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Best exercise mats for home to buy right now
For floor exercises, sit-ups and stretching at home, a 10 to 15mm foam mat is the comfortable choice. It is too soft for balance-heavy yoga, so buy a thinner yoga mat for that, and interlocking floor tiles if you are putting heavy kit down.
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Best for most people
1. Kingdom Fitness NBR Mat Set
183 x 61cm · Carry bag, strap, resistance band · NBR foam · 15mm or 20mm
The right mat for sit-ups, stretching and floor work on a hard floor: thick NBR foam cushions spine, hips, knees and elbows, and it comes with a bag, strap and resistance band. Both sides have a non-slip surface. At this thickness it is too soft for balance-heavy yoga, so pair it with a thinner mat if you do both.
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Best budget thick mat
2. Diva Sports Yoga Mat
Non-slip · 15mm
The cheapest way to get 15mm of cushioning under your knees and back. It is a no-frills thick mat for floor exercises and stretching. The listing gives no material, size or other detail, so you are buying on thickness and price alone.
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Best premium large mat
3. Karma Fitness Large Exercise Mat
Textured both sides · 183 x 80cm · Double-layer TPE · 10mm
Worth paying more if you have the floor space: at 80cm it is a third wider than a standard mat, so wide squats and lateral lunges stay on the mat. Double-layer TPE at 10mm is a fair middle ground between cushioning and stability for mixed workouts. It is the dearest mat here and takes up more of a small UK room when rolled out.
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Best 10mm roll-up mat
4. Reebok Training Mat
Ridged · Carry strap · NBR foam · 10mm
A 10mm NBR foam mat from a name most people know, with a ridged base for grip on hard floors and a carry strap. It sits at the thinner end of the 10 to 15mm range, a fair balance for sit-ups, planks and stretching. The listing gives no size for this 10mm version, and it sells far less than the other mats here.
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Best studio-style mat
5. Fitness Mad Club Aerobic Mat
100 x 50cm · Eyelets for hanging · Vinyl · 9.5mm
A studio-style vinyl mat with an anti-slip base and eyelets, so it hangs on a hook or rack instead of being rolled. At 9.5mm it gives proper cushioning and it wipes clean with a damp cloth. At 100 x 50cm it is much smaller than a standard mat, so it suits sit-ups and core work but not lying stretches for a tall adult.
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Best lightweight mat
6. KAYMAN NBR Foam Exercise Mat
180 x 60cm · Ribbed, non-slip · NBR foam
The best-selling mat in this search: a light NBR foam mat that rolls up for the gym or a cupboard. It suits stretching, Pilates and light floor work. The title says 8mm but the description says 6mm, so expect less cushioning than the 10 to 15mm mats above.
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Best folding mat
7. OZE Sports Tri-Fold Gymnastics Mat
High-density polyether · Tri-fold, carry handles · 6ft · PU leather, non-slip
A folding crash-style mat for tumbling, gymnastics practice and floor work, which folds into three to store under a bed or in a car boot. The PU leather cover and dense foam core make it far chunkier than a roll-up mat. That bulk is also the downside: it will not roll, and the listing's thickness figures are unclear, so check the size before ordering.
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