Flooring plays a vital, foundational role in the workouts taking place at the gym Credit: photo: shutterstock/Jacob Lund
Manuel Martínez
Paviflex Gym Flooring
The proliferation of personal training and boutique studios in urban centres has increased the number of clients searching for flooring with acoustic properties that enable activity without disturbing the neighbours.
In search of maximum insulation, we’ve focused our efforts over the last few years on creating two simple and clever acoustic solutions that offer an alternative to our Confortsonic insulating system. These solutions, which we launched in April at FIBO 2022, consist of one-layer and two-layer flooring which is easy to install, with a high durability and impact absorption capacity, and which offer up to 28.3 dB of noise reduction.
At Paviflex, we’re continually carrying out tests and trials with new materials and formulations that provide our ultra-compact rubber and EVA flooring with better acoustic capabilities. We work on both the joins of the tiles, as well as their thickness and density, to achieve better results and solutions for our clients all over the world.
We introduced two simple
and clever acoustic solutions
at FIBO 2022 that offer
maximum insulation
Paviflex flooring offers up to 28.3 dB of noise reduction / photo: Paviflex
James Anderson
Physical Company
Flooring underpins and plays an active role in the entire workout, with the right choice of flooring making a workout more enjoyable, more impactful, not to mention safer and better for the body.
We have some exciting new launches from our partner Ecore with Ebb and Flow flooring combining all the benefits of traditional gym flooring – durability, safety, acoustics and so on – with a woven vinyl surface layer for a sophisticated aesthetic. It’s made using reclaimed rubber for eco-friendliness and is available in a range of colours.
Meanwhile, Ecore’s new Performance flooring is engineered to meet the demands of a wide range of athletic activities: eight variants allow you to match flooring with workout style, from light strength and conditioning to extreme strength and Olympic-style lifting.
Variants allow
you to match
flooring with
workout styles
The right choice of flooring can make a workout more enjoyable / photo: PHYSICAL COMPANY
David Bulcock
Gym Gear
photo: GYM GEAR
We’re increasingly seeing our customers aware of the impact the right combination of flooring can have on the look and feel of a gym, as well as the added benefit of the protection it gives to the sub-floor together with the positive impact on a gym’s acoustics.
The Gym Gear team recently completed a full refurbishment project for Brio Leisure, at their Northwich Memorial Court site. The leisure centre required an increased floor area for the free weights, functional training and HIIT spaces. For this project we used a combination of shock pad underlay to manage the vibration and acoustics, covered with our premium rubber tiles and turf tiles. The turf tiles are rubber tiles with a thick pile artificial grass surface, which is perfect for functional training areas where sleds may be used.
We also combined our turf tiles with a contrasting black sprint track for visual effect. The free weights area features our premium EPDM topped rubber tiles, which were used to protect the sub-floor from any dropped weights. Oak lifting platform inserts were embedded into the rubber flooring to provide a seamless floor level, and create better space efficiency around the half racks. The result is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also means there’s less of a potential trip hazard.
We used a combination
of shock pad underlay
to manage the
vibration and acoustics
A black sprint track offers a visual flooring contrast / photo: GYM GEAR
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global
branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the
US.
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Flooring plays a vital, foundational role in the workouts taking place at the gym Credit: photo: shutterstock/Jacob Lund
Manuel Martínez
Paviflex Gym Flooring
The proliferation of personal training and boutique studios in urban centres has increased the number of clients searching for flooring with acoustic properties that enable activity without disturbing the neighbours.
In search of maximum insulation, we’ve focused our efforts over the last few years on creating two simple and clever acoustic solutions that offer an alternative to our Confortsonic insulating system. These solutions, which we launched in April at FIBO 2022, consist of one-layer and two-layer flooring which is easy to install, with a high durability and impact absorption capacity, and which offer up to 28.3 dB of noise reduction.
At Paviflex, we’re continually carrying out tests and trials with new materials and formulations that provide our ultra-compact rubber and EVA flooring with better acoustic capabilities. We work on both the joins of the tiles, as well as their thickness and density, to achieve better results and solutions for our clients all over the world.
