2 OPTIONS FOR HOME GYM FLOORING

2 OPTIONS FOR HOME GYM FLOORING

As u well know ,there are a wide variety of floor covering options available for use as home gym flooring and often times picking out the right solution can seem like a difficult task. The Two most popular flooring options for use in home gym and exercise rooms are carpet, foam flooring. Learn all about the benefits of each option, and choose the right fit for you!

1. Carpet Tiles

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Carpet is the most popular floor covering option in America. All purpose, relatively inexpensive, comfortable to the touch, and fairly easy to clean and maintain; carpet is an excellent home gym flooring solution. Low pile carpet is best for use in areas where exercise takes place. It is usually a little more course to the touch. However, it is usually much more durable compared to fluffy shag or even soft Berber style carpets often found in homes. Commercial grade carpet also works very well for home gyms due to its tight knit loops. One other form of carpet often used for exercise flooring is carpet tiles. These tiles interlock and can be easily installed by the average person.

Benefits of carpet tiles in a home gym:

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Carpet tiles are available in a wide array of colors, durable enough to last for many years, and soft enough for young kids to play on while Mom and Dad get their workout in. Carpet is also a favorite gym flooring option since it is a floor covering that the average home user completely understands and already knows how to take care of.

Drawbacks of carpet tiles in a home gym:

Carpet tiles need to be installed by a professional carpet installer. They can stretch over time under strenuous use and require a carpet installer to re stretch the carpet, and can hold moisture and require a professional cleaning every few years. One particular tricky spot for using carpet as home gym flooring is in basements. Over the years, we have heard from numerous Midwest customers that their basement flooded and that the carpet they had installed in their basement home gym was ruined. These individuals are often looking for a solution to prevent a similar situation from happening in the future which leads to:

2. Foam Flooring

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Foam flooring is most often sold in interlocking tiles and mats. The tiles are most commonly referred to as soft tiles, foam tiles, or puzzle lock tiles, and can be easily installed by a home owner in mere minutes. Foam is available in many thicknesses and bright, fun color options.

Benefits of foam flooring:

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Gym Fitness Floor Foam Mat 20,25,30,40mm

Gym Fitness Floor Foam Mat 20,25,30,40mm

Foam is very low in cost, easy to clean, and offers enough comfort and cushion to provide a soft flooring solution for home gym users who do a lot of floor work such as sit-ups and stretching. Foam floor tiles also double as an excellent kid’s play area flooring solution due to their safe surface and excellent shock absorption qualities. Many home users also choose foam tiles since many colors can often be locked together to form custom designs such as checkerboard patterns or border patterns. Foam tiles are also light weight portable and can be used as an interlocking foam mat for individuals needing a temporary workout mat in a living room or family room when doing Pilates, yoga, P90X, or aerobics.

Drawbacks of foam flooring:

Foam Floor mats and tiles, while very popular for the home user who performs lighter workouts, is often not recommended for the home gym owner who uses heavy weight equipment. Foam tiles can be compressed under heavy weight equipment fairly easily and over time will not completely bounce back if the foam stayed compressed for an extended period of time. Foam can also be punctured, cut or sliced by sharp objects fairly easily. As such, we do not recommend walking on any type of foam flooring with high heeled shoes. Foam tiles are also only warrantied for 1 year compared to the 5 year warranty that comes with most rubber floor coverings.

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How to Install Foam Tiles 

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1. Pick a starting point to begin your installation. Many customers like to start in a cormer and spread out from there. 
2. Lay your soft tiles down and lock them together. The tiles interlock together similar to a puzzle, only you will never have to guess where each piece goes since the locks are the same on each side of each foam tile.

          

2. If installing the tiles wall to wall so as to completely fill a room, some cutting may be required. This is easily done with a utility knife and a straight edge such as a ruler or yard stick.
3. Once your desired area is covered, that’s it. You’re all done and congratulations on completing your foam flooring installation. It’s that easy!

If you do have any more questions about installing foam floor tiles or are still uncertain whether you are ready to do it yourself, please feel free to contact our friendly and knowledgeable customer service team or email us info@hongdeind.com. We are here to help you in any way possible and would be more than happy to walk you throw the entire process on the phone.

