Floor protection mat for your gym

The perfect floor protection mat for your fitness

If you own a gym or work out at home, you're aware of the importance of a clean and safe training area . One of the best ways to ensure this is to use a high-quality floor protection mat. The right sports floor plays a key role not only in ensuring a maximum training experience, but also in protecting the surface and equipment, as well as ensuring safety during strength training. The sports floor offers cushioning properties to protect joints and tendons. Which floor protection mat is best suited for which application? motion sports offers a wide selection of tried-and-tested sports flooring, as different applications always require customized solutions.

Why is a floor protection mat important in the gym?

A floor protection mat may seem like a simple purchase at first glance, but its fundamental importance for any training space cannot be denied. Whether it's a studio, martial arts school, CrossFit boxing, physical therapy, or home gym, every facility requires flooring for its specific functions and purposes. Accordingly, the right floor protection mat is more than just a protective layer for your floor. Here are some of the most relevant reasons why choosing the right flooring is so important:

1. Floor protection: A high-quality floor protection mat is essential to protect your floor from damage. Exercise equipment, weights, and dumbbells can cause scratches and dents over time, requiring expensive repairs. Floor protection mats provide a protective barrier between the flooring and the potential damage. A floor protection mat absorbs pressure and protects your floor from wear and tear and unsightly scratches/dents. The flooring also offers protection against liquids. A training area is exposed to a number of liquids that could contaminate your floor. The mats can prevent unsightly stains because the rubber surface is easy to clean. It forms an additional protective layer that keeps dirt, dust, and moisture away. Due to its easy-care properties, the protective floor contributes to the long-term preservation of floor quality. The higher the density of the floor protection mat, the finer the surface structure – making it easier to clean and less likely to attract dirt. We recommend the Excellence 1000 x 1000 x 15 mm floor protection mat!

2. Safety: Your safety during training is of the utmost importance. Floor protection mats not only protect the floor, but also you. The non-slip surface minimizes the risk of accidents and injuries, especially during intense exercise. The cushioning properties protect tendons, ligaments, and joints during high-impact use.

3. Noise reduction: Another positive aspect of floor protection mats is their noise reduction. Exercise equipment can generate loud noises during use, disturbing neighbors or residents. The mats dampen the noise and create a quieter atmosphere. This makes strength training more enjoyable for everyone. Floor protection mats not only absorb pressure, but also the noise and vibrations caused by moving machines and falling weights. These types of floor protection mats are especially important in free weight areas .

4. Hygiene: Hygiene is extremely important in the gym. Floor protection mats are easy to clean and help keep sweat and dirt off the floor. This helps maintain a clean and healthy training area. This is especially important for studios or facilities where multiple athletes train simultaneously. The use of floor protection mats is therefore a very sensible and sustainable investment. By maintaining floor coverings , you save yourself some worry and can maintain product quality over a longer period of time.

Which floor protection mat is suitable for which application?

With the sheer number and variety of different floor protection mats available, it's easy to lose track. The wide range of different materials and designs quickly becomes a barrier when purchasing. To select the optimal mat, it's important to understand the different types of materials and their uses:

1. Rubber floor protection mats: Rubber flooring provides effective protection for your floor and fitness equipment. This virtually odorless floor protection, available in the form of PVC flooring, rubber flooring, and fall protection tiles, is ideal for gyms, CrossFit areas, and home gyms. Proper installation of the flooring is required to ensure the best possible protection.

2. Foam floor protection mats: Foam floor protection mats are lighter and less hard. This type of flooring is particularly suitable for aerobic exercises and activities with lighter training loads. These mats are also popular in martial arts, as they absorb falls and impacts particularly well. Check out our martial arts mats. over.

3. Puzzle floor protection mats: Puzzle mats are extremely practical because they can be customized. They are available in various sizes and thicknesses and are easy to install. The puzzle structure allows the tiles to be laid easily and requires no additional floor fixings. The interlocking design ensures stability, is slip-resistant, and creates a beautiful, cohesive overall appearance.

What types of floor protection mats does motion sports offer?

1. Drop plates: Drop plates are special floor mats or plates designed to protect the floor from damage when heavy weights such as dumbbells or weight plates are dropped. These plates absorb the impact, thus reducing the risk of floor damage and loud noise. These floor plates are particularly popular with strongman athletes. Strongman exercises such as overhead presses and heavy deadlifts require special drop plates. These plates are often positioned directly beneath the weight plates so that the pressure upon impact can be absorbed. motion sports also offers weightlifting platforms in various sizes. Such a platform consists of three elements. Two absorbing floor plates are positioned on the outside right and left – so that an Olympic barbell can be dropped and the weight plates bounce off the floor plates. In the middle of the two plates is a shatter-proof multiplex with a non-slip surface coating. The multiplex platform is manufactured in a visually appealing wooden design - these can also be printed with individual logos - discover the ATX® Weight Lifting Platform 3 x 3 m - Customize !

