Im doing high impact exercises (burpees, plyometrics etc) on my unfinished basement. Concrete is killing my knees and feet. Will this help the impact?
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It will HELP the impact, not get rid of it. It's about a half inch thick and is hard/spongy. Perfect for what you're talking about. Also, the way it fits together you can stack the various piece on top of each other and get even better sponginess. Not a perfect surface but incredible value for the money spent. To get something better you'll need to go more than triple the price. (I got several at the same time and this one is by far the best.)
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I only use it to put under my treadmill, but it's very thick material so I imagine it will certainly help!
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I work construction and these work great for me. I don't have issues with my knees so I really can't say. The relief I get is the feet.
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Yes. I am recovering from foot surgery and need to start out with less resistance. Even my construction worker husband thinks it is too difficult as you cant work through any of the programs without it being too difficult
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While it's lower impact, there are a lot of squats that could be the basis for a lot of people's complaints about knee pain. If you do squats the right way, it's a lot less stressful on the knees. I use to have knee problems with this kind of stuff, but I saw a personal trainer and when he helped my squat form (I wasn't putting my weight on my heels enough, or keeping my back straight enough), a lot of it went away. Shaun T reminds you a few times what the right form is, but if you haven't had someone actually moving your body into the right place, you might not realize what you're doing wrong. While it's lower impact, there are a lot of squats that could be the basis for a lot of people's complaints about knee pain. If you do squats the right way, it's a lot less stressful on the knees. I use to have knee problems with this kind of stuff, but I saw a personal trainer and when he helped my squat form (I wasn't putting my weight on my heels enough, or keeping my back straight enough), a lot of it went away. Shaun T reminds you a few times what the right form is, but if you haven't had someone actually moving your body into the right place, you might not realize what you're doing... » Read More While it's lower impact, there are a lot of squats that could be the basis for a lot of people's complaints about knee pain. If you do squats the right way, it's a lot less stressful on the knees. I use to have knee problems with this kind of stuff, but I saw a personal trainer and when he helped my squat form (I wasn't putting my weight on my heels enough, or keeping my back straight enough), a lot of it went away. Shaun T reminds you a few times what the right form is, but if you haven't had someone actually moving your body into the right place, you might not realize what you're doing wrong. « Show Less
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It would be good to do a test with a couple of small pieces of hypertufa, one with and one without. I loosely measure out a couple of tablespoons of fibers from the bag for each 10 pound bag of concrete. Once they're separated, there are a lot of strands. Wear a mask when pulling the fibers apart. They do strengthen the concrete permanently.
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Hi,Yes, it shouldn't bunch at all on concrete. Concrete and/or hardwood are probably the best surfaces to use our Barracuda exercise mat on, as these surfaces will limit shifting and bunching the most. Thank you for your interest in our large exercise mat and have a wonderful day!TashaSquare36
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Yes, but you have to put it on a table with a piece of carpet non-skid (like you put under throw rugs so they stay put) in order to keep traction on the feet. It's not a great muscle workout but it does help keep your shoulders, elbows & wrists limber.
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There is a short-two minutes, maybe?-'thigh dancing' segment where you are sitting on your heels and using your thighs to lift you into the moves; knees remain on the floor but it's the thighs that bear the brunt of the stress. Throughout both the thigh and some of the butt segments, you stand on tip toes with your heels touching and your toes separated into a three or so inch 'v' for many of the exercises. This position helps to target the thighs and will stress your knees if they are succeptible to that type of downward strain. However, I have problems with my left knee and if I'm careful, I can do all of the exercises with no problems. There is no direct knee to floor contact unless you need to do push-ups or tricep push-ups on your knees (even these are not direct knee to floor positions, they're 'off-set). I lift weights and do HIIT cardio on a regular basis, and have done MANY different workout programs, but no workout has 'fine-toned' and lifted my body like Physique 57 does. If your knees are such that you can do this workout if you're conscientous about your knee, I strongly recommend it; if your knees are injured or really succeptible to injury, try one of the workouts online for $5 and see if it works for you. (The online option at physique.com is awesome for traveling as well). Hope this helps!
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There is a low impact modification for people with bad knees, back, ankles, etc. My wife could not do Insanity because of the high impact, but she has finished Alpha and Beta rounds of T25 with amazing results doing all low impact modification. What's the best is we can do it together for motivation. I do the regular workout and she follows Tanya, the low impact modifier person. I highly recommend this workout to anyone. In fact, we saw such dramatic results, we are now doing the Gamma cycle.
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Yes you can use this in a basement. Will stay still on concrete surface.. My daughters hit into ours in the garage.
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I am not 100% sure - I jump rope outside. It should help some. It is pretty dense - in a good way.
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I wouldn't use them for that purpose. There is a slightly raised pattern on them (making them great for a non-slip surface). They are great on a basement floor to add a level of comfort for joints when doing plyo, aerobics, placing fitness machines on as well as layig a yoga mat on. But I don't think they are the type of mat designed well for Jiu Jitsu or wrestling.
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As mine are in the basement, I cut around the treadmill to minimize any bounce. The tiles can defintely withstand the equipment if you are utilizing for floor protection.
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I'm doing it on concrete, too. (In the garage). I use a yoga mat, nothing special. Love the cds!
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The foam they put in there is really dense. I work out on concrete floors and I don't feel the shock in my tailbone like I did with those foam puzzle pieces.
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I guess that depends if you're covering the whole room where you're putting it against the walls or to the baseboards of the walls. Are you covering the whole floor wall to wall? I do not know from experience so I can't guess that they might slip a little bit or not. It also depends on how much square footage you're putting down and how aggressive your aerobic workout is going to be. They are great pads they work really well for my basement where I do have them wall to wall for lifting weights and do some lunges. but again I cannot give you a definitive answer to your question . I wish you good luck with whatever choice you make. John G./USMC I guess that depends if you're covering the whole room where you're putting it against the walls or to the baseboards of the walls. Are you covering the whole floor wall to wall? I do not know from experience so I can't guess that they might slip a little bit or not. It also depends on how much square footage you're putting down and how aggressive your aerobic workout is going to be. They are great pads they work really well for my basement where I do have them wall to wall for lifting weights and do some lunges. but again I cannot give you a definitive answer to your question . I wish you... » Read More I guess that depends if you're covering the whole room where you're putting it against the walls or to the baseboards of the walls. Are you covering the whole floor wall to wall? I do not know from experience so I can't guess that they might slip a little bit or not. It also depends on how much square footage you're putting down and how aggressive your aerobic workout is going to be. They are great pads they work really well for my basement where I do have them wall to wall for lifting weights and do some lunges. but again I cannot give you a definitive answer to your question . I wish you good luck with whatever choice you make. John G./USMC « Show Less
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Yes, in fact I bought this mat specifically because I could feel the hardness of my concrete floors with other mats. This has very dense foam and I can do sit ups comfortably so I imagine you can do yoga/Pilates as well.