Customer Rating:  
Summary: Great cushioning for exercise, but very smelly!
Comment: Great cushioning for exercise, but very smelly!
Pros:
The pieces are very easy to lock together, like a puzzle, and I definitely could feel the benefit of using them on a bottom (cement covered by carpet) floor. Much better on the joints than exercising on a hard cement floor alone.
Shipping was lightening fast!
Versatility of making a custom size "floor" with 1 foot square pieces.
Cons:
The box came with no packing slip and no instructions. Instructions wouldn't be necessary to put them together, but it would be nice to know what these things are made of, and how to clean them.
The BIG problem is the smell. These pieces are made out of some foam vinyl man made material, and they have a very strong chemical odor right out of the box. Even after taking them apart, putting them back in the box and putting the box in another room, I could still smell that awful odor in that room for hours afterwards.
I'll wait a few days to see if the smell will subside, but if not, I'll have to send them back. If the smell goes away, I'll keep them.
Note: Each piece is a 12 inch square, so if you're looking to cover an area just from workout to workout, you'll have to put your "floor" together and take it apart each time. That will get old fast.
Also, it moved a little as I worked out (aerobics), but it didn't take up the whole floor, and it was over a short Berber carpet.
If I could find a floor mat made of this material (sans the bad chemical smell) that folded or rolled up and was made specifically for stepping/walking on carpet or bare floor and was bigger than typical yoga mats, I'd be good to go!
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