Many people don’t know exactly what flooring to put down in their exercise rooms. That’s because of the large selection and different materials that are available today.  When doing cardio exercises our EVA foam tiles are very popular.  They protect you joints as well as your floor.  Mainly used without heavy equipment on them.  They come in different thicknesses from 1/2″ to 1″ depending on the exercises and stature of the person.

When it comes to a room that is being used to put in equipment and have more of a gym feel the Tuff-n-Easy interlocking rubber floor tiles are my favorite.  They are composed of  rubber made from recycled tires that would otherwise be headed to the dump. They are also made here in the USA.  They are extremely durable and when connected look like seamless rubber flooring.

Than we have our newer tiles that are made for a combination of cardio and it’s okay to have equipment set on them.  Our soft rubber flooring has a denser foam with a layer of recycled rubber on top. These tiles are taking becoming one of the most popular picks.  This is because they have help keep the stress away from the impact of cardio and can withstand the weight of most any exercise equipment.

If you’re still not totally sure what is best for you just call or email us.  We have a dedicated sales and customer service team that is very knowledgeable in all the exercise flooring we sell.  We can tell you what’s worked best for people in the past as we have great customers that give us feedback on how the tiles have worked for them or have friends who want the same product.

It has become abundantly clear that my local gym, Woodland Hills Athletic Club, is in need of new exercise flooring in the HIT (high intensity training) room.  A comparatively small room to the rest of the facilities, this particular area is where the most intense workout regiments take place and you can tell by the shape that the gym floor is in.  Black foam flakes stick to your sneakers and follow you home after setting just one foot in that room.

Currently the gym floor is outfitted with 4’x4’x1” EVA foam mats which were purchased about 4 years ago just as the new owner, Eric, took over the place. Myself having trained in that room, I’m amazed that 1” EVA foam has withstood the continuous 4’-7’ drops of 300 pound dead lifts over and over again. Despite their perceived durability, Eric is looking for something that has the resilience of rubber and the high impact shock absorption of the EVA foam tiles. After a series of tests on some larger samples pieces, it looks like he’s leaning toward the Soft Rubber interlocking tiles in ¾” thickness for its hard rubber top and the foam base. Installation is looking to take place sometime during the summer and we’ll be keeping you posted with pics and installation tips.

Looking for exercise mats and accessories for your school gym, karate studio, or the local YMCA?   Unless your needs are rather small, and you’re not too picky about quality and goods that will endure, don’t go shopping for ANY type of exercise, yoga, or other training mats—even stretching mats—at your local super center that also happens to carry sporting goods or that has a small section of their store devoted to sports apparel—you know which ones we’re talking about here…they also have a grocery section, along with clothing, lawn and garden…you get the idea.

If you’re the one who has been assigned to outfit an exercise facility—if you’re not the owner or head manager, that is—your best bet is to shop online.  For instance, if you’re looking for weight lifting gloves, resistance tubes or resistance bands, interlocking foam tiles, or rolled rubber flooring [pictured here] to provide the right kind of flooring, you can be sure to find what you need here.

With the invention of 2’ square, interlocking foam tiles, the world of exercise mats and exercise flooring blossomed into a safer, more energizing, and more attractive world, to say the least!  How so?   Well, for example, it used to be, in a high school gymnastics program, large, bulky, foldable mats were slid together—or stacked—to provide floor space that was suitably safe for tumbling and practice of other activities where falls are inevitable.

Nowadays, since the advent of the tough, durable, firm-yet-sufficiently “springy” foam flooring tile, gymnasts can tumble with greater vigor, spring with more bounce, and the shock absorptive qualities of the foam are ideal to protect against hard falls where even harder floors lie underneath.  And if the space to be filled is especially large and spacious, 4’ square, EXTRA jumbo interlocking gym flooring will be perfect to get the job done and lay down that much-needed protection.