My husband and I started doing pilates + yoga at home after discovering that our cable includes On Demand Fitness TV. This means any time we want a workout, we select what we want and we've got it on our tv right then and there. Well, after the first workout, we realized stretching on our hardwood floors just didn't work. We needed to get cushy yoga mats. Our search lead us to these yoga mats. We bought two of the dark brown mats to blend with our floors and we love them! They are very cushy at 1/4" thick. And 72" means they are long enough for my 6' husband.