Comments on: do anti-fatique kitchen mats work? http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/ where people who love their homes click Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:48:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Rocky http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-288000 Rocky Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:25:49 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-288000 For folks who don't mind that kinda "commercial" look or think it actually kinda cool, I found several mats on www.mattingexperts.com for my kitchen. I bought the Grade A and put it in front of my stove. It is AWESOME! Actually looks kinda neat along with all the stainless steel appliances. There were other choices but I liked this one for easy clean up. For folks who don’t mind that kinda “commercial” look or think it actually kinda cool, I found several mats on http://www.mattingexperts.com for my kitchen. I bought the Grade A and put it in front of my stove. It is AWESOME! Actually looks kinda neat along with all the stainless steel appliances. There were other choices but I liked this one for easy clean up.

]]> By: Shelly Buchanan http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-247729 Shelly Buchanan Mon, 11 Feb 2008 06:50:34 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-247729 We just remodeled our kitchen and my husband surprised me with one of these mats. He is a chiropractor and is of course concerned about my back and feet. I love to cook and spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I wasn't impressed with the looks of these online, but when I got mine it was much more pleasing to the eye. My feet feel so good after standing/walking on it, it's unbelievable! My feet don't have much of an arch in them so I usually wear a cushiony slipper or flip flops around the house so they don't ache at the end of the day. We got the bigger mat, which was double the price, but our kitchen is really big. I plan on buying two more for the kitchen, and one for each bathroom in our home. I would recommend them to anyone with any aches, and possibly to AVOID any future aches. The only problem was the shipping. It took over a month to receive this, but it was packaged nicely and arrived intact. We just remodeled our kitchen and my husband surprised me with one of these mats. He is a chiropractor and is of course concerned about my back and feet. I love to cook and spend a lot of time in the kitchen. I wasn’t impressed with the looks of these online, but when I got mine it was much more pleasing to the eye. My feet feel so good after standing/walking on it, it’s unbelievable! My feet don’t have much of an arch in them so I usually wear a cushiony slipper or flip flops around the house so they don’t ache at the end of the day. We got the bigger mat, which was double the price, but our kitchen is really big. I plan on buying two more for the kitchen, and one for each bathroom in our home. I would recommend them to anyone with any aches, and possibly to AVOID any future aches. The only problem was the shipping. It took over a month to receive this, but it was packaged nicely and arrived intact.

]]> By: sarah http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-68129 sarah Mon, 14 May 2007 16:19:29 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-68129 I spend alot of time in the kitchen, as I do specialty pastries and confections.... and what I have found works easier, and is a bit more practical... is just changing my shoes. I have a pair of mary jane crocs that I simply cant live without when I am cooking, baking, even just doing more than 1 load of dishes! They cut down on my back pain to almost non existent and I no longer have leg or foot fatigue! And it means I also don't have a huge bulky mat laying around that doesn't quite match the swank decor I have worked so hard to achieve! I spend alot of time in the kitchen, as I do specialty pastries and confections…. and what I have found works easier, and is a bit more practical… is just changing my shoes.

I have a pair of mary jane crocs that I simply cant live without when I am cooking, baking, even just doing more than 1 load of dishes!

They cut down on my back pain to almost non existent and I no longer have leg or foot fatigue!
And it means I also don’t have a huge bulky mat laying around that doesn’t quite match the swank decor I have worked so hard to achieve!

]]> By: Sue http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-67128 Sue Fri, 11 May 2007 22:46:33 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-67128 If you have ever worked in a food prep/coffeeshop/baking area, these are familiar to you. These are really for industrial/professional use, when you are standing and cooking for 8-10 hours straigt usually over a hard cement floor. No one who cooks at home really needs these. But if you want to buy them, spend away. Not really nesc to my mind, more of a gimmicky thing. If you have ever worked in a food prep/coffeeshop/baking area, these are familiar to you. These are really for industrial/professional use, when you are standing and cooking for 8-10 hours straigt usually over a hard cement floor. No one who cooks at home really needs these. But if you want to buy them, spend away. Not really nesc to my mind, more of a gimmicky thing.

]]> By: Veronica http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66752 Veronica Thu, 10 May 2007 23:08:43 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66752 If you aren't interested in shelling out just to find out you don't like them, you might check with Cintas, Alsco, Unifirst or your local mat/uniform delivery service. They typically rent these for a nominal fee. If you aren’t interested in shelling out just to find out you don’t like them, you might check with Cintas, Alsco, Unifirst or your local mat/uniform delivery service. They typically rent these for a nominal fee.

]]> By: liz http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66712 liz Thu, 10 May 2007 21:33:25 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66712 meh, why invest in an ugly mat? get something cute you like (and won't trip over), and cook in a pair of <a href="http://www.crocs.com/home.jsp" rel="nofollow">crocs</a>. all the nurses at the hospital where i work wear them; i would imagine that what works for them will work for a chef as well! meh, why invest in an ugly mat? get something cute you like (and won’t trip over), and cook in a pair of crocs. all the nurses at the hospital where i work wear them; i would imagine that what works for them will work for a chef as well!

]]> By: alison http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66689 alison Thu, 10 May 2007 20:22:03 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66689 This kind of mat definitely makes a difference. Our house is built on a slab, so the kitchen floor is basically concrete, with a thin layer of vinyl flooring over it. I looked at those mats on-line, and boy are they spendy! We got some thick foam snap-together floor mats from Costco, which are admittedly not pretty, being black foam like the industrial ones, but cost a LOT less than the "Gel-Pro" ones. I just got a rag rug from Ikea for $2 and put it over the black foam. It doesn't slip, and matches the kitchen colors, and every time i work in the kitchen my feet thank me.... This kind of mat definitely makes a difference. Our house is built on a slab, so the kitchen floor is basically concrete, with a thin layer of vinyl flooring over it. I looked at those mats on-line, and boy are they spendy! We got some thick foam snap-together floor mats from Costco, which are admittedly not pretty, being black foam like the industrial ones, but cost a LOT less than the “Gel-Pro” ones. I just got a rag rug from Ikea for $2 and put it over the black foam. It doesn’t slip, and matches the kitchen colors, and every time i work in the kitchen my feet thank me….

]]> By: Chuck http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66682 Chuck Thu, 10 May 2007 19:51:33 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66682 These mats definitely make sense for those with back or foot pain. Most industrial kitchens have the big black ones which wouldn't quite work in most homes. You can always go with clogs too. These mats definitely make sense for those with back or foot pain. Most industrial kitchens have the big black ones which wouldn’t quite work in most homes. You can always go with clogs too.

]]> By: erin http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66654 erin Thu, 10 May 2007 18:13:52 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66654 I used these when I worked reception at an animal hospital -- they don't stop you from becoming fatigued eventually, but they definitely help fend it off for longer than a regular mat. I used these when I worked reception at an animal hospital — they don’t stop you from becoming fatigued eventually, but they definitely help fend it off for longer than a regular mat.

]]> By: Mandelin http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66624 Mandelin Thu, 10 May 2007 16:07:50 +0000 http://www.shelterrific.com/2007/05/10/do-anti-fatique-kitchen-mats-work/#comment-66624 When I worked retail we would use these type of mats at the registers. The mats would be replaced once a year. (eight hours of use a day would wear them down after about a year.) When they were replaced we could imediately feel the difference they made. When I worked retail we would use these type of mats at the registers. The mats would be replaced once a year. (eight hours of use a day would wear them down after about a year.) When they were replaced we could imediately feel the difference they made.

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