one. You can get a great work out with this mat becasue of the amount of time you spend adjusting yourself. For the price you would think it would be a nice mat. I ended up buying a WONDERFUL mat by Nike for $19, its made with antislip material and comes in great colors! I recommend the Nike mat or any other mat than this one!

So, I wish I had read the reviews on this item before I bought my Gaiam Premium Yoga Mat. My first down dog on this mat nearly ended in a face plant. As it comes out of the wrapper, it is slippery indeed. Note, I was using the mat with the "big bump," logo side up and the small bumps toward the floor.

After consulting with my teacher, I decided to give the mat one more chance but only after spraying both surfaces with Formula 409 and scrubbing thoroughly with a coarse Scotch Brite pad. That was enough to make the pad at least usable on a second try. Right now I plan to proceed with caution, but if I slip again this sucker is going back to the store.

Using a yoga mat would seem to be a no brainer, but not so in this case. If Gaiam plans to continue selling this model they need to include some instructions about how to prepare and place the mat for safe use.

Great padding for your shins and knees etc. Wash it to remove the initial slippery coating and it will be a terrific mat.

Don't know if maybe I got a better quality mat than the other reviewers, but I have no problems with this mat. I don't slip during downward dog and I wear SOCKS during my yoga, I also happen to use it for my Pilates workouts. It's very well cushioned, pops back to shape no matter how hard I press into it and, as mentioned earlier, it's fantastic with grip. I've no choice but to give this mat 5 stars, I'd give more if I could and will be buying another when this one wears out.

then this is for you. I can't stay in downward dog without my hands and feet slipping from under me. The mats at my gym don't do this. I'm going to have to buy one of those. This Gaiam mat is well-cushioned so if you want to just sit or lay down on it, then it probably is sufficient for you.