Yoga mat with support and traction

摘要

The present disclosure provides a mat including a compressible first layer, openings formed through one or more first portions and columns disposed in/proximate to the openings. One or more second portions, or at least one column, or both may be configured to be depressed to provide support and traction. The present disclosure further provides a towel including an absorption layer and a compressible region of flexible fiber disposed on one or more first portions of a top surface of the absorption layer. The towel may further include one or more columns disposed either on one or more second portions or in/proximate to openings formed through the one or more second portions. The compressible region of flexible fiber may be configured to be depressed in a compressed configuration to provide support and traction. The mat or the towel may be further adapted to form a grip apparatus.

主权项

1. A mat comprising:
a first layer formed of a compressible first material, wherein the first layer comprises at least an upper surface with one or more first portions and one or more second portions; at least one opening formed through the first layer; and at least one column of a second material disposed at least one of in and proximate to the at least one opening from below the first layer, the second material of a density greater than the first material, wherein the second portion is adapted to be compressed to a depressed configuration below the one or more first portions formed by a top surface of the at least one column in response to a threshold pressure applied to the first layer's upper surface to provide at least one of support to a body part in a direction perpendicular to the first layer's upper surface and increased traction to the body part in a direction tangential to the first layer's upper surface.