Exercise mats are an integral part of sports medicine, serving multiple purposes in the prevention, treatment, and performance enhancement of athletes. These specialized mats provide a supportive and comfortable surface for various exercises, stretches, and rehabilitation routines.
In sports medicine, exercise mats play a crucial role in ensuring safety, reducing impact on joints, facilitating proper body alignment, and enhancing athletic performance.
In this article, we will explore the significance of exercise mats in sports medicine and highlight their diverse applications and benefits for athletes.
Safety is paramount in sports medicine, and exercise mats are instrumental in reducing the risk of injuries. By providing a cushioned surface, exercise mats absorb impact and minimize stress on joints and bones during high-impact exercises or plyometric movements. Athletes can perform activities like jumping, landing, or rolling on mats with reduced risk of trauma or joint strain, promoting safer training and minimizing the likelihood of acute or overuse injuries.
Athletes frequently engage in intense physical activities that place stress on their joints. Exercise mats offer a supportive and shock-absorbing surface that reduces the impact on joints, such as the knees, ankles, and wrists. The cushioning provided by the mat helps to distribute forces more evenly, mitigating the risk of joint injuries and alleviating discomfort. Athletes can perform exercises, stretches, or rehabilitation movements on mats, experiencing enhanced comfort and protection during their workouts.
Proper body alignment and form are crucial in maximizing the benefits of exercises and minimizing the risk of injuries. Exercise mats provide visual cues and tactile feedback, assisting athletes in maintaining correct positioning during various exercises and movements. The markings and alignment guides on mats facilitate proper hand and foot placement, ensuring athletes maintain optimal posture, alignment, and body mechanics. This attention to form helps athletes optimize their performance and reduce the risk of incorrect movements that may lead to injury.
Balance and stability are essential components of athletic performance in numerous sports. Exercise mats offer a stable and non-slip surface that enhances proprioception and challenges athletes’ balance and stability. Athletes can perform balance exercises, yoga poses, or core-strengthening routines on mats, allowing them to focus on maintaining stability and engaging their core muscles. By incorporating mat-based stability training, athletes can improve their balance, coordination, and overall athletic performance.
Exercise mats are widely utilized in rehabilitation and physical therapy settings within sports medicine. The cushioning provided by the mat helps create a safe and comfortable environment for individuals recovering from injuries or undergoing rehabilitation. Mats enable patients to perform a wide range of therapeutic exercises, stretches, and mobility drills under the guidance of healthcare professionals. The supportive surface facilitates joint mobility, flexibility, and strength gains during the recovery process.
Exercise mats offer versatility and portability, making them accessible tools for athletes in various settings. They can be easily transported to training facilities, gyms, or outdoor spaces, allowing athletes to maintain a consistent training routine. Additionally, exercise mats can be used for a wide range of exercises, including cardiovascular workouts, strength training, stretching, and yoga. The versatility and portability of exercise mats make them practical tools for athletes to enhance their performance and support their training regimens.
Exercise mats are indispensable tools in sports medicine, offering athletes a safe, supportive, and comfortable surface for various exercises, rehabilitation routines, and performance enhancement. With their ability to reduce impact, protect joints, facilitate proper body alignment, improve stability, and offer portability, exercise mats contribute significantly to the overall safety, well-being, and athletic performance of athletes.
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1 3/8″EnviroSafe Foam Mats with Cover are versatile enough for use in clinics, schools or gyms. Made from foam that is toxin free, hypoallergenic, latex free and mold/mildew proof and covered with fire resistant phthalate-free vinyl. Available in several colors and sizes.
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The Accordion Mat – 1- 3/8″ PE Foam with Cover is durable enough for use in several settings including schools, gyms and clinics and its use of PE foam with its harder feel makes it a suitable choice for more strenuous exercises.
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Accordion style mats with 2″ Envirosafe Foam and a medium hardness. Fire resistant and phthalate-free PVC coated vinyl covers hypoallergenic, latex-free, mold and mildew proof foam insides. Several colors and sizes are available.
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This Accordion Mat – 2″ PU Foam with Cover is versatile enough for use in many different types of settings and has a soft and highly cushioned feel. Sold in several sizes and colors.
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CanDo® Accordion Mats – Add-a-mat™ – 1-3/8″ PE Foam with Cover are equipped with Velcro ends that allow them to safely connect with other Accordion mats and cover a large fllor surface. Several mat colours and sizes are available.
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The CanDo® Accordion Mat – Add-a-mat™ – 2″ PU Foam with Cover features Velcro ends that allow for safe attachment to other mats in order to cover a larger floor space. The use of 2″ PU foam makes for a softer more yielding mat surface.
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CanDo® Center fold Exercise Mats – 1″ PU Foam with Cover are designed for easy storage and portability and consist of a 1″ PU foam middle sewn into a durable vinyl cover.
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The Center Fold Exercise Mat – 2″ EnviroSafe® Foam with Cover features a centerfold for quick and easy storage and portability. EnviroSafe foam is 100% recyclable and completely free of leaching chemicals.
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The CanDo® Center Fold Exercise Mat – 2″ PU Foam with Cover is designed for maximum portability and ease of storage. The 2″ thick polyurethane foam mats are covered by an 18 oz. tough fire-retardant phthalate-free PVC coated vinyl. The cover is sewn around foam. Specify color.
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Center Fold Exercise Mat with Handle – 2″ EnviroSafe® Foam with Cover easily folds in half for space efficient storage and has a medium firmness that allows it to be used in a wide variety of exercise routines.
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Cando Exercise mats are waterproof and made from colorful, non-leaching, soft and resilient closed-cell foam. Mat dimensions are 24″ wide x 72″ long x .6″ thick.
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The Incline Mat has a wedge shape that allows the user to exercise on an incline.
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The Incline Mat with Positioning Strap has an incline to facilitate activities like tumbling and also has straps for adaptive positioning.
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Mat with Handle – Center Fold – 1 3/8″ EnviroSafe® Foam with Cover that has a safe and eco friendly construction as well as an extra firm texture that make it suitable for strenuous exercise routines.
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Mat with Handle – Center Fold – 1 3/8″ PE Foam with Cover that is easily folded in half and has a hard feel suited for more strenuous exercise routines.
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Mat with Handle – Center Fold – 2″ PU Foam with Cover that folds in half for quick and space efficient storage and has a soft, cushy and comfortable feel.
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Mat with Handle – Non Folding – 1 3/8″ EnviroSafe® Foam with Cover that has reinforced handles for easy portability and a firm consistency for use with strenuous exercises.
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Mat with Handle – Non Folding – 1 3/8″ PE Foam with Cover that is versatile enough to fit into several settings and has a hard feel that is useful for strenuous exercises.
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This Mat with Handle – Non Folding – 2″ EnviroSafe® Foam with Cover features reinforced handles for ready portability and has medium firmness to allow it to be used for many different types of exercise.
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This Mat with Handle – Non Folding – 2″ PU Foam with Cover has reinforced handles for safe and easy portability and a soft, cushioned feel greater user comfort.
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Mobile mat hanger with 30 mat capacity.
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The Non Folding Exercise Mat – 1″ PU Foam with Cover has a seamless construction to ensure optimal user comfort during exercise.
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The Non Folding Exercise Mat – 2″ EnviroSafe® Foam with Cover uses a seamless construction to keep the user as comfortable as possible during exercise.
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The Non Folding Exercise Mat – 2″ PU Foam with Cover uses a seamless surface to assure maximum user comfort during exercise. Available in several colours.