When choosing to floor for your gym, there are a number of factors that you should consider before flooring such as will there be any other extra activities, type of equipment for the gym, is it a private or commercial gym, type of workouts in the gym, space available, is it a permanent setup, indoor or outdoor gym.
Answering all these questions will give you an idea of the type of flooring suitable for your gym.
There are different types of floorings that can be adopted for gyms such as epoxy flooring, wooden flooring amongst other types of floorings.
These types have their own weakness though such as the costs, durability safety, etc. Due to the activities done in gyms from light exercises to heavy weight lifting a stronger and more flexible floor is needed. Rubber flooring is versatile making it a suitable option of flooring for gyms, for both commercial and domestic gyms.
There are various types of rubber floorings available for gyms depending on the nature of your gym and equipment.
Below are some of the types of rubber floorings suitable for gyms.
Rubber Tyre Flooring
Made from recycled vehicle tires, these rubber tiles can be shaped to fit any area of the floors. These are heavy-duty rubber tiles surely put under heavy machinery or on an area concentrated with heavy weight lifting it has extra thickness.
Rubber tire flooring is a high-impact water absorber. It is very good for protecting the gym’s subfloors from any impacts. Rubber tile flooring can be used either indoors or outdoors and is suitable for commercial gyms or home gyms.
PVC Rubber flooring
Is this rubber flooring has mostly been adopted by commercial gyms because it is
- Affordable • Easy to lay down • Impact Resistant • Easy to Clean and Maintain
- Ant-slip
Rubber Mats
Rubber mats for the gym are also generally fitted in commercial gym rubber flooring, especially in high-impact or heavy-weight section areas. It is not cost-effective to install a large area with these tiles because they are expensive.
Checkered Rubber Flooring
This type of surface has extra grip and is anti-slip. Following some of the workouts done in gyms like yoga, aerobics, and jumping ropes requires a floor with extra grip.
Rubber natural is slip-resistant but having it as a checkered floor with all the sweat, juices, and water dropping on the floors posing probabilities of injuries from fallings, this flooring provides safety.
This type of flooring is no longer popular though, as now trainers now prefer a better-looking surface than the checkered floors
Rubber flooring remains the most exciting, cost-effective, and suitable form of flooring in gyms for both commercial and home gyms. Even if the gym has multipurpose rubber floorings will remain a floor of choice.
It is not only its collective durability and resilience but also a very good investment as you do not need to do change the floors because they have changed dimension, cracked, torn, or worn at any point.
The heavier the equipment the thicker the rubber needed for the floorings, and with rubber flooring, you can choose one type of rubber flooring at a certain specific area and another on another specific area depending on the type of activities happening.
Rubber does not only protect the subfloors from high levels of impact from heavyweights and heavy gym equipment but also the patrons and the equipment in an event of tripping and falling.
You can visit us online or in the shop for advice on your gym flooring on the type of rubber and design best for your area.
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