Gym Mats used in Olympic Sports Widely

Gym Mats used in Olympic Sports Widely 

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As we all know that the Olympics are a platform for some extraordinary performances that include stunts that make me want to hold my breath. When the athletes jump and flip around, I feel some reassurance that they are protected by the mats that would cushion their fall or landing. While Gymnastics is likely the most anticipated and viewed Summer Olympic sport, Track and Field High Jumping, Pole Vaulting and Martial Arts are other examples of Olympic competitive events that utilize gym mats for their routines.

Olympic gymnastics events, in all of their rigorous, intense training, are quite simple when it comes to mandatory equipment. Gym floor mats are used for cushioning when landing from a performance. Competition landing Mats are recommended because they provide significant shock-absorption for gymnasts sticking landings from vault, bars, and balance beam routines. The cushioning of the gym mats does not guarantee the prevention of injuries, but certainly will prevent an injury from becoming as serious as it may have been without this extra level of protection (if used properly).


Olympic Track and Field High Jumpers and Pole Vaulters also utilize thick, cushioned gym mats as a mandatory part of their events. High jumpers scale a bar by leaping and hoisting themselves over the bar and, finally, landing on the gym mat. Pole vaulters utilize a long pole for support and then use it to propel themselves over a high bar and then also land on a gym mat. Because of the vertical heights that are reached in these events, landing on a well-cushioned surface is critical to protection from serious injuries.

Olympic Martial arts athletes utilize gym mats as a well-padded floor surface on which they perform as well. As this event is a highly intensive, contact sport, having a shock-absorbent surface on which the athletes perform is crucial to the prevention or reduction in injuries that they may potentially face if they are knocked to the ground during a match. 1 ½” mats with extra-firm foam are recommended because they provide firm footing and “street conditions”, without a sinking effect.

Though all of these Olympic events utilize gym mats in different manners, their common thread is that they reduce the risks of injury that Olympic athletes face while competing in these sports.

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Pls take more care about ur foam play mats with reproductive toxins used

Pls take more care about ur foam play mats with reproductive toxins used

In case you have not heard, EVA foam mats (marketed as safe and non-toxic) may contain formamide (CAS 75-12-7) which a substance classified as reproductive toxin. Formamide is a chemical added to soften EVA foam, making it more pliable. According to Test Achat, formamide is harmful to reproduction and fetal development, and is a skin and eye irritant. In the European Union, formamide is also classified as CMR, or carcinogenic and or mutagenic or toxic to reproduction. In a directive issued in mid-2009, the use of CMR substances in toys will be prohibited in all EU countries in July 2013.

While US tests have established a link between formamide and certain cancers, the World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer has not yet evaluated the carcinogenicity of formamide.

Even if the foam manufacturer does not use formamide, they often use other dangerous substances such as N,N- diméthylformamide (CAS 68-12-2) and N-méthylformamide (CAS 123-39-7) which are also classified as toxic for reproduction. They may also use acetophenone (CAS 98-86-2), a substance classified as harmful and an irritant. In addition some manufactures use microban (triclosane) to prevent bacterial growth which has its own problems (subject of a future post).

So as you can see, a foam mat manufacturer can claim they are formamide free and that their mats are non-toxic and safe. But that may not and probably is not the case.

Some countries have withdrawn foam play mats from shelves due to concerns that they are not safe.

Belgium
On 10 December 2010, Minister Paul Magnette, who is responsible for consumer production, ordered that foam puzzle mats be withdrawn from the market due to concern that they contain a dangerous substance. This withdrawal follows a series of controls on dangerous substances placed on toys made of EVA foam. These controls were necessary as these products have shown high levels of formamide (CAS 75-12-7), a substance classified as toxic for reproduction.

A study performed by a consumer magazine Test Achat in 2009 revealed that some products contained dangerous substances. This led to Belgian authorities to, on one hand, withdraw products from the market, and on the other hand, for professionals to further evaluate the safety of these products.

France
Belgian authorities communicated their safety measures regarding puzzle mats to France. On 13 December 2010, Marie Taillard who is responsible for press communication for the General Directorate for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud (DGCCRF), urged industry not to sell puzzle mats pending further information on the toxicity of these toys. The State Secretary responsible for consumer issues, Frédéric Lefebvre, also requested DGCCRF to proceed without delay to impose toxicity controls on foam puzzle mats intended for children and sold on the French market.



