WRIST BUDDYYoga Blocks 2 Pack | Reduces and Prevents Wrist Pain, Enhances Comfort Stability and Grip Strength on the Blocks | Hand-Shaped Blocks | EVA Yoga Accessories Set | Best Gifts for Yoga

I had high hopes for these-wrist/hand pain had been preventing me from enjoying yoga, stretching, etc. for a long time. These support my hands so I avoid putting pressure on my wrists, they are firm and do not give when using them so my body is able to remain stable.

I’ve been doing yoga for 10 months, and my remaining weaknesses are my wrists. I’m 65 years old (woman, size medium/7 glove) and have arthritis in my fingers, but it started in my wrists about 10 years ago. I struggle to stay in plank and downward dog poses because my wrists hurt too much after about 30 seconds. Then a few weeks ago, I started having sharp pain in my right outer wrist, too much to bear weight at all. I did NOT want to pause yoga for the 6 weeks it might take for that wrist to heal, so I hit the internet for help. These blocks had “free return,” so what the heck, let’s try them. I cannot believe the difference! Not only am I able to bear weight in my right hand, there is no pain in that wrist! And, get this, I can hold plank and downward dog for as long as the instructor says to! Oh, and I did my first side plank ever this week! Down side is now I’ve overworked my back, since I could stay in downward dog while doing all these leg lifts, haha! The molded finger space is larger than my hands but this is irrelevant. I did notice while in downward dog, my sweaty hands slid forward, pushing my index fingers up a bit but not a problem. Okay be warned, all of my forward weight is now on the center palm toward my thumb base, but I don’t have arthritis there, so no pain. I am aware, of course, that my wrists will not strengthen or get more flexible using these blocks, but after 10 months, I don’t guess they were going to.

The color is a light version of the purple; definitely not gray. Good attempt, but a fail. The material is high quality, and they are very stable and take pressure off the wrists. Nice add to the gym

The Wrist Buddy blocks are a game changer!I love yoga but have a condition where my wrist doesn't bend all the way. Some yoga positions were difficult or impossible. These blocks let me do those poses. It's a simple thing, but I hope to never be without it in my yoga practice. I may even buy them in another color to have a spare set.

Definitely takes pressure off your wrists when doing yoga.

Excellent. Very helpful for my wrists

Perhaps the grip width/position simply isn't good for my tiny hands?? The *idea* is great. My wrists ARE in a better position. For these reasons, I'm not giving less than 3 stars.HOWEVER...in *reality* while your weight IS shifted to your palm instead of wrists... it's roughly only A THIRD of your palm. Once I'm in a plank position, the thumb joint and pad of soft tissue under the thumb joint takes about **70%** of my weight distribution.It painfully stretches the thin web of skin between my thumb and pointer finger (1st pic), stresses out my thumb joint, and puts strain on the radial bone area (2nd pic). The padded area of the palm under the thumb (3rd pic) is a major soft tissue trigger point; those muscles ACHE now. There's also the radial digital artery and median nerve running through there. With my full, planked body weight on that area for several seconds...my hand starts to go NUMB.Buuut I can't return these because I'm an idiot!! 😔 I left these sitting out overnight in my living room...and one of my darn cats sunk their claws into the Right Hand block! Since they're no longer in like new condition because of the puncture holes in the area shown (4th pic), I've just WASTED $44 after taxes.

All the positive reviews are true. I had to quit yoga due to my wrist pain; now I'm back at it again thanks to these.