Title: waste of money
Product review: I've used several quality mats. This is not one of them. The chemical smell is overpowering. the recommendation is to air it out for two weeks in a well-ventilated area with moving air. Outdoors would seem ideal except the directions say it cannot tolerate direct sunlight (?)In taking it outdoors to a borrowed, sheltered, shaded area, I passed a bush which left two permanent gouges in my one day old mat (not durable).In practice, the mat moved and bunched underfoot, making me stop the flow and fix my mat.In my first lunge, my back foot slipped on the mat, sending me to my knees.The mat attracts and holds on to any debris it finds including hair, dust, dirt, pollen, etc.Buy a Manduka Pro or Prolite. They don't smell, they don't scar, they don't collect debris, they don't move during practice and they give more sure footing than the Jade.Oh, and they are guaranteed for life!
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