Anti-Fatigue Floor Mats - ComfortMat Connect

The best anti-fatigue floor mats for everyday home and business.

We spend a lot of time standing doing daily tasks, from the kitchen to the office and our workshops. We are always standing, twisting, and turning. This all puts pressure on our bones, joints, and ligaments. This can cause pain, sores, and body posture issues. Research has shown that adopting cushioned, energy-return anti-fatigue mats can significantly improve your balance, posture, and mobility.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Anti-fatigue mat benefits.

• Anti-fatigue mats reduce low back pain during standing.
• Anti-fatigue mats selectively benefit individuals prone to hip or knee discomfort.
• Anti-fatigue mats improve your balance and posture.
• Anti-fatigue mats prove safety and security in work areas.

Studies by Sciencedirect and National Institute of Health, clearly provide positive evidence for their use. 

What is the best anti-fatigue mat?

Anti-fatigue mats should be supportive, soft, durable, easy to clean, and configurable to your space. The best use an "energy-return" foam, which means they are supportive, but soft at the same time and provide the best support as you move along the surface. They also retain their shape afterwards. Also, find mats that are abrasive proof, waterproof, and easy to clean. These will make your life much easier when you have to clean them. Ensure they are non-slip. Look for herring-bone or fish-scale textures and an underside that provides grip onto hard concrete or wooden floors.

Do anti-fatigue mats work?

Yes, anti-fatigue mats positively help you, by reducing soreness on your feet and prevents locking of your joints. They help to support your body posture, aiding blood flow and a better stance. Not only that, you'll know the difference immediately you stand on a well-supportive but soft anti-fatigue mat. It's likely you'll never remove them. 

How do I configure the mats for my space?

Please start by selecting the Placement (you need a minimum of the pair of end units), then add a middle to extend or a corner to form a 90 degree turn. Then select the colour and finally the finish, then you have your set-up.

What is the most popular anti-fatigue mat?

Generally darker colours like black or grey, as they hide daily dirt, but also they look better on the concrete floors that are in many Swiss kitchens or Restaurant Kitchens. The we recommend the carbon or bordered finish, as it has a more textured look. 

Black Carbon Anti-Fatigue Comfort Mats

Black Bordered Anti-Fatique Comfort Mats

Do anti-fatigue mats make a difference?

Yes, they do, if they are well constructed then they can be of a significant benefit. They help your general wellbeing and you really notice the difference if you have no shoes on. The impact of your weight is immediately dispersed and you can feel the relief of pressure from your toes, ankles and knees almost immediately.

Are anti-fatigue mats safer?

There are some advantages with anti-fatigue mats, these include.

1. If you drop items on a hard wood or concrete floor, then glass and bottles are likely to break, littering the floor with dangerous shards of glass. Also containers can be split or damaged. Using anti-fatigue mats, these items will generally not break.
2. In addition, anti-fatigue mats also prevent slipping and falling, so ensure they are stable, link together with good fittings and are placed correctly, they prevent many common accidents.

Can I use anti-fatigue mats on concrete and wood floors?

Yes, they are ideal for these spaces, in Switzerland, often kitchens have concrete or hard wood floors and over time these can become quite uncomfortable causing back, knee, ankle and even lower foot pain. So, using an anti-fatigue mat can be a good addition to your space.

What spaces can I use anti-fatigue mats?

Well apart from the kitchen, other areas can benefit from their use, including industry or restaurant kitchens, workshops, garages and or design areas. Anywhere where people can be stagnant for some time can benefit from their use.

How do I select the best quality anti-fatigue mat?

1. Make sure your mat is at least 1" or 3 cm thick.
2. Make sure it is modular or extensible to fit your space exactly.
3. Make sure it's non-slip both on the underside so it doesn't move during use and that its not slippery on the surface so its safe to walk on.
4. Make sure it's easy clean, so the surface has to be resilient and don't buy really long mats that you cannot easily remove to clean.
   

Are fatigue mats worth it?

Well they are one of those products that are often overlooked, but we spend a lot of time on our feet and as we know from your feet upwards defines your balance, profile and posture. These are all connected through our feet, joints, ankles and knees. As we get older then the impact becomes more elevated. Research shows that using anti-fatigue mats improves the muscle tone, taking the tension out of the muscle and improves blood circulation. On the other hand, once you have tried them, you'll never go back (if they are good, so choose carefully, the best is not likely to be the cheapest).

For more information check out some of the research sites on

 
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