Rubber home gym flooring is a durable and protective flooring option for creating a gym right in the comfort of your own home. A home rubber gym floor is available in two forms: interlocking rubber gym tiles and rolled rubber workout mats. Home floors can be expensive to repair, especially when they are made of more expensive options, such as hardwood or ceramic tile. Having two forms of rubber workout mats available helps you find a protective flooring option that can be customized to the size of the space available in your home. Rubber is an extremely shock absorbent and abrasion resistant material that will protect your home floors from impacts and vibrations. Thinner rubber gym flooring options are available for light to moderately abrasive home gyms while thicker weightlifting mats are available to protect floors from large and heavy weights and dumbbells.

What Do Gyms Use for Flooring?

Gyms use rubber flooring rolls and rubber interlocking tiles for flooring due to their excellent shock absorption and anti-slip properties as well as customizable options. Rubber is the ideal material for creating rubber home gym flooring due to its low compression set that allows it to offer superior shock absorption. The benefits of a rubber gym floor are twofold. Firstly, rubber home gym flooring protects the surface of your home floor from any impact damage or abrasions which, in turn, protects your fitness machines and equipment from damage as well. Secondly, rubber workout mats offer anti-fatigue properties that create a more comfortable standing/workout surface that will reduce chances of long-term joint pain. Fitness equipment and machines can damage sensitive home flooring options, including laminate, ceramic tile, and hardwood, when fitness equipment, like dumbbells, are dropped or by the constant vibrations emitted by fitness machines. Not only will rubber’s low compression set offer durable floor protection, but it will also offer excellent comfort and safety properties. Rubber is a natural traction-enhancing material that will retain its traction even when moisture is present on its surface. Some rubber home gym flooring options are available with a textured surface that further enhances rubber’s natural grippy surface to added extra traction. This traction is not only reserved for people working out or traversing the floor, but it also helps keep fitness equipment and machines in place while in use for safety.

Additionally, there are two forms of rubber home gym flooring available: rubber gym tiles and rolls. The two forms of rubber gym floor available allow you to fit the space available in your home gym. Interlocking tiles are the most customizable rubber home gym flooring option available. To install rubber gym tiles, connect them together through their edges that resemble puzzle pieces. Continue adding on tiles until you have reached the desired size of your home gym floor, or the size required to fit underneath your fitness equipment or machines. Rubber gym tiles are generally used for smaller areas or for growing home gyms because you can add more tiles as needed. Contrastingly, rubber home gym flooring rolls are offered in large rolls of rubber surfacing rather than numerous smaller mats. Rubber gym flooring rolls are offered in set lengths as well as custom sized lengths of up to 50 consecutive feet according to your specifications. This form of rubber gym flooring is generally used to cover larger wall-to-wall areas. Both rubber gym floor options will provide durable and long-lasting floor protection and anti-slip properties to promote safety.

• (a) How Much Does It Cost to Replace a Gym Floor?

  The cost of replacing a gym floor depends on the size of the surface being covered, the type of gym flooring used, and their thicknesses. Rubber home gym flooring is a cost-effective protective flooring option due to its long-life in abrasive conditions. It is available in two forms, interlocking tiles and flooring rolls, allowing you to easily find the correct size of rubber flooring for the space available in your home. Interlocking rubber gym tiles cost anywhere from $16 to $25.65 per tile depending on their thickness. They are offered in thicknesses, including 6mm, 8mm, 5/8”, 3/4", and 1”, and are easy to customize to larger surfaces simply by adding more tiles onto the existing surface. Rolled rubber workout mats cost anywhere between $33 to $84 per roll depending on the material, length, and thickness. They are available in set lengths in recycled, reclaimed, SBR, and thermoplastic rubber materials. In addition, they are also offered in customizable lengths of up to 50 consecutive feet upon request. Because gyms, even home gyms, can be large, volume discounts are available for both interlocking rubber gym tiles and rolled rubber workout mats.

Can an Exercise Mat Be Too Thick?

When it comes to certain exercises, some exercise mats can be too thick and can impede the workout. A common thought is “the thicker the mat, the better it is”; however, comfort is not the best, or only, factor to consider when choosing the right rubber home gym flooring. While some mats are used specifically for comfort purposes, other exercise mats must offer some stability. Case in point, “yoga styles, however, like vinyasa, hot or power yoga, that squishiness can be a hindrance. In these practices, the purpose of the mat is far more about grip…those who practice these forms of yoga often prefer thinner or more textured mats to aid with stability” (melmagazine.com). The “squishiness” that often comes with thicker rubber exercise mats can impede stability. Contrastingly, thick rubber exercise mats are great for use as weightlifting mats as they can offer sufficient padding between heavy impacts and constant vibrations and the subfloor. Weightlifting stations can be extremely abrasive, especially when these weights are dropped onto a sensitive home floor. Furthermore, thicker weightlifting mats can also protect your home floors from strong and continuous vibrations emitted from fitness machines, such as treadmills and ellipticals, that will eventually damage the surfaces underneath them.

• (a) How Thick Should Rubber Gym Floor Be?

  A rubber gym floor should be 3mm to 1” thick for sufficient surface protection against impacts, vibrations, and abrasions. Rubber retains a low compression set that allows it to provide a cushioned surface that will protect the subfloor as well as provide a soft surface for comfort qualities. Thinner rubber home gym flooring is ideal for light to moderately abrasive home gyms that involve fitness machines and light gym equipment. On the other hand, thicker weightlifting mats must be significantly thicker to protect the subfloor from extremely heavy weights. For instance, deadlifting weights are 500-to-600-pound weights that are dropped from about waist-level directly onto the floor. Without sufficiently padded rubber home gym flooring, large weights will severely damage home floors.

Rubber offers excellent reliable and long-lasting protective surfaces for home floors thanks to its excellent low compression set. Rubber home gym flooring will absorb the force of impact and resist abrasions, efficiently protecting expensive home flooring options. Rubber workout mats are available as interlocking rubber gym tiles and rolled rubber flooring, making it easy to customize the size of the protective floor according to the size of your home gym. A rubber gym floor is a cost-effective flooring option as it will protect expensive home floors for years in the face of abrasive conditions. The protective properties of rubber matting overshadow the cost of rubber home gym flooring, making it the best and most cost-effective home gym flooring option available.