Mats
Carpet, Wood or Tile: Matching a Yoga Mat to Your Floor
Carpet, wood and tile change how the same mat feels. Pick the thickness for the floor first, then for the practice.
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Yoga mats and exercise balls since 2018
Gruper USA
Your floor, your knees, your height. Gruper makes yoga mats from 6 to 15 mm thick and up to 32 inches wide, exercise balls from 45 to 75 cm, and EVA blocks, and every page here gives you the numbers before you pick.
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- ratings from buyers
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- products on 3 shelves
- 6 to 15 mm
- of mat to choose from
Thickness, drawn to scale
Four Gruper thicknesses and how they feel underfoot
Thicker foam gives your knees more cushion, and thinner TPE keeps your feet closer to the floor for balance. Here are the four thicknesses of the Gruper range, drawn at one scale.
- 6 mm Close to the floor Flows, standing poses, travel
- 8 mm A little more give Mixed yoga and floor work
- 10 mm Kneeling cushion Pilates, stretching, tile floors
- 15 mm Floor-work cushion Core work, physio at home
Thicker is not better for every pose: on 15 mm of soft foam, tree pose wobbles more than on 6 mm. If you do both, start from the floor you have.
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Four doors into the Gruper selection. Every product page lists the thickness, width and weight it was made to, and what comes in the box.
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TPE, 6 or 8 mm
Extra Wide Alignment Yoga Mat
32 inches wide, alignment marks
From Regular price$29.69 
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Width, drawn to scale
What 8 more inches give you
Both mats in the drawing are 72 inches long. The one on the right is 32 inches across instead of 24, and that is the difference between your hands landing on the mat in a wide plank or on the floor beside it.
Our 32-inch mats come in TPE at 6 or 8 mm, with alignment marks printed on top, and in 15 mm NBR foam for floor work. If you share a mat with a child or use a wide stance for strength work, measure your floor and pick wide.
Materials
TPE, NBR or EVA: what you are standing on
Three materials, three jobs. Here is what each one does and how you clean it, in the words of our own product notes.
TPE: firm, light, two-tone
Thermoplastic elastomer is a dense foam that springs back fast. Our TPE mats are textured on both sides, so the mat holds the floor and your palms hold the mat, and the two colors are foamed into one sheet.
- Thickness
- 6 or 8 mm
- Width
- 24 or 32 in
- Weight
- 2.6 lb at 6 mm, 3.1 lb at 8 mm (24-inch mat)
- Cleaning
- Damp cloth, cold water, dry flat
NBR foam: thick and soft
Nitrile foam is softer and thicker than TPE. At 10 or 15 mm it puts a real layer between your knees and a tile floor, so it suits Pilates and floor work more than balance poses.
- Thickness
- 10 or 15 mm
- Width
- 24 in at 10 mm, 32 in at 15 mm
- Weight
- 2.7 lb at 15 mm
- First days
- Air it out for 2 to 3 days
EVA foam: rigid and light
Our yoga blocks are high-density EVA, closed-cell so sweat stays on the surface. Each block is 9 by 6 by 3 inches and weighs 0.44 lb, light enough to carry two in one hand.
- Size
- 9 x 6 x 3 in
- Weight
- 0.44 lb each
- Pack
- 2 blocks
- Cleaning
- Mild detergent, towel or air dry
Ball size by height
Find your Gruper ball size in one tap
The chart printed with our balls pairs each size with a height and a desk height. Pick your height and the right size shows below.
How tall are you?
45 cm ball (18 in)
A desk that pairs with it: 20" to 24" high
55 cm ball (22 in)
A desk that pairs with it: 25" to 27" high
65 cm ball (26 in)
A desk that pairs with it: 28" to 30" high
75 cm ball (30 in)
A desk that pairs with it: 31" to 32" high
Between two sizes? Sit on the ball with your feet flat: your hips should be level with your knees or a little higher. If you are pregnant, the first step is a question for your ob-gyn. Our ball guide quotes what the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advises.
Before you order
How to choose your Gruper mat or ball
Six things to measure or decide first. If one of them is still a guess, write to us and the Gruper studio answers with numbers, not adjectives.
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Measure the floor you will use
Lay a tape on the spot first. A standard mat needs a patch 6 feet by 2 feet. The 32-inch mats need 8 inches more across, and you want room to step off the side.
