When it comes to flooring for your home gym, the most popular options are rubber and foam. Both flooring materials are good options, but they each serve different needs. Your priorities and how you'll be using the space should help to determine which product is best for your application.
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| Rubber v.s. Home - Home Gym |
Rubber is the best choice and most popular option for home gym flooring. It is also inexpensive, easy to install, and incredibly durable. Rubber is most commonly found in areas where weights or exercise equipment will be used. It doesn't add much by way of cushion for aerobic activities such as jumping or bounding. (An an option, Plyometric rubber does work well for aerobic option as it is less dense than normal rubber and subsequently offers more cushion)
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| Home Gym Flooring Ideas |
As a rule, rubber is more challenging to install than foam simply because of the sheer weight involved. Rolled rubber rolls are heavier than a single rubber tile or mat, but rolled rubber once installed will lead to fewer seams in the installed floor. Rubber flooring does NOT need adhesive for installation in your home gym - no matter what the purpose. However, a double sided carpet tape can be used around the perimeter and at the seams for a rolled installation. Most tiles can be installed without any adhesives, although some rubber tile products use a dowel connection system.
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| Flooring for Home Gym |
Foam is typically cheaper than rubber because it is lighter than rubber. Foam flooring comes in a variety of densities and thicknesses. Foam gym flooring is more geared toward home gyms where cardio exercises, floor workouts, tumbling, or grappling will be done. Foam will not be as durable as rubber and will not hold up well from weights being dropped, or exercise equipment being put on top of the foam. As foam is lighter it usually is easier to install than rubber, as well as less expensive to ship.
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