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How thick is the sports mat?
Different sports and different people's constitutions use different materials and thicknesses of cushions, such as:

Yoga mat is a mat specially used for practicing yoga. Its materials are natural rubber, thermoplastic elastomer, nitrile rubber and polyurethane. These materials have their own characteristics, so I won't go into details here. There will be many in Baidu. But there is a kind of * * * that is skin-friendly and comfortable, suitable for barefoot practice. The thickness of the yoga mat is selected according to the practice stage and the physique of the practitioner. Generally, it is 1-3mm, which is suitable for yoga practitioners with basic training or good physique, and 4- 10mm is suitable for yoga beginners. 10mm or more is suitable for the elderly or those with joint pain.

Sports mats are specially used to do fitness exercises, such as aerobics, skipping, madness, T25, HIIT, strength training, abdominal muscle tearing and so on. Their material is mainly high-density PVC. Sports mats for big families like IKU are made of this professional-grade high-density PVC material, which is 7-8mm thick, neither soft nor hard, neither thick nor thin, and can run smoothly and powerfully on it without hurting joints.