Manduka BlackMatPRO 85-Inch Yoga and Pilates Mat | 
 enlarge | Brand: Manduka
Category: Sports
List Price: $99.00
Buy New: $88.00
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Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 801
Color: Black
Size: 26 x 85 x 1/4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8.5
Dimensions (in): 85 x 26 x 0.3
MPN: BLACKMAT-PRO-85
Model: BM 85"
UPC: 633860999506
EAN: 0633860999506
ASIN: B000BK95K0
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| Features:
| • | Superior wear and longevity | | • | Comfortably cushions spine, hips, knees, and elbows on hard floors | | • | Slip resistant, yet non-sticky, even when wet from perspiration; provides stability on hard or soft surfaces | | • | Eco-responsible manufacturing | | • | 8.5 lbs; 85 inches long; 26 inches wide; 1/4 inch thick |
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Product Description
The legendary Black Mat PRO is celebrating a decade as the world's finest yoga mat. There is a reason the BlackMatPRO inspires such passion in its users. With its denser, thicker form, unparalleled comfort and cushioning, superior non-slip fabric finish, and simple, elegant design the Black Mat PRO will revolutionize your practice. And best of all, it now comes with a Lifetime Guarantee . When you want the very best yoga mat, the mat chosen first by yoga teachers throughout the world, there really is only one choice -- the Manduka Black Mat PRO, for your practice and our planet.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 29 more reviews...
A Wonderful Space for Practice October 24, 2006
gorillagorillagorilla (Durham, NC United States)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
When I used lighter, less dense mats they would sometimes bunch up or move around during flowing vinyasa practice. If my toe caught the mat, the edge would flip over and require adjustment. Also, they did not cushion very well. In addition, lesser mats wore out quickly and had to be replaced. When doing poses like the side-arm balance, my foot would slip off the end of the regular length mat and I would fall out of the pose.
With the extra-long manduka mat, none of these issues is a problem. The mat is solid and dense, and stays put on the floor no matter what I do. It cushions really well, but because it is so dense it is no problem to balance or move on the mat (not mushy). I beat the daylights out of these mats and they still look great. Durability is outstanding, and they show no signs of wearing out. Ever. The extra length allows me to move with confidence, knowing I won't run out of room or slip off the mat. An additional benefit of the long mat is that it allows you to change your starting position on the mat somewhat, so that the small area worn by your feet is not the same every practice. In other words, you can spread the wear over a larger area to make it last even longer. The surface is plenty sticky for normal yoga, and if you do a hot yoga class or sweat a lot you will likely want to have a towel anyway. No complaints about stickiness.
As for weight, it seems that if you are big enough to need an extra-long mat you are probably plenty strong enough to carry it around. It ain't heavy, it's the best yoga mat I've ever seen.
If You're Tall or Like Extra Padding, this Mat Is for You! December 19, 2006
Philippe Kennedy (Berkeley, CA USA)
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
I'm 6'6" 225 lbs. and have been doing yoga for a few years. This mat is nice and long as well as a little wider and thicker than the standard mat. Yes it's heavier than a standard mat and I found it to be unpleasantly slippery at first, but I recommend it highly. If you ever find yourself stacking one mat on top of another to get the padding you need, or running out of room on your mat, then please buy this mat now and you will thank yourself later.
Pros: Longer, thicker, wider
Cons: A bit expensive (I think it's worth it), slippery at first (goes away after a few classes).
NOTE: You might want to periodically roll the mat from a different end to get rid of the teacher-tripping curl that develops over time.
what a difference a mat makes June 7, 2006
Troy R. Barbu (Santa Monica, CA)
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
The 85" mat is probably best for 2 different situations: if you are tall like me (6'3") and you don't mind carrying some hefty extra weight around to class, or if you want to do yoga at home (or wherever) and you don't need to ever move this mat. It is heavy (like 10 lbs) because it is so dense - but that is a good thing! It is a solid mat in the sense that when you twist your feet your mat doesn't bunch up like thinner mats. It also gives you great padding for the hard floors. It is obscenely long - which gives you room to stretch out, and also has an additional advantage of giving you some extra space in a crowded studio - call me selfish but that's a nice bonus. It is very sticky unless you are really sweating, but at that point you would probably have a towel. I use this on carpet and hard floors and it works great in both cases. Yes, this mat is expensive, but didn't you just spend $100 on those shoes with the little shox on the back? You should consider your yoga mat just as important - and buy yourself the best!
Yeah! Something as long as I am! March 24, 2007
Greg Keats (Maryland)
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
A great mat even though it is on the slightly heavyish side. So what, it's not THAT heavy. Slippery at first, that goes away. Bravo to Manduka for making this long mat which keeps my face away from the studio floor and my feet still on the mat.
Update: I really like this mat. It is living up to my expectations and allowing me to practice with more confidence. Balance poses are not an issue as the mat is dense enough and not squishy.
Update II: It's been about a year since I bought this mat. I practice 4 or more times a week and it's a vigorous Vinyassa practice. Not one mark on this mat, it's as pristine as the day I bought it. Others in my class have shredded their mats but this one looks and feels brand new. I am very hard on my mats and honestly, this one is so well made, there isn't any wear at all! The only gripe, and it's a tiny one, is that the Manduka label is coming off, now I won't be able to remember which end is which. I went through a Nike mat in 2 months. This was money well spent, I am very happy with this mat.
This mat rocks! December 25, 2006
Crystal Charnock (Warrenton, Va US of A)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
For anyone tired of slipping around while in downdog, this is the mat you want. The thickness took some time to get used to because with thinner mats there is slippage that you can to your advantage such as when moving into cobra, and with the manduka you have to force yourself forward thus getting a better sweat because your not cheating anymore. Which you won't realize is cheating until you do cobra on this mat. The price intially may be a litte off setting, but it is sooooooooooo worth the price. I wish I had bought this mat sooner. I recommend the 85 inch to have room to move, I use the whole mat and I'm short. Do buy a sling or case since the mat weighs about ten pounds and it has to be rolled very tightly.
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