Gym mats and why they are used in gyms.
04/12/09
We offer a lot of gym mats. The use of gym mats is really a function of the way they are used. The word gym mats really means different thing to different people. Gym flooring, gym mats, gym floor mats all really overlap and when looking for any of the above, you should really be more concerned about how you expect the product (i.e. gym mat) to perform.
For one gym flooring could be used to protect your floors. Gym equipment is not exactly light stuff, which means your gym floors could be subject to abuse. Not that you would abuse your own house or gym floors, but dropping weights is something that you should consider when you work with dumbbells and barbells. For example, if you have an “old school” Olympic type weight set, they had sharp edges, hence when dropped your floors will easily get damaged. Another good example is an area used for squats which would naturally be subject to continuous dropped weights. Therefore, gym mats and gym flooring are considered protective floor covering. The thicker the rubber material used, the more shock absorbency and floor protection you would get from gym mats.
A secondary function of gym floor mats is to protect your equipment from the floors. Protecting your equipment and floors from one another is really the main reason you would use rubber gym mats and flooring. Rubber is less expensive than other gym mat options and is able to take a lot of physical abuse. Also it will not damage your equipment, outside of rubber marks which are caused if you “rub” against it. This is why rubber originally got its name, from the rubber eraser.
Besides function gym mats also need to be pretty and like all other things, beauty is really in the eye of the beholder. Customer service people can never give an opinion on what would be good product aesthetically for anyone else. Taste is something that will vary from one person to another and decisions regarding taste in color and shape of gym mats must be made by the end-user.
Below is a list of gym mats we offer with their thickness (the thicker the material the more abuse the gym mat will take). Check them out and as always we offer free samples, whichis something a buyer should take advantage of:
Our products with a recycled rubber content:
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