Natural Fitness Divine Natural Rubber Yoga Mat (24-Inch x 75-Inch x 5/16-Inch)

by Natural Fitness

Product Features

• Extra-long and -thick yoga mat made of biodegradable, natural rubber
• Dense, high-rebound cushion is soft and comfortable
• Superior sticky surface adds stability to yoga postures
• Free of cadmium, lead, phthalates, and PVC
• Measures generous 75 x 24 x 0.31 inches

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Improve your yoga practice while achieving more environmental balance with the Divine yoga mat, which is extra long and thick compared to traditional yoga mats. Made from biodegradable, natural rubber, the mat offers superb traction while you perform downward dog, triangle pose, and a host of other postures. In addition, the mat's dense, high-rebound cushion is soft and comfortable, so you can extend your yoga routine without compromising your joints. Best of all, the mat is free of cadmium, lead, phthalates, and PVC, making it environmentally benign as compared to many other yoga mats. Available in such reversible colors as ocean/night and red rock/moss, the mat measures 75 by 24 by 0.31 inches.

About the Zero Impact Program
One of Natural Fitness's founding principles is to tread lightly on the earth. They aim to offset the environmental impact that results from the manufacturing and distribution of their products. To achieve this, the company created their Zero Impact Program (ZIP). While Natural Fitness is always looking for new and creative ways to offset their eco-footprint, here’s is what the company is currently doing:

• Plant-A-Tree Initiative: For every product sold, Natural Fitness will fund the planting of a tree, which can remove up to 2,000 pounds of pollution from the atmosphere. Through various partner organizations, the company hopes to improve the lives of people around the world by implementing sustainable land-use programs utilizing the trees provided. Locations for planting trees vary; but past projects have been conducted throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Each location and project is researched and developed to implement the most effective plan possible; one that is best for the people and eco-system involved.
• Offsetting the eco-footprint of their employees and offices.
• Offering the most environmentally-friendly products available.
• Use a "green" web host company that utilizes solar panels to power its data center and office.
• Partnering with like-minded companies to raise public awareness about the environmental problems created through use of fossil fuels and other non-sustainable practices.
• Using recycled content paper in business cards, letterhead, envelopes, labels, checks, and printer/copier paper. All of the product packaging and inserts that Natural Fitness uses are made with recycled paper.
• Using recycled packaging materials and boxes in the company's warehouse. They also pack with old newspapers and other recyclable paper products.
• Helped create the Chicago Biodiesel Co-op, which educated, promotes, and produces locally-derived biofuels.
• Greening the company's comprehensive recycling program and using natural light when possible.
• Spearheaded an ambitious recycling program for the 500,000 square foot office building Natural Fitness occupies, along with 60 companies.

Product Description

The Natural Fitness Natural Rubber Yoga Mat - Divine is our thickest, longest mat. It is perfect for anyone who needs additional cushion during their practice. At 5/16" thick, it provides maximum comfort for intense practice and meditation. Made from natural rubber, a biodegradable material, it allows you to choose an eco-friendly product while simultaneously pampering yourself with the ultimate in yoga mat luxury. 24" x 75" x 5/16"

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 75 x 24 x 0.3 inches ; 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000ZSG1RI
• Item model number: YRMD75
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #27,672 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best mat I've owned. Don't worry, the smell will fade!, February 18, 2010

By	Miz James (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Fitness Divine Natural Rubber Yoga Mat (24-Inch x 75-Inch x 5/16-Inch) (Sports)

've been practicing yoga seriously for eight years, and have never had a mat I loved more. Between the mats I've personally owned (including two Mandukas) and the mats that have cycled through the yoga studio I have attended for years (including Lululemon and Gaiam among others) I've seen me some mats, and this one is about as perfect as a mat can get.

For starters, it's incredibly durable. One of the reasons I decided to pick one up was that the studio I attend replaced all their mats with Natural Fitness mats last year. These mats get used for several classes a day (people are on them for 6 or more hours a day, every day!) and have been in use at my studio for a year. So far there is no breakdown whatsoever! Unbelievable. The mats we've had in the past would start to shed pieces or develop holes within weeks or months. Not this mat! The studio mats look pretty much like they did when we first got 'em.

Second, the surface is amazingly non-slip, even when your hands get sweaty! There are varying degrees of slip factor to almost any mat, but apparently not this one (unless you're wearing lotion, and then, that's not really the mat). Not even my Manduka (which is also incredibly durable, though not as comfy) is as non-slip as the N.F. mat.

Third, it's very pliable and lightweight, making it easy to lug around and even travel with. It doesn't hold creases after being folded, though I do generally roll mine, the mats at the studio are always folded in piles and never seem to suffer for it, even the one or two that sit on the bottom of the pile for a while.

Now...about the smell. Yeah, the natural rubber is stinky when you first get it. I hung mine outside for a few days, but you could also hang it in a little-used room with good ventilation. It takes a little while, but the smell does fade, and the mat is so worth the wait!

A kickass mat at a decent price. Go for it!

Update: I've had it for a year now, and there is a small amount of wear where I put my hands and feet. Other than that it's holding up great!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Oooooo that smell!, April 14, 2008

By	Fucci "ALF" (West Hartford CT) - See all my reviews

If I could return this mat I would! I agree with other reviews that the thickness of this mat is perfect and it is wonderfully sticky. However the rubber smell is just too much. Since Yoga ia all about "THE BREATH" it is really hard to enjoy your practice with a mat that smells like a car tire showroom. At the end of one of my classes a woman complained of it smelling like tobacco in class. I asked her if it was my mat - she took a whiff and confirmed that it was! I felt so bad! I had read other reviews about letting the mat air out and the smell would dissipate but I have not found that the case even after several DAYS of airing out. It is a shame because the construction of the mat is just great. If you are going to practice by yourself and don't mind the smell of rubber - then this is the mat for you.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My ideal yoga mat, February 20, 2009

By	Lorien (Missouri USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Natural Fitness Divine Natural Rubber Yoga Mat (24-Inch x 75-Inch x 5/16-Inch) (Sports)

I love this mat! I'm tall, so the standard length mats don't work so well for me. This is much better. It's really grippy and the extra thickness makes it soft and lets you sink into it a little even though it's rubber. I love the fact that it always lays down flat no matter which side is up. This is a heavy mat, though, so be warned - you will want a good bag to carry it in.

I only wish it had more color choices.

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