Kaci Ager
2 min readJun 17, 2015

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The first accessory you need buying for practicing Gymnastics is a mat

If you feel inspired by Gymnasts and you also want to become a Gymnast then you should start practicing from today. You need training on the floor exercises, time for exercising and a mat on which you can practice floor exercises without any injury.

When you have the mat, you can practice anywhere. When you have the mat, you can start practicing at home and in this way save time. There would be no need to rush to health center for exercising as you could practice your exercises at home. Take training from an experience personal trainer and buy a quality mat for home practicing.

What is this mat?

It is like a regular carpet but it comes with extra thickness. It packs foam that provides it thickness. The foam makes the mat thick, resilient, responsive and safe. It is made of anti-skid rubber and it comes with fasteners like Velcros that make it firm on surface. On spreading, it provides a large area for exercising. Most mats used for Gymnastics are of huge size.

Huge mats are difficult to manage but these mats come in foldable designs. The mats are easy to keep and carry in folding position. Folded designs make the mats super convenient. Since they have foam, they remain lightweight. There would be no difficulty in using this mat.

How to use the mat?

When you want to practice exercise or when it is time to practice exercise, you can take your exercise mat from your cupboard and spread it where you want to exercise. The surface could be carpeted floor or grass. The Gymnastics tumbling mat would sit firmly on the surface after it is fixed to the surface with the Velcro fasteners. But there is no need of using the fasteners on grass.

Keep it safe

Your exercise mat is made of rubber and foam. The rubber can withstand your pressure and also take much punishment from your feet but it is unable to support spiked footwear. If you wear shoes when exercising then make sure that your shoes don’t hurt the Gymnastics tumbling mat. Also prevent it from heat as heat can melt the rubber.

Buy the best product

The mat would cost you around $200 but it is an approximate price as the price of a Gymnastics tumbling mat is determined on its size, thickness and material used. But a quality product shouldn’t cost more than $200.

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