There are numerous benefits to exercising regularly, but it takes discipline to keep up with it. If you're exercising on the wrong type of floor, you could risk injuries, unnecessary pain, and overall discomfort that makes it even more difficult to motivate yourself to exercise regularly.
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It doesn’t matter whether it’s about working towards keeping a New Year’s resolution, or just to lead a healthy lifestyle, having a home space to exercise is key to keeping up a routine and truly reaping the benefits of exercise. Greatmats has numerous options for home gym and exercise flooring.
Choosing the Right Exercise Floor for Your Needs
We wish we could tell you the perfect workout floor for home use, but the truth is that the right flooring for your needs will depend on a number of different factors. Below are a few considerations that our flooring experts recommend keeping in mind when choosing flooring that will be best suited for different use types.
Types of Exercise
The first thing that should be considered is the various kinds of exercise that the floor will be used for.
- High-impact activities, like exercise involving lots of jumping or repetitive movements, is hard on your joints and on your body. Ideal flooring will provide the firmness that’s needed to push off from a jump or leap, but will still absorb some of the shock of the impact when landing. Good shock absorption is particularly important, since it can help to prevent injury and will increase your overall comfort.
- Floor exercises, like sit-ups and most yoga positions, require a fitness floor that provides extra cushion and comfort without sacrificing stability. Personal exercise mats are made with foam that has enough give to it so that it can offer the comfort and support that is needed for exercises, while still helping avoid pressure points on the body during floor exercises.
- For weight lifting, you'll need a completely different type of flooring. Weight lifting demands a dense, strong fitness floor that can help to protect your subfloor and cut noise while maximizing your output. Typically rubber mats, tiles, and rolls are the most popular flooring option for weight lifting as they are dense and durable, allowing them to be strong enough to withstand the shock of dropped weight. This is particularly true of thick rubber mats.
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- Martial arts training requires a flooring that offers superior shock absorption with a proper level of firmness and traction. For some disciplines, you'll need to carefully choose a floor that can absorb much of the impact of a throw, helping to keep you safe and reducing the chance of injury. Greatmats has a wide selection of martial arts tiles that were designed with specific disciplines in mind. Folding gym mats can sometimes also be used for martial arts flooring.
Amount of Traffic
You'll want to consider how much traffic your fitness floor will see. Flooring that will be used in home gyms and workout spaces won’t need to be nearly as durable as products that would be installed in a commercial gym. Be sure to choose a product that is highly durable. Many of the products that Greatmats sells include best-in-class warranties. Some product are also reversible, allowing for both sides of the flooring product to be used, thus increasing the life of the product.
Traction Needs
When choosing a fitness floor, traction can mean the difference between a successful workout and one that ends in a slip and an injury. While the actual surface of the flooring product is an important consideration in itself, the type of shoes that will be used while working out on the flooring is the other half of the traction equation.
Then, consider the types of activities that the floor needs to provide traction for. If the flooring is going to be used for yoga, then the flooring should have a little less grip than for a higher impact workout such as Jazzercise.
Exercise Equipment
Will exercise equipment be used in the workout space? If so, choose fitness mats that are strong enough to support the weight of heavy exercise equipment without being damaged.
Foam mats and tiles are a popular flooring choice for home gyms due to their comfort, ease of installation, and affordability. However, most foam workout mats are so soft that placing a heavy piece of equipment on them can cause permanent indentations if left for long periods of time. Some higher-density foams and plastic products may be suitable, but if you'll be working with heavy equipment, then investing in a rubber mat may be the best option. Rubber is incredibly durable and provides excellent support to exercise equipment, so there will be no concern that the flooring will be damaged by the gym equipment.
If there will be exercise equipment in the room but more comfortable flooring is needed elsewhere in the room, placing a rubber mat underneath the exercise equipment but using softer flooring as the primary flooring material is a practical way to get the best of both without having to install two floors.
Location. Location. Location.
You'll also need to think about the location where you'll be installing the flooring. If the flooring is going to used in a basement there are unique considerations that may need to be made. Many basements have moisture issues, so it's important to choose a flooring that can withstand moisture. Most of the flooring options offered by Greatmats are waterproof, making it easy to pull up the foam flooring tiles and allow the floor underneath to dry out.
Alternatively, we offer a selection of plastic tiles with a raised plastic base. This raised base allows air and moisture to freely circulate beneath the tile, speeding drying and helping to eliminate mold and mildew. These tiles are a great choice for damper areas where moisture build up will be a concern.
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If you're working with a concrete subfloor, then you'll also appreciate how foam flooring can help to suppress the cold from permeating up into the floor. This allows the flooring to be a comfortable workout area year around, allowing New Year’s resolutions to be kept during even the coldest of Januaries.
Temporary and Permanent Options
Don't have a designated exercise room at home? Greatmats offer many personal exercise mats that are portable and temporary, allowing any space in a home to be used as a workout area. You don't have to dedicate an entire room or space to just working out, since you can pull up the flooring, relocate it, or store it between uses. This is a perfect solution for those who only have access to a multipurpose room in a home that can’t be converted into a dedicated room.
If you are lucky enough to have a designated space for your home gym, then you'll have a wide variety of options to choose from. Tiles, folding mats, and rolled rubber flooring are all great options for use as permanent gym flooring. There are also numerous products that can be installed temporarily.
Ease of Installation
Will you be installing your fitness floor yourself? Greatmats offers many products that are easy to install, and that can make for simple DIY projects right in your own home. Greatmats offers a wide range of workout flooring options that range from personal exercise mats that can be simply rolled out of unfolded, to interlocking tiles that can easily be installed by fitting together like puzzle pieces.
Most of our products are conveniently sized, so they're easy to carry into your home. Our tiles and personal workout mats are small and lightweight, allowing them to be transported through narrow hallways and down stairs, both considerations that are important for metropolitan living.
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Rolled rubber is a heavier option, and requires a bit more of an involved installation. If rolled rubber flooring is the right option for a room, multiple people will be needed to handle and install the rolls as each rolls is too heavy for one person to safely carry. Rolled rubber results in fewer seams in your floor than you'll see if you use tiles, and it may be a more budget-friendly option when you're working with a larger area. Many homeowners still choose to purchase tiles over rolled rubber as they’re easier to transport and install with one of two people.
Almost all of our products can be trimmed to fit the area that you're installing them in. Some tiles are available with border pieces, so you can create a clean island installation. Most other can simply be trimmed with a straight edge or sharp utility knife.
Budget
Your budget will also factor into determining which workout floor is right for your needs. At Greatmats, we work to provide a versatile selection of budget-friendly options. Our product team carefully considers many options when choosing what products we offer, allowing our customer to have the most choice possible. Our direct relationships with manufacturers allows us to never sacrifice quality for cost, while still offering highly competitive pricing on all our products. Plus, we offer a price match guarantee. We're confident that you'll be happy with any exercise floor that you choose at Greatmats.
Please be sure to use our Pro Floor Designer as you plan out your exercise floor. This online tool can help you to design your floor, using the actual dimensions of your space. The tool will help in determining the amount of product needed to cover a room, allowing for informed decision making about cost and quality of flooring needed.
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Buying Your Fitness Floor
Are you ready to purchase your new fitness floor? Please contact our customer service team. Greatmats flooring experts are available to provide live help, product samples, and shipping quotes. They are incredibly knowledgeable about the different options available on the market today and can help choose the best flooring for any specific situation.
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