Gym Floor Manufacturers Discuss the Technologies that Make a Playing Surface Safe

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Can you imagine the injury rate among athletes if all gymnasium sports were played on concrete? In fact, they are, but it’s what flooring manufacturers put between the concrete substrate of a gymnasium and the athlete that allows for safe and consistent competition in basketball and volleyball — the two predominant gym sports — and other indoor activity.

Considering that merely running on a surface exerts a force up to eight times the runner’s body weight on their calf muscles and up to 14 times on their bones and joints, no flooring can eliminate injury risk altogether. Still, manufacturers are constantly seeking new technologies to bring the safest surfaces to the sports market, while also ensuring high performance.

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