Rubber Flooring – Pros and Cons

The needs of the modern world are ever-evolving and fast-changing, fast-paced lives combined with constantly changing global scenarios have made the need for modern safety flooring a basic necessity, be it a domestic setting or a commercial environment.  The importance of being fit cannot be stressed upon enough in today’s cut-throat scenario where factors like work overload, lifestyle diseases, and environmental factors play a major role in one’s life.  To be able to handle the stresses of life one needs to exercise, you can jog, do yoga, go swimming, tryout aerobics or take the best option available which is going to a gym.

Progress in an economy also leads to industrialization and building of modern homes where demands of modern equipment require constant updating of the infrastructure. This also creates a demand for flooring that is economically viable, durable, long-lasting, beautiful to look at and primarily safe.

Rubber Flooring has many uses and many forms; you may have even gotten so accustomed to it being around you that you’ve failed to notice its presence.  Most gyms nowadays have some form of rubber flooring installed. Rubber tiles are the most common form of gym flooring; these are primarily installed to ensure shock absorption. Plates, weights, bars, and dumbbells cause a lot of sounds and harm the flooring below if dropped or even set down in an inordinate fashion. The noise pollution is not only irritating for the people present in the premises, but it can also be a cause of great worry if the sounds are loud enough to cause the people on the floors below to take legal action.  Rubber-based gym flooring provides a safety net for any falls that may occur during an exercise routine, the shock-absorbing feature will cut out any impact of the fall and you can walk it off with probably a few bruises if the fall was scary enough.

Rubber-based flooring in gyms also helps to keep the flooring below safe combined with a noise-canceling effect that keeps the gym a happy place with a safe environment. The other added advantage that most people are unaware of is the fact that metal-based plates and dumbbells tend to rust over time if left in a damp environment and if they are not moved from their position of rest for a long period of time they will cause a rust stain on the floor they are placed on, this stain is virtually irremovable. Rubber flooring helps you avoid these stains and you can leave the metal weights in the same spot without a worry in the world. Rubber-based flooring also helps in much the same way in domestic environment but most domestic users like to get in touch with a Gym Flooring Manufacturer to be able to have a made to order flooring which matches the interiors of their exercise room, this not only makes the area safe but also adds to the design element of the house.

Rubber flooring has proved to be god-sent for industries, most industrial production houses have a lot of wiring lying around here and there, and this wiring can cause an electric shock to anyone who comes in contact with a naked wire (the wiring loses its insulation covering over a period of time). Water seepage can also occur leading to small pools of water forming on industrial floors this combines with high tension wires is a scenario of accidents waiting to happen. We’ve all read that rubber is a bad conductor of electricity, Industrial zones are probably the one place where being bad for rubber is a good thing. Rubber flooring provides the necessary safety protection from any electric shocks even if there is water underneath it; they also save equipment from getting destroyed as they can provide a certain level of fall protection if any equipment were to fall.

Rubber flooring is also great for kid’s playing areas and schools, where the chances of injury are high. Kids have a very high reserve of energy which they spend by running around everywhere and indulging in fun frolic and games. These little escapades sometimes result in fall and slips which can be dangerous if the flooring is covered in a hard surface. Rubber-based flooring helps in cushioning the falls and its anti-skid nature helps in preventing any slips from turning into major mishaps.

Rubbers flooring based tiles are quite useful around swimming pools as these have an anti-water pooling surface which prevents any slips and keep the area around the pool dry.

Rubber flooring also has many maintenance benefits, it is stain resistant thus using it in commercial and domestic kitchens help in keeping the floor clean, add to this the cushioning effect one gets while standing on them and you have a wholesome kitchen product that chefs love. Cleaning rubber tiles or floors generally requires only a moist mop so you can do away with harsh chemicals and stain removers. You can also use a vacuum now and then to pick up any crumbs and pieces that a mop can’t clean away. Rubber tiles are also the easiest flooring to install, the interlocking features in advanced tiles have helped many people even undertake the installation of the tiles on their own. Most rubber floorings and tiles are made from recyclable material; these finished products are also recyclable making rubber flooring the most environment-friendly flooring product available on the planet. Rubber flooring also provides the end-user the option of a huge range of colors to choose from which is not prevalent in conventional forms of flooring.

