We Review The Best Air Mats For Tumbling – Inflatable Gymnastics Mats ( Airtrack )
These inflatable air mats for tumbling are a fairly new introduction into the world of gymnastics equipment for practising gymnastics floor skills and we absolutely love them.
Practice tumbling skills on a gymnastics air mat that is designed to be soft enough to be safe but firm and springy so that performing cartwheels, back handsprings and fun backwards tumbling skills is realistic. A blow up gymnastics mat is easy to transport because it can be deflated and fit into a small bag which is great for practising gymnastics on holiday or at a friends house with a durable surface.
We have chosen the blow up air mats we believe are made with high quality materials, hold air well and offer a realistic gymnastics floor skills practice experience. With the growing popularity of air mats comes a battle between a lot of companies looking to establish themselves as number 1, this has led to a lot of new high quality air mats being produced recently. Make sure that gymnasts using an inflatable gymnastics mat are supervised, only practice skills they are familiar with and do so safely.
Ibigbean Gymnastics Air Floor Review
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Ibigbean offer a gymnastics air floor, air beam and air trak. The Ibigbean gymnastics air floor is made from strong durable double-wall material which is really important for inflatable gymnastics equipment to be safe and long-lasting. You can choose from over 16 different exciting vibrant colours which will please any young gymnast who loves to tumble.
Gymnasts can practice many floor skills and even combine multiple air mats for longer running passes and skill combinations. Attaching two mats together can be achieved by fastening the Velcro at the end of each mat together to create one long track. We especially like the IBigBean because the price is significantly lower than some of the bigger brands but the quality in our opinion is just as good.
Pros:
- Extremely good quality design.
- Inflate within 5 minutes.
Cons:
- A very small number of people report problems with the pump gauge.
- Reasonably high price because of the large size and thick material required, but much lower price than bigger brands.
What is included with the Ibigbean air floor?
➡️Inflatable Air Floor
➡️Pump & Repair kit
➡️Portable carry bag
EZGLAM Sports Inflatable Gymnastics Tumbling Air Mat Review
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This EZglam inflatable air track comes in a large range of sizes between:
3.3ft x 2ft x 4″ & 27ft x 6.6ft x 8″.
Although The EZ Glam might look like an impressive pool toy the quality of rubber is very high and the blow up track stays firmly inflated when tumbling along it. We love the blue and pink colour choices but aren’t as impressed with the green option.
The floor is bouncy but solid with a good solid slapping sound on impact, indicating nice inflation. When your gymnasts are tumbling on an air mat all they want is an experience which is close enough to a real gymnastics floor so not too many adjustments need to be made when switching between real and inflated gymnastics floors. We are happy with the experience offered by the EZGLAM gymnastics air mat.
Young gymnasts can quite easily inflate and deflate the EZGLAM inflatable gymnastics airtrak with the included pump, or even easier with your own electric pump. When deflated even the largest EZglam air mat can be stored relatively easily in a small cupboard.
Pros:
- Easy to inflate and deflate.
- Lots of different size options between 3.3ft x 2ft x 4″ and a large inflatable gymnastics floor that is 27ft x 6.6ft x 8″.
- Low price.
Cons:
- The green coloured EZGLAM air mat isn’t as nice looking as the blue and pink.
HappyBuy Inflatable Gymnastics Air Mat
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With a name like HappyBuy you are going to want to know whether you’ll be happy when you buy this inflatable airtrak. To put it simply, you will be happy if you are looking for a low priced heavy duty mat that is better value than most of the competition.
The happy bunny is one of the best air mats for gymnastics because it feels as sturdy as more expensive airtraks with its strong PVC build and thick mat size options for high quality gymnastics training. Because of the type of surface on these air mats, be sure to keep it dry otherwise you’ll be slipping.
We love the HappyBuy and we are sure you will too. If you are going to be performing long gymnastics tumbling passes make sure you choose one of the longer size options.
PROS:
- Fast Inflation.
- Strong PVC construction.
- Good level of bounciness, consistent with what you can expect from higher priced air trak inflatables.
- Carry handles make moving the HappyBuy inflatable easy.
- Inflate within 5 minutes.
Cons:
- No pump included. Be sure to buy one that fits.
- Be careful when lifting with the straps so they don’t come loose.
FB Sports Gymnastics Air Trak Inflatable Tumbling Mat
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FB Sport offer a fun colourful inflatable air mat package that you can treat your favourite gymnasts with. A decent choice of pink, purple, black and white/blue colours that are vibrant and allow gymnasts to have a mat that matches their personality and gives them chance to express their gymnastic flair.