Extra-wide mats - 02
Match thickness to what you do
Standing poses and flows feel steadier on 6 mm. Kneeling, planks and floor work on hard tile are where 10 or 15 mm of foam earns its weight.
How to choose a mat - 03
Count your shoulders, not your height
If your elbows hang off a 24-inch mat in a plank, a 32-inch one keeps both hands on it. Length is 72 inches on every Gruper mat.
See the 32-inch mats - 04
Pick the ball by your height
Sit on it with your feet flat: your hips should sit level with your knees or a little above. The size chart printed with our balls gives the height for each size.
Ball size guide - 05
Plan for the first two days
An NBR foam mat smells new out of the bag. Unroll it and let it air out for 2 to 3 days before your first session, the way the product notes say.
Mat care - 06
Still not sure?
Tell us your height, your floor and what you do on the mat, and a person writes back with the size that fits.
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Ways in
Gruper mats by what you need
The biggest lines of the Gruper lineup, each on a page of its own with every color and size.
Gruper TPE yoga mats
Firm foam, textured on both sides, 6 or 8 mm. Pick 24 inches for a studio bag and a small floor, or 32 inches with alignment marks if you want room for a wide stance.
Gruper 8 mm yoga mats
A little more give than 6 mm without the softness of thick foam. Three TPE mats come in 8 mm, two of them 32 inches wide with alignment marks.
Gruper thick yoga mat
NBR foam at 10 mm or 15 mm for floor work on hard floors. The 15 mm size is also 32 inches wide, so you can roll onto your side without leaving the mat.
Gruper extra wide yoga mats
Thirty-two inches across instead of 24. Your hands stay on the mat in a wide plank, and you can roll onto your side without touching the floor.
8 years of mats
Gruper has made yoga mats since 2018
Our two-tone TPE mat goes back to 2018 and is still the one most of our buyers rate. Around it the Gruper range has grown to thick foam mats, mats 32 inches wide, three kinds of exercise ball and a pair of foam blocks. Every mat comes with a strap and a bag, and our ridged and anti-slip balls come with a foot pump.
Journal
Read before you roll out a new Gruper mat
Longer reads on thickness, width, ball sizes and what to ask your doctor.
Balls
Sitting on an Exercise Ball at Your Desk: How to Set It Up
Pair the ball with the desk, check the fit sitting down, and keep getting up. What a ball at a desk does and does not do.
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Pregnancy
An Exercise Ball in Pregnancy: Questions to Take to Your Ob-Gyn
What the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says about exercise in pregnancy, and the questions to take to your ob-gyn.
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Questions
What you ask Gruper most
Where can you buy Gruper yoga mats and balls?
Every product page here has a buy button that opens that exact mat, ball or block at our retail partner, where you pay and choose delivery. The site itself shows the range, the sizes and the prices from our last update.
Which Gruper mat should you start with?
For standing flows and a mix of poses, start with the two-tone TPE mat at 6 mm. If you mostly kneel, stretch or do floor work on a hard floor, the 10 or 15 mm NBR foam mat gives your knees more cushion. If your hands slip off the sides in a wide stance, pick one of the 32-inch mats.
What Gruper ball size fits your height?
From the chart printed with our balls: 45 cm for under 4'3", 55 cm for 4'3" to 5'0", 65 cm for 5'1" to 5'7" and 75 cm for 5'8" to 6'2". Sit on it with your feet flat: your hips should be level with your knees or a little higher. The ball size guide has the desk heights too.
Is a Gruper mat too thick for your balance poses?
At 15 mm, it can be: soft foam lets your foot sink a little, so tree pose and warrior feel less steady. Our 6 and 8 mm TPE mats are firm enough for balance, and the thick NBR mat is made for floor work.
Will you get a strap and a bag with a Gruper mat?
Yes. Every Gruper yoga mat ships with a carrying strap and a storage bag. The 32-inch alignment mat comes with a mesh bag.
How do you clean a Gruper TPE mat?
Wipe it with a damp cloth and cold water or a mild detergent, then let it dry flat. Keep it out of the washing machine and the dryer, and out of long hours of direct sun. Our mat care guide goes through it step by step.
Can you use a Gruper ball during pregnancy?
That is a question for your ob-gyn, not for us. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists says that with a healthy, normal pregnancy most women can keep exercising after talking with their doctor, and it lists warning signs to stop. Our ball guide links that page.
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Every mat, ball and block in the Gruper range is one click away, on the page where you pick the color and the size.
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