We introduced two simple
and clever acoustic solutions
at FIBO 2022 that offer
maximum insulation
Paviflex flooring offers up to 28.3 dB of noise reduction / photo: Paviflex
James Anderson
Physical Company
Flooring underpins and plays an active role in the entire workout, with the right choice of flooring making a workout more enjoyable, more impactful, not to mention safer and better for the body.
We have some exciting new launches from our partner Ecore with Ebb and Flow flooring combining all the benefits of traditional gym flooring – durability, safety, acoustics and so on – with a woven vinyl surface layer for a sophisticated aesthetic. It’s made using reclaimed rubber for eco-friendliness and is available in a range of colours.
Meanwhile, Ecore’s new Performance flooring is engineered to meet the demands of a wide range of athletic activities: eight variants allow you to match flooring with workout style, from light strength and conditioning to extreme strength and Olympic-style lifting.
Variants allow
you to match
flooring with
workout styles
The right choice of flooring can make a workout more enjoyable / photo: PHYSICAL COMPANY
David Bulcock
Gym Gear
photo: GYM GEAR
We’re increasingly seeing our customers aware of the impact the right combination of flooring can have on the look and feel of a gym, as well as the added benefit of the protection it gives to the sub-floor together with the positive impact on a gym’s acoustics.
The Gym Gear team recently completed a full refurbishment project for Brio Leisure, at their Northwich Memorial Court site. The leisure centre required an increased floor area for the free weights, functional training and HIIT spaces. For this project we used a combination of shock pad underlay to manage the vibration and acoustics, covered with our premium rubber tiles and turf tiles. The turf tiles are rubber tiles with a thick pile artificial grass surface, which is perfect for functional training areas where sleds may be used.
We also combined our turf tiles with a contrasting black sprint track for visual effect. The free weights area features our premium EPDM topped rubber tiles, which were used to protect the sub-floor from any dropped weights. Oak lifting platform inserts were embedded into the rubber flooring to provide a seamless floor level, and create better space efficiency around the half racks. The result is not only aesthetically pleasing, but also means there’s less of a potential trip hazard.
We used a combination
of shock pad underlay
to manage the
vibration and acoustics
A black sprint track offers a visual flooring contrast / photo: GYM GEAR
Operator Circadian Trust has launched a five-year growth drive designed to
support health and wellbeing across South Gloucestershire, UK. The initiative
will see a £2.4m investment in its five Active Lifestyle Centres.
Norwegian health club operator, Treningshelse Holding, which owns the Aktiv365 and Family
Sports Club fitness chains, has acquired fellow Norwegian operator, Aktiv Trening.
The HCM team were busy at the recent FIBO Global Fitness event in Cologne, Germany,
distributing a special FIBO edition of HCM in support of the event as its global media
partner.
The fitness sector’s pivot to active wellbeing is being discussed in a new weekly podcast, called
The Conveners, and hosted by chair of GM Active and director of Miova, Andy King with
industry veteran, John Oxley, as a guest presenter.
Basic-Fit has signed up to trial the Wellhub network across its recently expanded Spanish
network, giving access to subscribers and enabling them to use all 152 of its Spanish clubs.
Having redefined the model of public-private collaboration in Spain, Go Fit is now expanding
into Italy and has ambitious plans to grow its estate, memberships and profits.
Planet Fitness has become the subject of a hate campaign by certain groups of consumers and
seen share values slide, in the wake of a trans person having been photographed using the
women’s locker room at an Alaskan gym.
Industry experts are gathering in Cologne for today's European Health & Fitness Forum
(EHFF),
followed by FIBO from 11-14 April, which will feature almost 1,000 exhibitors.
Jason Worthy has been appointed group CEO of Myzone to lead the 'next stage of growth', with
current group CEO, David Stalker, stepping back to take up an advisory role.
Global publishing outfit, Leisure Media, has announced details of its new annual conference for decision-
makers across the health, fitness and wellness markets. The event – the HCM Summit – will be held at the
QEII Conference Centre in Westminster, London on 24 October 2024, with pre-summit events the day
before.
Study Active has legally acquired the name “Premier Global” and select Premier Global
branding assets from Assessment Technologies Institute LLC, part of Ascend Learning in the
US.
[more...]
As one of the most energy-intensive industries in the UK, leisure facilities face a critical
challenge in balancing net zero goals, funding and increased costs. [more...]