Choose between a small 10ft inflatable gym mat and a massive 39ft inflatable gymnastics floor that’ll have your gymnasts comparing themselves to Olympic gymnast Simone Biles and winning Olympic medals in no time at all.
Double wall material ( drop stitch material ) is used to construct the thick inflatable airtrak which has strong seams and makes use of commercial grade PVC tarpaulin which is the go-to material for outdoor gear.
Inflate quickly with the included electric pump that is powerful and fills most sizes of FBSPORT Airtraks within 1 minute inflation time. When deflated pop it into the bag and carry the lightweight inflatable mat to your next destination. Whether you are travelling lakeside for summer vacation or visiting friends it’s always nice to know you can rely on your own air mat to keep your practice consistent all year round and the FBSports mat won’t let you down.
PROS:
- Durable thick rubber Strong drop-stitch material prevents easy puncturing during tumbling, jumping and performing running passes, cartwheels, handstands and skills involving flight and higher impact routines.
- Vibrant colour choices that include a unique black floor option.
- The FBSports air mat is Available in a large choice of sizes up to a massive 39ft.
CONS:
- The pump quality can be hit and miss.
Playieer Inflatable Floor Mat For Gymnastics & Cheerleading
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Playieer are a small company offering a selection of inflatable floor mats for gymnastics. We like that this company are trying to perfect one gymnastics product in a different range of sizes rather than try to be the best at everything.
What we like most about the Playieer range of inflatable airtrak mats is the fast inflation within 30 seconds and the option to very easily place two mats together for a longer floor. The velcro that fastens two airtraks together is strong and holds well for performing all your tumbling skills.
A non slip surface means you or your young gymnasts won’t be slipping on bananas instead of elegantly performing cheerleading or gymnastics on this innovative inflatable floor. Flexibility and firmness are both reasonably solid but allow for enough give
What we like about the Playieer:
- Easy to clean non slip surface
- Velcro fastener for easy connection of two mats.
- Excellent durability with strong bonded materials for lots of tumbling, jumping, spinning and flipping.
Hans & Alice Inflatable Gymnastic Tumbling Mat Anti-Skid Air Track Floor Mattress
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Who Are Hans and Alice and why have they decided to produce inflatable gymnastics tumbling mats?
We don’t know, but that doesn’t matter. There are a lot of new entries into the gymnastics product field and we are happy to give them all a chance to show us the quality of their gymnastics equipment.
Challenging inflation and a lack of instructions are minor problems with the Hans and Alice inflatable but the product holds up well and for a very reasonable price. If budget is most important to you than this is a reasonable option, with the mats excellent bounce and feel along with a nice width. A lack of size and colour options is disappointing but the blue colour that is available is pleasing to look at and similar to the design found on more expensive air mats.
Overall this isn’t our favourite option but we would still recommend checking it out and hopefully Hans and Alice will quickly iron out the minor problems we have found.
Airacker Airtrack – Air Mat For Tumbling Review
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The Airacker inflatable gymnastics trak comes in a range of sizes that include 9.8ft, 13.13ft, 16.4ft, 19.69ft, 26ft, 29ft and a massive 39 ft long. A 3.28ft width is wider than a lot of inflatable tumbling mats and allows lots of room for your little ones to practice gymnastics, cheerleading, martial arts or any kind of fun tumbling skills.
An airtight valve will make sure the floor stays solid and safe during use and carry handles make moving the Airacker very easy. This is one of the best air mats for tumbling in the budget-mid price range. A Velcro surface on both ends means that extension is possible by adding more Airackers and create an Olympic size gymnastics floor. Okay, maybe you won’t want to attach that many together, but if you are improving rapidly and need the extra space to fit an extra back bend kickover into your floor routine then 2 mats together can make all the difference especially in the summer when you can bring these out into the garden and they don’t take over the living room.
Best Features:
- Reinforced seams keep it airtight, durable and offer higher quality performance.
- Deflate and store away into a small spaces.
- Quality double wall material and PVC tarpaulin, the industry standard for inflatable gymnastics mats.
Sinolodo Air Mat For Tumbling – Air Track
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Our Sinolodo Air tumbling track review focuses on the complete package on offer by Sinolodo. Most companies offer an inflatable tumbling trak with only a pump and sometimes a repair kit, but Sinolodo offer a nice instruction manual, pump, repair kit and a good backpack to fit the deflated airtrak into for easy transportation.
We really like the 8″ height and the curves on the corners of this air mat are a little longer and have an interesting shape. The Sinolodo air mat for tumbling looks big, bulky and offers a solid platform. Choosing the black blue or purple colour is a good choose because we think they look the nicest. A rainbow colour air floor option is exciting and fun but looks a little bit less professional so might be good for toddler tumbling classes.
