What type of floor for home exercise room?

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roanrider Reg. Apr 2004	Posted 2014-01-22 7:36 PM Subject: What type of floor for home exercise room?
Expert Posts: 1414	What type of flooring do you exerise on? Mostly cardio type exercise with some floor work. In the past I've always exercised in a spare bedroom that had carpet. We just built a new house and everything has concrete floors. I've seen the interlocking rubber floor panels, 4 x 10' strips of rubber floor but don't know what would offer the best cushion, no skid and no slip on the concrete. Any ideas?
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rodeomom3 Reg. Dec 2007	Posted 2014-01-22 7:44 PM Subject: RE: What type of floor for home exercise room?
Shelter Dog Lover Posts: 10277	We are building and are putting in a home gym. After researching flooring options decided to do regular flooring like the rest of the house and just put down stall mats. We should have room for 6 mats with the equipment we are putting in.
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Lana Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2014-01-22 10:21 PM Subject: RE: What type of floor for home exercise room?
I'm Here!! Posts: 4583 Location: Is it Summer Yet?	My gym is in the basement so it's just the cement floor. I plan on doing a floor down there someday but I'll just get some mats for the gym area. Nothing fancy, something with some cushion that will hold up to weights beind dropped.
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landis Reg. Jan 2014	Posted 2014-01-23 9:04 AM Subject: RE: What type of floor for home exercise room?
Member Posts: 31 Location: Oklahoma	Our home gym is attached to my husband's shop so it has the same concrete floor & then a thin layer of cheap carpet over top and the rubber mats on top of that.
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hammer_time Reg. Jul 2007	Posted 2014-01-23 11:53 AM Subject: RE: What type of floor for home exercise room?
Money Eating Baggage Owner Posts: 9586 Location: Phoenix	Maybe look into some dance flooring? When I picture my (dream) home gym area I see it like a dance studio. Or like carpet covered by like interlocking wood floors.....something with a firm surface, yet cushiony. http://www.roscodancefloors.com/floors/adagio.cfm
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Lana Reg. Nov 2006	Posted 2014-01-23 7:55 PM Subject: RE: What type of floor for home exercise room?
I'm Here!! Posts: 4583 Location: Is it Summer Yet?	I think you need to remember to get something that will hold up to weights being dropped on them. but I like to lift heavy.
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runs4fun Reg. Oct 2006	Posted 2014-01-23 8:00 PM Subject: RE: What type of floor for home exercise room?
	Stall mats are actually a very good idea. We own a gym in town and have home gym as well. In the home gym there is a rubber mat over carpet, the gym in town is various flooring according to what room. But for free weights etc. stall mats would be great!
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roanrider Reg. Apr 2004	Posted 2014-01-23 8:25 PM Subject: RE: What type of floor for home exercise room?
Expert Posts: 1414	I didn't know if mats would slide around on the concrete? Maybe not?!? Thanks for the ideas.
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