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Bobbi
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Hi, DebiI I used to workout on carpet but we installed tile. Someone here in the forums recommended http://www.greatmats.com for those interconnecting foam mats and I love mine. I'd love a real workout room with a springstep subfloor but the mats are an excellent substitution. They go together easily and absorb the shock of high impact exercise very well and protect against the occasional dropped weight or plate.
Bobbi
Cathlete
Brie, I was so bummed to see them at Costco for a fraction of the price I payed but I had mine by then and they are great!
Susan, I am on tile over concrete and a single layer works perfectly. I originally bought a 6 x 8 mat and added 4 more squares. My workout room is long and narrow and I like to make the mat longer when I do cardio and use the original mats when I do strength. I bought 4 Costco mats to try to expand mine but they were cut out negatively and would not fit. The Costco mats seemed a little less flexible and cushy than the http://www.greatmats.com mats.
Susan, I am on tile over concrete and a single layer works perfectly. I originally bought a 6 x 8 mat and added 4 more squares. My workout room is long and narrow and I like to make the mat longer when I do cardio and use the original mats when I do strength. I bought 4 Costco mats to try to expand mine but they were cut out negatively and would not fit. The Costco mats seemed a little less flexible and cushy than the http://www.greatmats.com mats.
Hi Susan,
I believe some people use just the foam in their basement. I personally have a two layer system in mine. I have 3/4" thick rubber "Cow Mats" or "Horse Stall Mats" that I got at Farm & Fleet. These are 4'X 8' each and weigh about 100 pounds. These mats are very hard and have a very fast response to impact. (i.e. if I drop a dumbell on it the dumbell bounces really high as opposed to if I drop it on the concrete). I then put the foam mats that everyone here is talking about over the rubber mats. The foam mats make the floor cushiony and comfortable.
The 3/4" mats are probably a bit over kill seeing as I have the foam mats over them, but I was concerned the foam mats wouldn't be supportive enough. They do make thinner rubber mats that would probably do the trick under the foam mats and would be a bit lighter and easier to get into the basement. I know the rubber mats will last 10 of my lifetimes. I have a feeling the foam mats will eventually need replacing, but if you get them at Sam's club or Costco they are reasonably enough priced that it's no big deal to have to replace them.
I hope this helps.
Dawn
I believe some people use just the foam in their basement. I personally have a two layer system in mine. I have 3/4" thick rubber "Cow Mats" or "Horse Stall Mats" that I got at Farm & Fleet. These are 4'X 8' each and weigh about 100 pounds. These mats are very hard and have a very fast response to impact. (i.e. if I drop a dumbell on it the dumbell bounces really high as opposed to if I drop it on the concrete). I then put the foam mats that everyone here is talking about over the rubber mats. The foam mats make the floor cushiony and comfortable.
The 3/4" mats are probably a bit over kill seeing as I have the foam mats over them, but I was concerned the foam mats wouldn't be supportive enough. They do make thinner rubber mats that would probably do the trick under the foam mats and would be a bit lighter and easier to get into the basement. I know the rubber mats will last 10 of my lifetimes. I have a feeling the foam mats will eventually need replacing, but if you get them at Sam's club or Costco they are reasonably enough priced that it's no big deal to have to replace them.
I hope this helps.
Dawn
Dawn
I use the cow mats too and thing they are great. Do you have any problem with them sliding apart occasionally? If so, what have you done to prevent this? I just put double stick tape on the backs of mine and it seems to be helping, but I worry for how long. I always fear they will seperate and I may trip on them. Otherwise they are great! We just created a new workout space for me and I got a few more. I now have a total of 5 and I love all the room, for Circuit Max expecially!
I use the cow mats too and thing they are great. Do you have any problem with them sliding apart occasionally? If so, what have you done to prevent this? I just put double stick tape on the backs of mine and it seems to be helping, but I worry for how long. I always fear they will seperate and I may trip on them. Otherwise they are great! We just created a new workout space for me and I got a few more. I now have a total of 5 and I love all the room, for Circuit Max expecially!
Hi Nancy,
My mats do not slide apart, but they can't since they are wall-to-wall. I needed 7 of them to fill my room and my husband had to cut a few of them down to make them fit.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
I'm guessing they might slide if I didn't fill the room with them. I don't know if the concrete would create enough friction to keep them from moving or not.
Dawn
My mats do not slide apart, but they can't since they are wall-to-wall. I needed 7 of them to fill my room and my husband had to cut a few of them down to make them fit.
Sorry I couldn't be of more help.
I'm guessing they might slide if I didn't fill the room with them. I don't know if the concrete would create enough friction to keep them from moving or not.
Dawn