--- title: Self-Rolling Yoga Mat Kickstarter description: This new invention may ease yogis minds after class canonical: https://time.com/4025119/self-rolling-yoga-mat/ author: ashley Ross article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-08T16:53:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:47:02.145Z og:title: This Self-Rolling Yoga Mat Will Only Make You Lazier og:description: It's essentially a giant slap bracelet og:url: https://time.com/4025119/self-rolling-yoga-mat/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd019648e34522382/698862900b72e377b26e5b44/yoyomats_press_02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1920 og:image:height: 1080 og:image:alt: YoYo Mats og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: This Self-Rolling Yoga Mat Will Only Make You Lazier twitter:description: It's essentially a giant slap bracelet twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd019648e34522382/698862900b72e377b26e5b44/yoyomats_press_02.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Self-Rolling Yoga Mat Will Only Make You Lazier > Sponsored content. 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According to an accompanying video, this product is the world’s “first self-rolling yoga mat” and it “stays rolled up without the use of straps or bags.” Its founders promise it’ll ease the pain of post-class problems caused by normal yoga mats that are really, really hard to roll up. Creator Aaron Thornton says he used inspiration from slap-on wristbands to create the self-rolling mat and worked on the design for more than a year with partner Dino May and creative designer Yu Tsai. The Kickstarter is aiming to get $50,000 by Oct. 16\. See how it works in the video below. ### You Asked: Your Top 10 Health Questions Answered  You Asked: Are Cleanses Healthy? Potions that claim to clear your body of toxins might sound alluring, but do they deliver? Illustration by Peter Oumanski for TIME  You Asked: Is Eating Dessert Really That Bad For Me? Bad news for sweet-eaters—except if you end your meals with this kind of treat. 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