Yoga Blocks | Lavender

They might work out great for someone else, but they didn't for me. I have very arthritic thumb joints and find it hard to put pressure on my hands. I was hoping the wrist blocks would displace the pressure to another area of my hand, but they do not. Unfortunately will need to return them.

This is a great product for individuals who want to continue doing Pilates and Yoga, but have limited range of motion in their wrists due to arthritis and wrist injuries. These blocks allow you to keep your wrists straight with less pressure and pain on the joint during workouts.

These are nice firm foam blocks for use in yoga and for alleviating the stress on the wrist while doing exercises that require using a flat hand on the floor…e.g: push ups. The place for one’s hand is pretty universal, so most people should find it comfortable enough (not too wide) for their grip. The block can be used two ways…on the side for a lower profile or on the end for a taller one. They can also be used just as a yoga block.I give 5 stars for the quality, however, there is one issue I am having; when I do a regular push up with hands wide for chest and shoulders, the height of the blocks (even in the low profile orientation) position my hand too high off of the floor and make doing a push up, especially on my toes so much more difficult, because it hyperextends my shoulder joints unless I use every ounce of my strength to hold my shoulders in alignment. When I do tricep push ups, because my arms are close to my sides, I don’t have near the pressure on my shoulders. These blocks do help with my wrist pain (my pain is at the area where my wrist meets my palm on the thumb side) by helping me keep my wrist straighter, however, I do have to concentrate to keep my weight toward the outside of my hand. I’m sure that this will get easier as I use them.

Works well to relieve wrist pressure

OMG these are a godsend for my wrists! This makes yoga poses so much easier for my palms and wrists. They are the same size and weight as a traditional foam yoga block, but the hand cut outs are SO helpful for my wrists. I also use them for pushups, not just yoga. HOWEVER, I am taking off one star because the hand cut outs on the long side are not steady enough for things like burpees because the cut outs are pushed too far forward and they will wobble. Otherwise, I LOVE them.