• Eva foam flooring
• Rubber Tyre flooring
• Pvc rubber flooring
• Wooden flooring
• Artificial grass flooring
• Rubber insertion flooring
• Checkered rubber flooring
• Epoxy gym flooring

Eva foam flooring is the most common and foam of impact absorption flooring and is known to be applied in kids playing areas and gym flooring.

Characteristics of Gym Eva Foam Flooring

• Low water absorption material
• The low density which means lightweight
• The high impact absorption capability
• High flexibility properties

• Easily fabricated
• Fairly chemical resistant
• Best fine cell structure

Rubber Tyre flooring is an innovative way of gym flooring.

It is a foam of very heavy-duty flooring; it does not disintegrate on very heavy impact. The tiles are made from crushed recycled vehicle tires.

Properties of Heavy-duty Tyre Rubber Flooring

• High water absorption
• Highly chemical resistant
• Course cell structured

• Fairly flexible
• High impact absorption capabilities
• Can be fabricated to shape certain areas

By far the most popular gym flooring by commercial gym companies for several reasons as listed below

• Very affordable
• Resistant to most chemicals including some acids
• Easy to lay down
• Manufactured locally
• Impact-resistant

In instances where there is a need for extreme high impact, the PVC rubber flooring cannot break but might be deformed and, in those areas, it is recommended to place either Tyre heavy-duty flooring which has an extra thickness.

Wooden Gym flooring was previously popular with gyms and now the use of wooden flooring for gym purposes has decreased as the type of wood required has to be very strong to withstand the high impact of modern gym equipment.

Advantages of wooden flooring

• Readily available
• Cheaper to buy

Disadvantages of wooden flooring

• Susceptible to cracking
• Difficult to install

Artificial grass flooring is another way to floor your gym. Most gym people who like this flooring are those that are preoccupied with nature. It is not best to have gym flooring made from artificial grass as it does not protect the user from hurting themselves.

This type of flooring will only be suitable when there is very light training involved. Not recommended for a full commercial training gym.

It is a type of gym rubber flooring that has a checkered surface that enables users to have an extra grip and makes the flooring anti-slip. This type of flooring is no longer quite common as it is slowly being replaced by a more good-looking dimple or coin-faced PVC rubber floor.

Most checkered floorings did not have an interlocking system for easy installation and a firmer flooring design.

Checkered rubber flooring still provides cushioning to users and is still one of the best rubber gym flooring applications.

This type of rubber mats flooring is one of the best and strongest floors ever for gyms. The thicker that rubber insertion flooring the better, but the costlier it becomes.

Because it is extremely heavy-duty most gym fanatics only place the gym flooring sheet on heavy-duty section and the rest of the flooring would either be made from PVC rubber flooring, wooden flooring, or artificial grass flooring which are cheaper but effective to floor a large area.

Epoxy is a known product in the flooring industry and is best known for having the hardest and strongest flooring compact in modern history. It is the best flooring for manufacturing, factory, or industrial flooring

The flooring is quite durable and hence can also be used in Gym flooring.

Epoxy has some advantages as it can come in different designs customized as per the client’s needs. The major disadvantage of gym flooring is it does not offer protection for the user from injuries when falling and it does not offer protection to the equipment that is being used by the user.