The material of TPE is thermoplastic elastomer, which is the material of elastomer

Under normal circumstances, the friends use "soft" as the standard for judging the quality of the balance pad.

We cannot say this is wrong. But there is a more correct way of talking about it.

that is elasticity

So think about why you choose a balance pad for exercise. Some say it's balance training. Yes. Balance is the key word.

The reason why we choose this product is because we need this balance pad to increase the difficulty of practitioners from the perspective of balance

 So, elasticity can provide this difficulty, not softness.

Why is it that many people emphasize the importance of "softness" to this product.

To put it simply: Most of the cheap and poor ones on the market are hard. Something like an EVA yoga block doesn't have a stretchy feature.

Because such products are mixed with a lot of PE (polyethylene) and EVA (ethylene vinyl acetate). I'm not saying PE or EVA is bad.

I want to emphasize that PE and EVA do not contribute to the elasticity of the balance pad product. It's just about reducing costs.

In addition, as for the elastic performance of the balance pad, there are mainly two different styles on the market.

One is TPE balance pad, and the other is PU (polyurethane) balance pad.

But what is the difference between the two.

As we all know, a plane is composed of countless points.

If we imagine the TPE balance pad as a plane, its elasticity comes from every different point on this plane.

The PU balance pad is like a fishing net, and the elasticity comes from the net. A comparison is like the elasticity of a trampoline.

Both elastics are fine when we do exercises like planks, body balance training, etc.

But when it comes to rehab, we have to think hard. Point elasticity can provide more unstable elastic points,

Great for ankle rehab training.