Fitness Gear Fitness Mat vs Premium Yoga Cork Mat 5mm Thick Natural Tree Rubber Base and Bigger Mat for Extra Support: which is safer?
Fitness Gear Fitness Mat is our pick: better on PFAS and on the overall hazard picture.
Our pick
Dick's Sporting Goods (house brand)
Fitness Gear Fitness Mat
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleVolatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing
PossiblePhthalate migration from PVC
PossibleDegradation and microparticle shedding
Premium Yoga Cork Mat 5mm Thick Natural Tree Rubber Base and Bigger Mat for Extra Support
PFAS grade
Overall grade
Verdict
Hazard flags
Material
Confidence
PossibleMicrobial growth (mold, mildew)
ReportedLatex protein allergenicity
PossibleCork dust inhalation (minor)
Where these two actually differ
- We flag Volatile organic compound (VOC) off-gassing, Phthalate migration from PVC and Degradation and microparticle shedding on the Dick's Sporting Goods (house brand) and not on the .
- We flag Microbial growth (mold, mildew), Latex protein allergenicity and Cork dust inhalation (minor) on the and not on the Dick's Sporting Goods (house brand).
- The Dick's Sporting Goods (house brand) is PVC or rubber foam, no disclosed surface treatment where the is natural tree rubber, cork surface, which is most of the difference in these two grades.
- These two are level, close enough that price and fit should decide it rather than our grade.
Both products run through the same public rubric: materials, coatings, brand disclosure, lab findings, and recalls, plus a beyond-PFAS hazard analysis. Grades are model-based estimates, not lab tests. How grades work →
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