Morning jogging, hiking in the mountains, in nature and in the gym charge your body with energy. If you think that you don’t have time to travel to sports, you are mistaken. Walking in itself is a sporting exercise. In addition, sports are available at home, if desired.

There is no need to spend money on such an expensive thing as a trainer. A few exercises a day will be enough for you. And for them you will need a little free space covered with a mat. Nowhere to get it? There is where. If foam rubber and covering for it are available for sale nearby, it will be a mat. Sports, no worse than what is in the gym.

Making a mat with your own hands

1. Foam rubber has already been mentioned. This basic foundation your “sports corner”. Choose something that is not too thin. Taking into account that the place for swearing is on the floor. It should provide you with thermal insulation and limit contact with the same floor. But it doesn’t make sense to make a feather bed either. A thickness of 5 centimeters is suitable.

2. Think in advance about the length of the future mat. How do you plan to make it: square, rectangular? For a square, measure the same centimeters as across. For a rectangular one you will need a longer cut. You can make a sports mat even the length of your height. You measure yourself, how many centimeters of foam rubber you buy.

3. Foam rubber alone is not enough to sew a mat. Need a durable case. In still memorable times, a couple of decades ago, leatherette (dermantin) or tarpaulin was used for these purposes. You may not have one on hand. Ideally, it would be good to find caprovinyl or reinforced polyvinyl chloride material. They are durable and do not wear out so quickly. But you also don’t have to devote more than half of the day to exercise on the mats. The durable fiber fabrics found will be quite useful. Exception: they should not have any pieces or seams. These scars will interfere with sports activities and cause discomfort.

4. The pattern for the cover is adjusted to the parameters of the purchased piece of foam rubber. That is, whatever footage was measured for the internal contents, you use the same parameters for the “clothing”.

5. Cut out 2 panels for the top and bottom. Exactly the same. For convenience, do not grab it with one seam on the side, but cut out the side tape. Which will wrap around the mat around the perimeter.

6. Place the pieces right sides together, stitch. Leave one side unstitched.

7. Through the hole, pull the foam rubber inside the “bag”. Carefully sew the cover together.

How to choose the right sports mat? Appearance- this is certainly important. And it’s very good when the product does not have any external defects. However, like candy, mat is chosen not by its wrapper, but by its filling. In our case - along the shock-absorbing layer. It is he who provides the security for which, in fact, the mat is purchased.

What should the filling of sports mats be?

The maximum set of requirements for the filler is as follows: softness, elasticity, lightness, non-slip, resistance to moisture, fire and rot. If you decide to buy gym mats, there are many factors to consider. What exactly are you planning to equip? What is the size of the gym? Or perhaps you have decided to equip a room in your apartment for sports activities? Or do you want to equip a children's room in this way?

All these questions will help you make your choice. Most the best option- ask our professionals who will be able to choose the optimal model for you. The assortment includes sports mats with the following fillings:

• Furniture foam;
• Secondary foam rubber;
• Foamed polyethylene foam;
• Gas foamed polyethylene.

Depending on the type of filler, the product is endowed with a certain set of qualities. Let's look at the features of each of them.

Types of fillers for sports mats

Foam rubber, which is usually used in furniture production, is the simplest and most affordable filler. Its low cost is the driving factor due to which foam sports mats can be found everywhere in schools and budget gyms. This material can have different densities - from 20 to 30 kg/m3. Disadvantages: fear of moisture and possible deformation due to sudden temperature changes.

Secondary foam rubber is a sleep filler with the highest density. This figure varies in the range of 100-250 kg/m3. If you need to equip an indoor room protected from sunlight, a sports mat with this filler will be the best option. But it is not suitable for open areas because it is afraid of ultraviolet radiation.

NPE polyethylene is suitable for equipping playgrounds and rooms. It has a low density, but is resistant to moisture. But cross-linked polyethylene belongs to a new generation of similar materials. It is indispensable for any sport because it is lightweight, antifungal, flame retardant and resistant to various types of aggressive factors.

Choose for yourself best option and you can buy sports mats at affordable prices in our online store “Euromat”.

Gymnastic mats

A-Sport is a company that has been producing and selling equipment for gyms, outdoor sports grounds and stadiums for the last 17 years. Our customers include government agencies, schools, sports clubs, as well as commercial and non-profit companies and training centers. We produce and sell a wide range finished products, in particular: Spectator stands, mobile stands for spectators, basketball and volleyball stands, mobile basketball stands, stands for street basketball, basketball hoops, basketball trusses, gymnastic walls and machines, gymnastic bars, gymnastic pommel horse, gymnastic carpets and mats, gymnastic bridge , benches for a school gym, equipment for athletics, athletics hurdles, long jump pits. We also produce and install large-sized equipment for sports facilities and sports fields. We manufacture hockey boxes, boards for hockey boxes, hockey courts, boxing rings, rings for martial arts and ultimate fighting, wrestling platforms, climbing walls, areas for extreme sports, skate parks, roller rinks, sports grounds and equipment for outdoor fitness, we sell modular rubber coverings for sports grounds and stadiums. It should be noted that in recent years, along with the active demand for equipment for traditional sports, the number of orders for the manufacture and construction of climbing walls, as well as sites for rollerblades and skateboards, has been growing. Our company is actively developing modern solutions in these areas and our developments are already being actively used. The production of climbing walls and roller parks requires the active implementation of innovative solutions and the use of modern materials in their construction. We will be glad to see you among our regular customers. We work using quality control systems for our products. Our equipment meets all the requirements for equipping school gyms. We are a time-tested company that has established itself in the market as a reliable supplier of sports equipment.

It is necessary to strengthen and maintain health at any age. But often there is not enough time to visit sports clubs or they are not on the way. There is only one way out - to organize a mini-sports complex at home. When setting up a sports corner, do not forget about the mats. They are necessary for safety.

We buy required amount sheets of thick foam rubber. The density and elasticity of foam rubber can greatly reduce painful sensations in case of an accidental fall and prevent injury. Especially mats necessary where there are children.

We cut out blanks of the required size from foam rubber. Usually it is 1330x 230x60mm. But you can make a sports mat according to your dimensions and suitable shape: either square or rectangular.

We purchase material for the mat cover. Earlier mats covered with tarpaulin or leatherette. These materials are not very practical: they quickly get dirty, tear, and become unusable. Modern synthetic materials practical, beautiful, durable: it is caprovinyl or reinforced polyvinyl chloride. The main thing is that the materials are non-toxic, anti-allergic and can be sanitized.

We make a pattern from the material, two parts for the base, four parts for the sides, leaving 2 cm allowances on all sides.

We sew the future cover on three sides. We sew a zipper or lacing into the fourth side so that the cover can be periodically removed and washed.

On the sides, for ease of movement, it is necessary to make handles, either from a sling, or from covered foam rubber.

For sports children's corner the surface of the mat can be decorated with bright, cheerful appliqué.

If you take 2 sheets of foam rubber, cover them and sew a common zipper into one side, you will get a folding mat that is easy to store and takes up less space.

We put the foam rubber in the case and fasten it.

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