How to choose rubber gym flooring
Rolls or tiles, 4 mm or 12 mm, single layer or multi-layer? How to choose rubber gym flooring for each zone.
Drop zones and lifting platforms
How to protect the slab, the equipment and the neighbours where weights are dropped. Impact flooring and inlaid deadlift platforms explained.
Stopping gym noise and vibration in apartments and hotels
Gyms above apartments, hotel rooms or offices need acoustic flooring designed in early. How impact noise travels, and how acoustic system floors stop it.
Zoning a training floor
A gym floor works best in zones: lifting, free weights, machines, cardio, turf and recovery. How to plan each one, and why one floor everywhere costs more.
Sports turf for sleds, sprints and functional training
What to look for in indoor sports turf for sled pushes, sprints and agility: durability, traction, fire compliance and underlay.
Your logo in the floor
Put your club, school or brand into the floor. How logos, team colours and line markings work in rubber gym flooring and sports turf, and what to plan for.
Flooring for school strength and conditioning centres
Flooring for school strength and conditioning centres: lifting platforms, turf tracks, school colours, durability for heavy daily use and green building credentials.
Caring for rubber gym flooring
Daily cleaning, the right pH-neutral cleaners, what never to use, and how to protect a new rubber gym floor in its first week.
Change rooms, wet areas and recovery spaces
Gym change rooms and showers need flooring that grips under bare wet feet and is easy to clean. What to specify, and how it connects to the training floor.
A gym flooring specification checklist
What to resolve before a gym floor goes to tender: zones, loads, acoustics, build-up heights, slab prep, slip ratings, fire, certifications and sequencing.
Keys, codes or cards: choosing locker locks
Keyed, combination, keypad, RFID or Bluetooth? How to choose locker locks for a gym, school, club or workplace, and when to go electronic.
Ojmar smart locker locks explained
A plain-English guide to Ojmar's locker lock range (OTS RFID, OCS Bluetooth keypad, OGS keypad and batteryless locks), supplied and installed in Australia.
Planning lockers for a gym or club
How many lockers does a gym or club need, where should they go, and which locks suit? A practical guide to planning lockers and change rooms.
Locker locks for schools, workplaces and clubs
Electronic locker locks for schools, workplaces and sporting clubs: dedicated or shared use, student and staff cards, cloud management and retrofits.
Building a strength room around the big three
Planning a strength room for squat, bench and deadlift? How to choose racks, bars, plates and lifting platforms that suit powerlifting-style training.
Getting it right for Olympic weightlifting
What an Olympic weightlifting area needs: platforms, bumper plates, the right bars, jerk blocks and flooring that can take repeated drops. A LUXGYM guide.
Designing a team strength and conditioning room
How schools and sporting clubs plan a strength and conditioning room around the coach, the session and athlete flow. Racks, flooring, turf and storage.
Equipment for hypertrophy and general strength
Choosing between free weights, plate-loaded and selectorised machines for a gym focused on muscle and general strength. A practical mix for clubs and studios.
Hotel and apartment gyms that residents actually use
How to specify a hotel or apartment gym that guests and residents use: equipment choice, flooring, noise control, lockers and finishes that suit the building.
The luxury home gym, designed in from the start
A home gym should be part of the home's design, not squeezed into the garage. How to plan the room, flooring, equipment and finishes for a luxury home gym.

