I live in apartment complex and am gearing up for the MN winter by setting up my trainer area. I have read many of the indoor trainer in apartment complex threads here so know all about using cork board as a base, etc... I was at target today to grab a yoga mat for under my trainer when I noticed 2 other options which seemed reasonable. The original choice was your standard yoga mat at 1/8" thick, the next was a treadmill mat at 1/4" thick and finally a fitness/Pilates mat at 1/2" thick. Can I get your experiences on the various mats?
There is storage below me so I am not worried about pissing people off below me, the wash room is next to us, so no concerns there, just above and potentially the other side (through living room). I want a mat to protect my carpet and reduce noise, while still being stable. Would the thicker mats create instability? The 3 I was looking at are linked below. All same general price range.
http://www.target.com/...rge_1_2&term=Mat
http://www.target.com/...rge_1_6&term=Mat
http://www.target.com/...ge_1_10&term=Mat
There is storage below me so I am not worried about pissing people off below me, the wash room is next to us, so no concerns there, just above and potentially the other side (through living room). I want a mat to protect my carpet and reduce noise, while still being stable. Would the thicker mats create instability? The 3 I was looking at are linked below. All same general price range.
http://www.target.com/...rge_1_2&term=Mat
http://www.target.com/...rge_1_6&term=Mat
http://www.target.com/...ge_1_10&term=Mat