⚠️ WARNING!⚠️
We want to keep you safe!
Please consult your physician, assess your fitness level, and follow all safety instructions before beginning any exercise program, nutrition plan, and/or using any equipment.
Body By Yoga provides a variety of exercise programs, some of which are physically demanding and high-intensity in nature. For this reason, you must listen to your body, use common sense, take breaks, and hydrate as needed to avoid injury. If at any time you feel any discomfort, pain, dizziness, light-headedness, shortness of breath, or nausea, stop exercising immediately and consult your physician. Incorrect or excessive training can result in serious injury or death.
When doing any outdoor workouts or activities, be aware of your surroundings and avoid anything that could hurt you or disrupt your exercise, especially when walking or running in public areas such as sidewalks and streets.
If you have any unique or special medical conditions, such as if you’re pregnant, have diabetes or asthma, or if you have a history of knee, ankle, hip, shoulder or spinal (back or neck) problems, you must consult your physician to understand all potential risks and complications of using our exercise programs, nutrition plans, and/or equipment, and receive approval from them to proceed before beginning. Failure to do so could result in significant injury to you and others (including, if applicable, your unborn child). By engaging in any exercise program, nutrition plan, and/or using any equipment, you assume all dangers, hazards and risks of injury or death.
SAFE USE OF EQUIPMENT
FITNESS EQUIPMENT PRESENTS HAZARDS WHICH, IF NOT AVOIDED, COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH
Certain programs may utilize equipment, such as yoga mats, yoga blocks, yoga straps, chairs, foam rollers, and other equipment which, if not used correctly, could lead to serious injury or death. Carefully review all safety, care and use instructions and manuals prior to beginning.
For your safety, you must:
Use any equipment shown in the workouts only as demonstrated, using proper form.
Inspect any equipment for wear or damage prior to each use and refrain from using any equipment that appears damaged, worn or defective.
Keep children, pets and any other obstacles away from equipment and exercise area at all times.
Always use a secure, proper, and stable anchor for any equipment that requires hanging or attaching.
Always exercise caution during use of any equipment to make sure you do not lose your grip or control, such as making sure your hands are not wet or sweaty.
Ensure exercise bands are firmly secure and assembled to prevent slipping, snapping, recoiling and injury to yourself or anyone else.
Ensure your workout bench and pull up bar is stable, strong enough to hold your weight and does not move during use. If you do not think you can safely perform exercises with your bench or pull up bar, or you do not have the proper equipment, you should do the modifier exercises instead.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, Body By Yoga and its parent, affiliate, and subsidiary companies will not be liable to any person or entity for any injury, death, damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by any exercise programs, workouts, nutritional supplements or plans, equipment (including without limitation the Body By Yoga mat and Body By Yoga blocks), advice or any other products, services or materials.
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FITNESSISKEY –
This mat looks great at first sight, but after using I’ve noticed its not slip resistant. My hands are slipping in a down dog without even sweating. It is also not very comfortable unless I use it on carpet. It hurts my spine and hips during poses like “happy baby” and “reclined twists”. I was very disappointed since it was nearly $100.
kris –
Very heavy mat. Also not for hot yoga. Very slippery. Slipping when I do down dog and warrior 2. you definitely need yoga mat towel for this but then what’s the purpose of buying this with ’Built-in Pose Alignment lines’ if I need a none slip towel over it?
Erin Hensley –
So heavy I couldn’t lift it. Impossible to take to a yoga class.
lydia –
This product has very little cork and it’s mainly foam.
Sabrina K. –
I have had this mat for just a month or so and the cork is already peeling up. It was non slippery at first when it was wet, but now I slide all over. Very unfortunate this mat is falling apart given its higher price point. Very disappointed. I wish I could return it!
Sdcali21111 –
I slipped and slipped and slipped. Defective mat don’t waste your time buying, and I spent extra time & gas driving it back to the UPS store for a refund.
Sharon –
The cork layer of the mat is minimal. That would be fine if the bottom layer was actually made out of natural rubber like they claim. The description says “natural rubber bottom,” but it has a strong chemical smell and has a black foamy texture that resembles neoprene (a synthetic rubber). So, it’s the thinnest layer of cork possible + adhesive + some sort of synthetic foam rubber. Returning because I don’t want to breathe in the fumes during yoga.
Amazon Customer –
Had to return it because it was slippery when doing positions such as downward dog.