Some exceptional Gym flooring options

So you’re setting up a gym flooring  in the garage, or you have already set up a gym, but you’re tired of working out on a concrete slab. Anyway, it’s time to explore some garage floor ideas. Sturdy, good flooring protects your home’s foundation, expensive equipment, and most importantly, you and your joints!

Which flooring is best for your gym?

Well, if you’ve ever set foot in a boxing gym or CrossFit facility (as I’m sure) you’ve seen the dense, durable rubber soles they installed. While it’s probably the best flooring option (and I’m sure most of us would love it), most of us can’t afford to outfit this personal gym with this material.

Best options for gym flooring

Option 1: Commercial Flooring

Let’s look at the flooring, I was talking about earlier. Equipment you would find at a major world gym. If money is no object, then this stuff is only as good as you. It is said to be activated by Regupol. It comes in a variety of colors, and as far as product pricing is concerned, it’s worth asking where I’ve seen them for sale.

Option 2: Rubber stable mat

The next option is just as good as the commercial flooring mentioned above. Believe it or not, it’s a stable mat. 3/4″ x 6″ thick rubber mats are about $40 each ($1.66 per square foot). Now you can cover a serious square meter without spending too much money. I used it in my garage gym. Relatively easy to cut if you need to cut to fit your space or drill holes to secure your equipment to the ground. In my garage, the power cage is mounted on the plate. I lightly cut around the base of the cage with a hacksaw. It is very durable. I regularly drop dumbbells and weights on it and don’t think about it. I have not often scratched these mats. They also keep their shape.

If you group four or six into a square, they will all line up. It does not deform as much as low-quality rubber mats. So heavy each weighs about 100 pounds.

Option 3: Interlocking Rubber Tiles

Finally, there is the economic option. Expert produces interlocking rubber tiles that you can buy from different online renowned stores. If you keep dropping bumper plates or dumbbells, we recommend avoiding them. I saw them when I was shopping for flooring in my gym, but I didn’t think it would last long.

There is another option to consider. In short, a lighter interlocking mat or tile would make more sense to place under a treadmill or elliptical sneaker. Not moving much, but still protecting the Earth under it. For explosive moves with a shield plate, especially those where repeated failures mean dropping the bar, at least use a heavy mat, such as a horse mat.

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