Rubber flooring despite the above advantages has certain drawbacks, though there are wood-look finish rubber tiles available in the market the look is nothing compared to the real thing. Quite a lot of rubber-flooring options for professional and commercial establishments come with a high price tag, this pushes away a lot of clientele to other avenues proving that it is not as economical as experts would like us to believe.

Rubber flooring experts claim that it is completely stain-resistant however; if you were to drop strong detergents or cleaning liquids on them you can be certain that the surface and look of the tile will be destroyed completely. Only a few rubber floorings options are odorless thus making the cheaper options less pleasing to domestic users, the synthetic forms of rubber are odor-free but come at a steep cost and this is why breaking into the domestic user market is quite a tough challenge for rubber flooring manufacturers.

You will hear quite a few experts claiming that rubber-based flooring is fire resistant, well we have an answer for you: IT IS. There is a catch however, it is not fire retardant, which means if it were to catch fire it will burn away leaving a sticky residue on the ground which will be really hard to clean later on. Rubber flooring under severe heat and exposure to fire will also release toxic fumes which can be dangerous to health and can lead to other breathing-related issues. Rubber also tends to have a short life span when faced with high footfall and extreme weather, thus making it a less attractive public space option.

GO ahead be bold in saying that you are going to a mental health therapist.

Many people are still suffering in silence with mental health issues the world over. The stigma associated with it seems to be gnawing away at people’s hearts and minds and often leads to fatalities which could have been avoided.

Social stigma revolving around mental health seems to be a stronger than the Berlin wall and is lasting longer than the a fore mentioned wall itself. Health workers are positive that an Oak like approach in making more and more people speak out using all the media platforms available will breach the fourth wall and let people suffering from mental health issues step up and seek help. For some it may be the only hope they have.

Doctors if enough celebrities and media platforms were to talk about the struggles that leading members of society have had with mental health issues and substance abuse, and then it will certainly have a person who are either suffering from or know anyone that is suffering from a mental health issue to sit up, take notice and seek aid. This will in the long run axiomatically remove the stigma surrounding the issue.

Most people who suffer from mental health issues describe being stuck in an endless pit of receptivity thoughts or actions that they can’t shrug off, it feels like an ache that you can’t pin point in your body. Some people describe that all they want to do it stay in bed and avoid all contact with the world, others describe how they feel absolutely convinced that they don’t need to talk to anyone and don’t respond to call or texts for ages. The problem gets so acute that they avoid all human contact altogether. For some even mundane daily activities like going to a grocery store get cumbersome as the fear of something happening or someone doing something overwhelms ever cell in their body.

People suffering from Anorexia recall moments of how even putting on a pair of pants or picking a clothing item to wear can become time consuming tasks as their body organs begin to slow down and brain fog takes over, some can’t even walk for a short distance.

Mental health issues begin like pimples at first but become full blown problems like schizophrenia, bi- polar disorder, depression, anger and rage issues when left unchecked, some of these can be treated with long period of medication and behavioral therapy, others may require lifelong medication and still some have no cure whatsoever. It is the responsibility of those around the person suffering to push them for a healing rather than wait around or break contact, mental health patients generally isolate themselves and break off all contact. This aggravates the problem further as mental health workers warn that friends, family and the world at large should chin up and take control of the sufferer regardless of what the patients behavior is towards them, this will have a ‘ reaching out effect’ and the patient may open up to confide in them and agree to see a doctor. Reaching a mental health specialist is half the battle won.

This maybe easy but for sufferers of abuse it becomes nearly impossible to trust anyone to be able to confide in them, it is imperative that these members of society are reached out to as the world owes them a great deal of empathy and love, after all compassion rules the world.

Mental health workers advocate going for long walks with people you like being around along with joining a fitness club, a gym, yoga sessions, saunas. Even going swimming or hiking and cycling can be great fund. When enlisting in a gym one must ensure that the place has PU Rubber Coated Weight Plates as free weights are the most attractive exercise for any beginner, being in open surroundings and around people eases the mental strain that one’s issues have put on them it also lets them build a social support system and if gym instructors are told about the mental health issue then they can ensure that special care is taken to make one feel more welcome into the public domain. It is more about opening up to a world full of people and possibilities rather than exercise as doctors put it. 

