Has anyone used this mat in an apartment, where there are neighbors below?
314885
Yes. It reduces noise significant ly. But I am not sure how the neighbour's below are being affected. They didn't complained. It can depend on the building also.
1684526
It works great with the area rugs, it even does well with our bath mats which have no backing, though it sometimes flips a corner up, but it's not a big deal. I upgraded mine to a brush roller which is less noisy on the wood flooring. You might also look at the XV-21 which comes with both.
262424
If you live on the first floor of the apt, then I would say yes. If people live under you, there may be a problem since, the shaker might create noise for your neighbors. I love mine. It is great.
1173980
I would use a thin mat under the equipment. The exercise mat is nice but thick and would likely distort.
639944
I have my mat in my kitchen over hardwood floor and have had no issues with any damage to the flooring. It is a high quality mat.
296267
I have hardwood floors and I needed a good mat for my Pilates Reformer because my neighbors/family downstairs said they can hear me working out. The rubber mat is so thick and wide, I cut it in half and stacked it, my machine sits on top of the mats. It works because my neighbors don't hear me working out.
822602
Pretty darn well. I used it in my apartment that is almost entirely carpeted and it worked well.
8980
I have the 4mm mat under my treadmill and it's fine. I've had it for a year and it looks as good as the day I got it. I have it over carpet. It does have a fairly strong rubber smell at first but that doesn't last.
1510201
You don't use the included resistance band until Beta cycle but i kind of hated the band. I liked using dumbbells way better. In the videos there is only one guy with the resistance band and everyone else is using dumbbells. I think a mat would be good on hard surfaces but probably not that great on carpet. I didn't use one at all.
484370
This mat is okay, medium thickeness and it didnt slide on me. But because it's has a velvet-like texture, I dont suggest using it in the kitchen area. Overall, I'd rate it an 7 out of 10.
27284
I have this mat under my stationary bike. The mat is on hardwood flooring. There is not any problem when I pull the mat to re-position the bike even though the mat itself has indentations from the weight of the bike. I am glad I purchased this mat.
1297680
I hope the writing side is up, as that is how I use it. The mat has been working out very well for me. I just do some balance poses on the hardwood floor as I am not good enough yet to do them on the mat.
368322
I totally agree with Pomaikai. I keep the mat in the laundry room, but my main entrance door is like yours, so I put the mat in front of it just to try and see how it works. It goes well. If the mat would have been 1mm thicker, the door would have caught it. Good luck!
1606923
We do not have ours on a mat. It sits on outdoor carpeting with no padding. We like it just fine that way, and feel that padding might be excessive.
961515
I have had no problems with the mat, and I'm not a light-weight. The mat would probably work well for you.
1667751
Ours does fine in same set-up (concrete basement floor with pad and carpet, but no mat). We have not had a problem with it moving or damaging berber carpet.
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I have mine under a weight machine in our garage which we turned into a rec / workout room. It works perfect for what I have it for. As far as noise reduction under a treadmill (we have one) my only thought to help you would be that this mat is heavy and thick. It would probably work better than anything else that you would buy. If a mat is going to absorb sound this would be it. This is a really good mat period.