Bottom line, when a baby is having quality tummy-time with parents or learning to crawl they should not be exposed to toxic chemicals. Formamide, phthalates, plasticizers, BPA, AZO dyes, heavy metals or other harmful chemicals should not be used in products designed for babies and toddlers. Look for products with contact surfaces made out natural fibers grown without pesticides (i.e. organic cotton). Look for products without fire resistance chemicals or chemicals added to make the product resistant to bacteria, wrinkling or staining. Finally, look for manufacturers who post the results of their environmental & health testing.

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Using soft EVA foam mats providing a fun, cushioned surface for your little one. Made of 12"X12" interlocking foam pieces, the mats create a soft base for creative play, insulate your child from cold floors, and add a great contemporary look to any room

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Use multiple sets to cover larger areas including rails to make ur baby more safety . Take more safety factors into consideration .Safe, soft, durable and easy to wipe clean with soap and waterEasy to pack away when not in use100% EVA Foam

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MAKE YOUR STORE/SHOP COMFORTABLE WITH EVA FOAM MATS

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In fact, You know that feeling after a long day working sales in retail where you finally sit down and take your shoes off and you’re… actually totally comfortable and not utterly exhausted and your feet aren’t even remotely sore? We do. You don’t? That’s because your floors aren’t covered with foam mats. Very simple problem, very common, but fantastically easy to correct, and it just happens to be that you’re looking at the website of the MATFOAM.com floor mat sales site on the internets. Read on and learn a little bit about the different kinds of mats you can use to soothe your disquieted sole. Ehem. Soles.

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Retail setups can be very different. Major retailers often have a lot of traffic across their checkout floorspace, and so cashiers need a heavy duty mat that can handle a lot of movement on a daily basis. If your shop has a little less activity than that, the best option for you might be the interlocking EVA foam mat that we like to think of as the Swiss army knife of floor mats. They’re our most affordable and commonly-used mat, and for excellent reason. However, as we said, if durability is a concern, and it may well be, go for the heavy duty mats – they’ll be similar to what you see in an auto shop, and are built specifically to withstand the level activity they see in such settings while still giving just enough that the workday can be a comfortable experience (at least until those chronically impatient customers come in).

If you’re not sure what constitutes the ideal flooring situation for your particular retail location, don’t hesitate to give us a call or email. Mats are roughly 99% of what we do (we’ve got some pretty cool yoga and gymnastics stuff that comes in shapes that aren’t flat, thin, and semi-squishy), so if ever there were experts on foam floor mats, they’d probably be us. We’ll be happy to work with you to work through the specifics of your situation and get you some flooring you’ll love.

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How to Convert your Garage into a GYM \ Studio \ Boxing

How to Convert your Garage into  a GYM \ Studio \ Boxing

Wood Effect Flooring Set 6pcs/set

Wood Effect Flooring Set 6pcs/set with High Quality Meet Europe and USA Standard Passing EN71, REACH and FORMAMIDE test

The design makes them ideal for indoor use including caravans, garages and in the home. It's water resistant, easy to clean and provides some slight anti-fatigue benefit.

Size: 62*62cm

Density: 35-38 degree

Thickness: 1/2" 12mm & 10mm available

Interlocking EVA (Ethylene Vinyl Acetate) Foam Floor Tiles complete with edging strips. These floor tiles offer a slightly different look than the usual black or grey tiles as they are OAK wood effect. 

10mm thick

Pack of 6 tiles with edging strips

6 tiles cover an area of 1.2 x 1.8m

Wood Effect Flooring set-Wood Design

Closed cell construction (non absorbing)

Traditional pine wood effect look to blend in with floors and interiors

Absorbs shock/noise on hard surfaces

Quick and easy to install, pieces lock together like a jigsaw

Lay and take up as and when you need to

 

How many packs do I need?

Packs of 6 Tiles	Area Covered
1 Pack	2.23 M²
2 Packs	4.46 M²
3 Packs	6.69 M²
4 Packs	8.93 M²
5 Packs	11.16 M²
6 Packs	13.40 M²

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