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Why are rubber interlocking mats popular during this Covid (2021) era in South Africa?

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Rubber Interlocking Mats: On the Rise

Corona Virus (Covid-19) has brought about many changes in people’s lives and in fact in how people behave, there has been a serious paradigm shift in the way think, operate, and live. One of the most important changes it has bought is the increased use of rubber interlocking mats for personal use.

 

gym rubber mat - Why are rubber interlocking mats popular during this Covid (2021) era in South Africa?

Gym Pattern

Because Covid-19 and its associated waves have created the need for people to stay home. This has resulted in increased home gyms being set up.

All a person needs is a minimum of small space to put basic gym equipment and that comes with the needed to have the correct gym flooring.

In the past gym areas was an area where there is a high rate of interaction especially the use of sharing of equipment.

With own gym areas, the contact with the outside world is reduced. Covid 19 has also introduced people who were not regular gym users to have their own gyms because of increased sitting at home, there is no need for some form of exercise and hence people are going after rubber mats for their gym flooring

School flooring requirements

The Government of South Africa has recommended the use of rubber interlocking mats as a flooring option to curb the spread of Covid 19.

Rubber mats are cleanlier and easier to maintain than our normal conventional flooring. It is quite a remarkable fit that this type of flooring is being introduced as a way to fight the Covid 19 Pandemic.

Rubber mats have also been introduced as the best entrance matting where there is signage awareness to keep social distance and also where one has to step with the shoes in order to sanitize themselves.