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If you want to open a gym center or renovate a home gym, there are so many things you need to think about. There is machinery and equipment, trim, budget, and something that’s often overlooked: Flooring
Choosing the right floor for your gym is one of the more important things to build a gym. The questions people always asking are:
In this article, we will talk about 10 factors you need to consider when choose your gym flooring, and explain why vinyl flooring is the best flooring for gym.
It’s an in-depth article that takes 20 minutes to read.
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Some people is so strange that why we need waterproof in gym flooring cause they will believe gym center is a dry place. The reason for it is the people will feel thirsty especially after big exercise, so they will need to drink water. It is unavoidable that the water will spill on the floor especially when they are tired and inattentive. In this case the waterproof function of the floor will be very important to keep the floor dry. It will be very dangerous if the floor is still wet after cleaning. The shoe will become wet after contact with the wet floor, and it might cause injury.
The spill water on the floor is easy to find and easy to clean, but the sweat on the floor will be difficult to notice and it is everywhere in gym. Which means it is impossible to get timely clean of sweat. How to avoid injury from sweat is very important. The slip resistant flooring will help to solve this problem.
No matter it is gym center or home gym, the people will need it to stand long, especially for home gym. So it will avoid the problem of repair and renew.
There are so many machineries and equipments in gym, from time to time these objects will scratch the floor, and it is important that the flooring will have high quality and scratch resistant to keep from damage.
People will need to walk on the gym floor, and dance in dancing room, sit or sleep in yoga room. So it is very important that the flooring is resilient and comfort to walk.
The tough flooring is not comfortable at all when you walk on it for a long time, not to mentioned it might hurt your feet.
Installation is always important when you choosing your floor, no matter it is for commercial or residential. So the installation in gym flooring is also important too. The easier to install, the better the floor it is.
Daily cleaning is essential for a gym center, and it is also needed to keep the home gym clean. So it is also important to choose a floor that is easy to clean and maintain.
In order to meet other functions of gym flooring, some people might use the material not good for human health, that’s obvious not a good way. We cannot expect the air from outside, but at least we need to make sure we are using safe material for gym. Formaldehyde-free and low TVOC is a must
When you are in gym center, you don’t want to make noise annoys others.
When you are in your home gym, you don’t want to make noise to interrupt your family.
So it is important that the floor is with sound absorption and you are making little noise when doing exercise.
Gym environment is important for people doing exercise. And the flooring color is one of the important factors of inner design. Bright colors will sure give energy to people. And the gym owner can choose whatever he likes to decorate the house.
Cost is always one of the most important factors when you buy things. To buy something that can fit your needs while spend less money is always the best.
Vinyl flooring is waterproof, slip resistant, 15 to 30 years life expectancy, durable & scratch resistant, resilient and comfortable to walk, easy to install, easy to clean & maintain, formaldehyde-free and low TVOC(meet flooring standard), good sound absorption, lots of color selection and affordable price.
So vinyl flooring is the best flooring for gym.
But we will also need to notice that vinyl flooring is not perfect; there is still downside that you will need to pay attention too.
Vinyl flooring is scratch resistant, but it might get damaged by very sharp objects.
So please try to avoid this kind of activities during exercise.
Rubber:
Rubber is also a popular choice for gym flooring.
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Foam
Foam is often using in temporary gym, it is comfortable and excellent shock resistance.
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As we can see from all above, vinyl flooring is the best flooring for gym, especially vinyl sheet flooring. Please consider vinyl flooring first whenever you want to buy your gym flooring, it will not let you down.
This article is written by Longda Flooring (www.longdaflooring.com), a leading vinyl sheet flooring manufacturer from China.
Please contact Longda flooring for a free quote on your vinyl flooring needs. We have quick response, efficient communication, quality products, on time delivery, and competitive price.
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