Darget Gymnastic Air Track Review
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The Darget air track is a well constructed and durable product that doesn’t appear like it will tear very easily. Carry handles are attached very firmly and are comfortable to hold when moving after inflation. You can expect an experience similar to more expensive air floors, even though it may not hold air quite as long or offer exactly the same build quality.
The fabric used for construction is 100 denier double wall fabric and 3 ply PVC. When pumped up to the recommended 3-5psi the fabric is gas-tight and can be deflated and inflated quickly with the help of a quality stop valve. Perform roundoffs, back tucks, cartwheels, aerials and all your gymnastics and cheerleading skills on the Darget air mat and you won’t be disappointed.
What to look for when buying an inflatable air mat for tumbling:
Distance off the ground ( thickness) :
The thickness is important if heavier gymnasts or adults are using the mat so that you can make sure the cushioning is sufficient and safe. With maximum inflation this shouldn’t matter too much because the surface on a correctly inflated air mat will be solid and strong. One other consideration regarding the distance off the ground is that when mounting the mat from the floor below, your hand position may feel slightly different if the mat is a few inches higher. This is hardly going to be noticeable though and kids will quickly adjust to any height difference with ease.
With a regular gymnastics style mat thickness is more important because it can affect how much your hands and feet sink into the surface whilst tumbling. The inflatable gymnastics mats we have reviewed don’t allow your feet or hands to sink into the rubber surface whilst tumbling or making a gymnastics running pass because of the solid inflated surface.
Inflatable gymnastics Mat Dimensions:
Height: The height of an inflatable gymnastics mat is usually either 4″ or 8″.The 4″ option is best for younger children or smaller gymnasts and 8″ for all gymnasts.
Width: Usually an air trak is between 2ft – 3ft wide but the biggest gymnastics air floors are over 6 foot wide. For most users anything over 3ft is ideal to allow plenty of room for any sideways twists, movements and falls.
Length: Length varies between a few ft and 40ft. If you are confined to practicing in a small space then the 10ft option is good for simple tumbling skills but won’t be long enough for combinations. The longest air floors that are over 30ft are great for use in a gym, at cheerleading practice or outdoors where long running passes and gymnastics tumbling combinations can be practised.
Gymnastics inflatable training mat surface material :
You want to make sure the mat uses a strong PVC Tarpaulin and a double wall material ( drop stitch material) to ensure that the mat holds air well, is durable and strong enough so that it doesn’t puncture and offers a solid but comfortable tumbling surface.
How long does a gymnastics air trak need to be to perform different gymnastics skills?
A 10ft inflatable air trak could be used to perform handstands, cartwheels quite easily but can you perform a roundoff backhandspring or other skills requiring similar length trak?
It’ll just about be possible for a smaller gymnast under 4″8 but we would recommend a larger option so you don’t undercut the handspring and can perform and practice more gym skills or cheerleading stunting.
Why you can trust us?
With years of gymnastics experience & lots of hours spent researching and having fun on air mats, you can be sure that the information and recommendations we make are trustworthy. We contacted manufacturers, read product information & customer feedback and used our experience in gymnastics to do our best to help you make a good and safe decision.
Are Gymnastics Air Mats Suitable for use in a swimming pool ?
Most of the manufacturers of the best gymnastics air mats advise whether or not their product is suitable for use in a swimming pool. If you are looking to use them as a lilo usually they float very well when you lie on them. if you are going to be more adventurous and jump and play check with the manufacturer to see how they are going to react in water as they might not be stable for on water somersaults or more intense water play activities.
Justification
Jump flip and handstand your way to a more fun and active life with these top gymnastics air mats that we have reviewed. The best air track floor air mat is sure to give you hours of justified fun and with a tumbling air mat for sale by lots of new exciting brands you are spoilt for choice.
If you are a gymnast then you’ll enjoy the chance to practice more floor skills and to tumble and create as many running passes as you can get your body to perform. Whether you already have the gymnastics skills required to compete in the floor discipline or you are moving up the gymnastics levels from the beginning you can all benefit from an inflatable gymnastics air trak to pratice on.
Anyone who loves parkour or performing somersaults for fun will also really enjoy these inflatable air mats because they are high quality, strong and a decent size to be able to throw yourself around on and try to perform lots of fun physical tricks, twists and turns.
Sources
- http://www.great-riverhill.com/info/the-benefits-of-using-inflatable-airtrack-to-p-21565671.html
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jafwt-Rvxuc
