Natural Fitness Divine Natural Rubber Yoga Mat
- Extra-long and -thick yoga mat made of biodegradable, natural rubber
- Dense, high-rebound cushion is soft and comfortable
- Superior sticky surface adds stability to yoga postures
- Free of cadmium, lead, phthalates, and PVC
- Measures generous 75 x 24 x 0.31 inches
Product Description
The Natural Fitness Natural Rubber Yoga Mat – Divine is our thickest, longest mat. It is perfect for anyone who needs additional cushion during their practice. At 5/16″ thick, it provides maximum comfort for intense practice and meditation. Made from natural rubber, a biodegradable material, it allows you to choose an eco-friendly product while simultaneously pampering yourself with the ultimate in yoga mat luxury. 24″ x 75″ x 5/16″Amazon.com Product Description
Improve your yoga practice while achieving more environmental balance with the Divine yoga mat, which is extra long and thick compared to traditional yoga mats. Made from biodegradable, natural rubber, the mat offers superb traction while you perform downward dog, triangle pose, and a host of other postures. In addition, the mat’s dense, high-rebound cushion is soft and comfortable, so you can extend your yoga routine without compromising your joints. Best of all, the mat is free of cadmium, lead, phthalates, and PVC, making it environmentally benign as compared to many other yoga mats. Available in such reversible colors as ocean/night and red rock/moss, the mat measures 75 by 24 by 0.31 inches.
About the Zero Impact Program
One of Natural Fitness’s founding principles is to tread lightly on the earth. They aim to offset the environmental impact that results from the manufacturing and distribution of their products. To achieve this, the company created their Zero Impact Program (ZIP). While Natural Fitness is always looking for new and creative ways to offset their eco-footprint, here’s is what the company is currently doing:
- Plant-A-Tree Initiative: For every product sold, Natural Fitness will fund the planting of a tree, which can remove up to 2,000 pounds of pollution from the atmosphere. Through various partner organizations, the company hopes to improve the lives of people around the world by implementing sustainable land-use programs utilizing the trees provided. Locations for planting trees vary; but past projects have been conducted throughout Asia, Africa, and the Americas. Each location and project is researched and developed to implement the most effective plan possible; one that is best for the people and eco-system involved.
- Offsetting the eco-footprint of their employees and offices.
- Offering the most environmentally-friendly products available.
- Use a “green” web host company that utilizes solar panels to power its data center and office.
- Partnering with like-minded companies to raise public awareness about the environmental problems created through use of fossil fuels and other non-sustainable practices.
- Using recycled content paper in business cards, letterhead, envelopes, labels, checks, and printer/copier paper. All of the product packaging and inserts that Natural Fitness uses are made with recycled paper.
- Using recycled packaging materials and boxes in the company’s warehouse. They also pack with old newspapers and other recyclable paper products.
- Helped create the Chicago Biodiesel Co-op, which educated, promotes, and produces locally-derived biofuels.
- Greening the company’s comprehensive recycling program and using natural light when possible.
- Spearheaded an ambitious recycling program for the 500,000 square foot office building Natural Fitness occupies, along with 60 companies.
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Natural Fitness Divine Natural Rubber Yoga Mat
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This mat makes me weep…I love it that much and all my friends have one so i now fit in with the A-tier goo goo
Rating: 4 / 6
I bought the Natural Fitness Divine Natural Rubber Yoga Mat to replace an extra thick mat I had been using for pilates. The mat offers great traction, but is heavy, and requires a carrying case or strap due to its bulky nature. Unlike my old mat, this extra thick yoga mat is still not thick enough for pilates, requiring an additional foam mat beneath. As with all eco-friendly mats, the price is higher than other options, but seems sturdy enough to last.
Rating: 3 / 6
HI! I LOVE IT! IS PERFECT! SUPERIOR TRACTION , I DON’T HAVE WORDS! I’M SUPER HAPPY! THANKS!!!!!!!!!
Rating: 5 / 6
‘ve been practicing yoga seriously for eight years, and have never had a mat I loved more. Between the mats I’ve personally owned (including two Mandukas) and the mats that have cycled through the yoga studio I have attended for years (including Lululemon and Gaiam among others) I’ve seen me some mats, and this one is about as perfect as a mat can get.
For starters, it’s incredibly durable. One of the reasons I decided to pick one up was that the studio I attend replaced all their mats with Natural Fitness mats last year. These mats get used for several classes a day (people are on them for 6 or more hours a day, every day!) and have been in use at my studio for a year. So far there is no breakdown whatsoever! Unbelievable. The mats we’ve had in the past would start to shed pieces or develop holes within weeks or months. Not this mat! The studio mats look pretty much like they did when we first got ‘em.
Second, the surface is amazingly non-slip, even when your hands get sweaty! There are varying degrees of slip factor to almost any mat, but apparently not this one (unless you’re wearing lotion, and then, that’s not really the mat). Not even my Manduka (which is also incredibly durable, though not as comfy) is as non-slip as the N.F. mat.
Third, it’s very pliable and lightweight, making it easy to lug around and even travel with. It doesn’t hold creases after being folded, though I do generally roll mine, the mats at the studio are always folded in piles and never seem to suffer for it, even the one or two that sit on the bottom of the pile for a while.
Now…about the smell. Yeah, the natural rubber is stinky when you first get it. I hung mine outside for a few days, but you could also hang it in a little-used room with good ventilation. It takes a little while, but the smell does fade, and the mat is so worth the wait!
A kickass mat at a decent price. Go for it!
Update: I’ve had it for a year now, and there is a small amount of wear where I put my hands and feet. Other than that it’s holding up great!
Rating: 5 / 6
This is a fantastic yoga mat! I took the advice of previous reviewers and aired the mat outside on my clothes line for a week straight, day and night. I used it during that week, but immediately hung it back outside when not in use. Once that week was up, the mat was fabulous – it stays inside now and there is no smell to it. I have back issues and my wrists need strengthening so this mat is fabulous for providing additional support. I feel the mat adapt to my small movements during yoga poses, which makes it very easy to stretch and align my body gradually. I like the extra length on the mat too – I am only 5’9, but I would not want anything shorter than this. I normally use it on top of a rug at home, but I recently used it on a slate floor and it still provided ample cushion and support. I am also in the process of going through the P90X workout routine and this mat also provides great support for all the push-ups that are required. I highly recommend it and the ocean/night color is great too! Just remember to air it out for a week and you will love it!
Rating: 5 / 6