I put the pad through a real stress test. I sat on the floor with it. Compared to another pad that I had, this one was only ok. I couldn't sit on the floor with it for a long period of time because it wasn't thick enough therefore did not provide enough cushion. It also moved around a bit as well due to the gel. Now in all fairness, people probably wouldn't use it on the floor but nonetheless compared to the other pad I had, this one was not as good so I don't even really use it now.