2. Floor protection panels: Floor protection panels are made from recycled, high-density rubber granulate. The higher the density of the panel, the smoother and finer the structure. These highly dense panels offer excellent impact sound insulation and excellent elastic properties. Furthermore, the panels are resistant to moisture and perspiration. This makes this flooring ideal for protecting subfloors and fitness equipment. The panels can be laid loosely on solid surfaces such as concrete, asphalt, screed, wood, and tiles. Their excellent flatness allows for quick installation without the need for additional accessories. Double-sided adhesive tape can be used for even greater stability if required. The panels can be cut to size using a carpet knife. For thicknesses of approximately 40 mm and above, we recommend using a grinder or similar tool. Most floor protection panels are suitable for indoor and outdoor use, as well as for underfloor heating.

3. Artificial turf: Artificial turf is much more than just a grass surface. Rather, it is the visual center and gathering point of a fitness or CrossFit club. Artificial turf is made of polyethylene fibers, which are usually woven onto a synthetic or latex material. The tighter the fibers are woven, the finer the turf structure on the artificial turf. Furthermore, a high fiber density provides users with greater comfort and grip during high-resistance exercises. The modern manufacturing process gives artificial turf very high quality, a long service life, and extreme durability. On sprint surfaces, the markings, numbers, and logos are precision-woven into the artificial turf. These high quality standards provide the best conditions for continuous use and high-resistance training sessions. Sprint surfaces are often used for push or pull workouts with a weight sled. The joint-friendly properties of artificial turf also enable effective sprint training as well as comfortable mobility and stretching sessions. Furthermore, the artificial turf is sound-absorbing, slip-resistant, and resistant to moisture and water. Our artificial turf is suitable for indoor and outdoor use, as well as underfloor heating.

Tips for choosing the right floor protection mat

To make your purchase as easy and efficient as possible, we have listed essential purchasing criteria that will help you filter out the right floor protection mat.

Mat thickness

The mat thickness you choose depends on the type of load and the resistance involved. For heavy weight training and functional fitness exercises, a thicker mat (20 to 40 mm) is recommended to optimally protect the floor and equipment. For extra cushioning, you can choose a floor protection mat with a so-called Low Antishock System. This system features a cross-honeycomb structure on the underside of the mat. Thanks to the hollow-chamber buffer system, the mat has even more impact-absorbing and sound-absorbing properties. If the floor covering primarily serves as a base for fitness equipment, a thinner mat (8 to 20 mm) can be chosen. Whether in a home gym or a fitness studio, damage can be prevented with the right floor protection mat.

Size of the floor protection mat

The right mat size can be selected quickly and effectively. The question here is: do you have a large, square training area or a small, angled area? 100 x 100 cm panels are ideal for square areas, while smaller 50 x 50 cm mats are more suitable for angled areas. For areas where the floor covering serves as a base for fitness equipment, rolls can also be selected. Rolls make it quick, easy, and straightforward to lay out a training area. This floor covering also impresses with its attractive price per square meter. In addition to the pure training area, it is important to consider the beginning and end. Here, the floor area can be supplemented with risers. These elements not only visually close off the area but also protect against unpleasant tripping hazards.

material

The material and properties of the floor covering depend primarily on the specific area of ​​use and application. The quality of the sports floor plays an important role in terms of functionality, installation effort, and maintenance. The focus is particularly on functionality – what surface structure, cushioning, or impact sound reduction the floor covering should have. Rubber granulate is extremely elastic, robust, and durable – making it ideal for highly fluctuating training areas with free weights. Foam, on the other hand, is a soft and yielding material that is particularly used for floor exercises or martial arts. For extra safety, motion sports offers floor mats that comply with fire protection class C _fl -s1 (B1) / EN 13501-1). These panels have a 5 mm thick top layer made of special UV-resistant EPDM granules and are therefore flame-retardant.

Easy cleaning

Good cleaning and maintenance properties of a floor protection mat are essential for long-term use. Only regular care can ensure a hygienic and clean environment. The quality of the floor covering plays a key role here – the finer the surface structure, the easier the floor is to clean. Dirt and dust cannot settle as quickly in the small pores. Especially in commercial facilities, the floor covering is exposed to daily soiling from sweat, sticky drinks, and dirt under shoes. Therefore, it is extremely important to choose a mat with appropriate properties.

Dry cleaning can be done with a broom or vacuum cleaner. Wet cleaning should be done with a damp mop – a scented cleaning agent is also a good option. This allows for light, ingrained dirt to be removed quickly and easily.

Installation instructions for floor protection mats

To avoid unnecessary waste, we recommend starting installation in a corner of the training area and working your way forward systematically. There are two different installation techniques for the 1 x 1 m panels. When laying in a half bond, the floor panels are laid offset from one another. This creates a compressed state within the floor area, which ensures greater stability in the overall structure. The fitness floor can also be laid in a cross bond. In this case, the panels are positioned edge to edge next to one another. With this installation technique, it is particularly important to lay the panels in a straight line to ensure a professional appearance. Floor protection panels must be cut to size if necessary. In this case, suitable tools must be selected to ensure the cuts are made precisely and straight.

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