Picture this scenario: You have finally decided to build your own home gym after hours of sitting in traffic and waiting in line for exercise machines at your local gym. You research all about exercise equipment and purchase the best treadmill on the market that you could find. You are ready, even excited, to start enjoying the benefits of running on your new machine. You start at a slow pace and notice a whirring sound underneath you. Shrugging it off you start jogging and the noise becomes louder. At a brisk run, you realize it’s your treadmill making all that racket! How could you possibly enjoy your workout without disturbing your neighbors or family members now? Fear not! This is a common problem for most exercise equipment, but it can be fixed easily and quickly with high quality treadmill mats.

Regardless of how expensive or high-tech it is, any treadmill makes some amount of noise due to the fact that the machine itself is moving from the belt whirring when in use. This is one of the most annoying and complained about issues of all treadmill problems. While some treadmill noise may be attributed to age or a loose belt, most noise issues arise from treadmill vibration. You may be envisioning some elaborate solution, but all you really need to do to fix this pesky problem are thick, heavy-duty treadmill mats to lay down under your cardio equipment. Don’t quit on your workout regiment because of a simple problem like this! You can achieve your perfect workout nirvana at home with none of the cons and only the benefits.

“Shark Tooth II” Heavy-Duty Floor Mat

• Prevent damage to any surface
• A heavy-duty mat designed to handle shocks and impacts
• Perfect for protecting sections of floor that are under heavy equipment
• Can be cleaned with common household cleaners

Prevent Slips and Falls: Safety is always first! This is why the checker-plate design featured on the mat’s surface not only looks sharp and sleek but is functional as well! This pattern, combined with rubber’s natural ability to provide traction, greatly increases the mat’s non-slip qualities.

Customize Your Protection: As a standalone black rubber mat, this product works best when protecting specific portions of floor that see heavy use. Multiple mats can be cut and configured to fit any flooring situation; all you need is a standard utility knife! Whether you need to protect a small corner in your gym or a narrow pathway in the warehouse, the Shark Tooth II mat can help protect your floors in almost any situation.

While treadmills and ellipticals are rather expensive pieces of equipment to invest in, you don’t need to break the bank or get a loan to own the solution to continue working out. All you need to quiet down a noisy treadmill is a thick mat to create a layer of soft cushion in between your treadmill and your flooring. The best noise reduction mat is made of rubber to absorb the vibration waves most effectively. Rubber mats are the ideal medium for soaking up these vibrations because they are soft enough to cushion the heavy equipment rather than reverberating the waves back into the treadmill itself, but still stiff enough to protect your home floors from any damage from the treadmill. Many surfaces, such as concrete or wood, will actually send the vibration waves back up into the equipment, which can critically damage the machine over a period of time. Exercise equipment is an investment and rubber mats will help to ensure that it remains functioning for as long as possible and suffers as little wear and tear as possible.

“Diamond-Plate (Metallic)” PVC Flooring Rolls

• Hardness is 75 durometer
• Available in silver or beige
• Easy to clean with more house hold cleaners

Improved Traction: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics U.S. Department of Labor, more than 2.9 million nonfatal injuries and illnesses in the workplace were reported for 2013. Be proactive and make sure your work place is prepared with the extra grip and traction this diamond-plate flooring provides. In addition to the high level of friction PVC offers, the diamond plate pattern on these commercial and industrial floor mats have been uniquely designed and placed to make sure your feet get enough friction to qualify this flooring as anti-slip.

Multiple Applications: Both durable and safe, this mat is a good fit for many facilities. They are most popular in gyms and industrial work places because of their anti-slip and ability to handle heavy foot traffic, but the number of places this flooring can work is endless. Some of the more popular uses for this protective flooring have been for auto shops, trailer mats, and airport runways.

Not only do rubber mats help to absorb the waves of the vibrations from the treadmill better, the rubber cushion also serves as a wide channel for the vibration waves to flow through. This creates a more dispersed release of the vibration waves rather than through the concentrated pinpoints of the four wheels on the bottom of the machinery. For example, treadmill mats sized 4 feet by 6 feet contain an area of 24 feet for the vibration waves to travel through. This also guarantees a larger area of space where the vibration waves can be trapped and absorbed in the mat rather than onto a hard subsurface and pushed back into the treadmill; thus, ensuring that you can enjoy your home gym for longer with a functioning treadmill.

While treadmill problems may seem frustrating especially if you just invested so much money in the equipment, many of these problems can be solved easily and inexpensively. If a treadmill makes noise whenever it is in use, a thick rubber mat can reduce noise and even protect your machinery from damage. When you think about exercise, treadmill vibration and noise should never deter you from reaping the full benefits of running in your home gym. Keep your exercise regiment going and fix your treadmill problems with simple solutions, heavy-duty treadmill mats!

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