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MEASUREMENTS INCLUDED at the end of this review, with pictures. I am so pleased. The strap is nice and thick; I've seen other folks' straps that look rather bedraggled because they are so flimsy. Easy to slide loose or taut--but not so easy that it slides on its own. (That was once concern I had about a similar strap with those little metal loops that the straps slid through; I was worried it would loosen). Very comfortable. Even if I throw my mat in a corner, the straps stay in place. A favorite feature for me is that this strap doubles as a stretching strap. It's not very long compared to stretching straps (measurements below) and I'm only 5'4" (though I'm not super flexible) so this might not work for taller or inflexible people or those who like lots of extra strap trailing behind. But it's long enough for me and I like that I can hang onto the loops or even cinch them around my hands to make stretching easier. In fact, if the strap were much longer, the loops would be too far down the strap to be useful for holding while stretching. Not only did I not have to purchase a separate strap for stretching positions, I don't have to haul it around. With the strap pulled taught and the loops as small as possible, the strap measures about 5ft (60in). Add in a couple extra inches for the loops, and the strap is probably about 65 inches total (though some of that is lost to the loops, as I said). With my thin/average mat in place in the loops, it leaves about 3 ft for the strap/handle that slings over my shoulder. I'm 5'4" and it hits me at my hip. When using it for stretching, there is about 2+ feet of strap on either side to hold onto (counting leaving some loop to grab). I should post pictures of that, if I remember. The the strap itself is a fixed length, the loops that hold your mat are completely adjustable to tiny--almost nonexistent--or big enough to fit a thick mat--though it will affect how much length is left for the strap/handle that you would wear on your shoulder. This will definitely hold a thick mat, but it would sit shorter on you.