Gym Flooring should always be safe, fire retardant, toxin free, clean and the place and the surrounding should be well ventilated and hygienic. Ventilation and open spaces with plenty of oxygen play a great role in mental health and the body requires a lot of oxygen to develop an open mind and fresh air somehow seems to aid in the healing process. One must also ensure that the place of fitness is equipped with Gym Flooring Rubber Tiles, to ensure that there are no irritating clunky sounds that could irritate an already aggravated mind. This is kind of flooring around swimming pools ensures no water pooling on the surface thus eliminating the risk of slips and injuries. Rubber based flooring has proved it metal in jogging tracks, where even spikes have proven to be unable to chip at the surface, the tracks provide ample amount of cushioning relieving stress on the knees, ankles and hips, thereby allowing the jogger to run for a longer period of time and make running along with jogging a pleasant injury/strain free experience. These sorts of tracks are the rage in fitness circles these days as open area exercises are being advocated all around the world due to their positive impact on the mind and body.

While there are several medications and behavioral therapies to heal mental health issues, it has been found that medical marijuana can help in curing the issues with a slightly different touch. Vaping and smoking it in small amounts has been found to cure many mental health issues and has hence been legalized in countries like USA and Canada where marijuana can now be brought at legal shops.

Fitness Journals are the latest traffic on the fitness road, have you jumped onto the bandwagon yet?

Most people these days have a log, be it about meetings, events, school/college timetables or even a wedding plan pasted on your wall. Even nutritional logs are maintained by those who are diet conscious, but seldom do you find a fitness journal, a log that contains all your daily timings of beginning and ending your exercises, a log that keeps score how much you could lift in the beginning till date, a log that shows the amount of reps you can do. The fitness journal should also show the amount of missed days due to bad health or other factors, this could even help your health advisers and doctors in any unforeseen illness.

Fitness Journals are slowly catching on though, with a slight push from gym coaches and fitness experts, most celebrities have a fitness journal that goes into great detail, defining what they ate that morning to how much they had burnt by the end of their exercise session. Mark Walberg recently put up his daily routine and it was nothing short of phenomenal, it detailed out number of hours slept calorie intake, the type of food eaten, timings of meal, family time, school drop off and pick up times for his kids. The attention to family time and socializing led people to realize that even mental health is part of your fitness and should be included in a journal which should be adhered to at all costs.

Closer home many Bollywood celebrities  follows a strict fitness routine mentioned in their journals, Akshay Kumar, John Abraham, Ranveer Singh, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, all follow their fitness routines to the hilt and have spoken at length about how to keep things simple to minimize the impact of today’s complicated social media life on your mental health.

For people who don’t visit gyms you can always make a fitness schedule that lets you enter the timings that you wake up and sleep and what you ate along with what exercise you did and the days you skipped on your exercises and the days you binged. Making this routine a must for kids can also ensure they get maximum amount of fresh air and sun time thereby giving that much needed down time from television and the ghost of mobiles that seems to be taking over the entire personalities of children these days. Many children are now showing signs of anxiety, anger and social withdrawal combined with depression the moment their mobiles are taken away.

This has prompted governments to open up and create playgrounds both indoors and outdoors in almost every major public place be it malls, parks, offices and even some government buildings. This has been done to ensure that kids play around with other children their age and are comfortable being around people. The one positive outcome of this endeavor is that it gets children out of their homes, away from their computers, televisions and mobiles.As a result of this initiative Playground Rubber Flooring keeping in mind the safety of children has been flying off the shelves, the flooring is made keeping in mind the delicate nature of a child’s health and is thus free of toxins and also comes with a height to floor thickness ratio lest the child should fall from a swing or a slide and land on it. The thickness quotient keeps the child safe and ready or another round at the swings thus keeping the guardians anxiety at bay.

Fab Flooring’s is a leading Kids Play Area Rubber Flooring Manufacturer  with a design team that is at the top of its game and can provide you play ground solutions in one visit. At Fab Flooring’s you can rest assured that your kid’s safety is our prime focus and once we are at the helm of affairs your child can play with abandon.

Working out in times of High Pollution, is a task in itself

Air pollution has impacted several cities over the years, so much so that people have had to change lifestyles so as to avoid illnesses; some have had to switch places of stay entirely.

For many in the capital city of Delhi, the clock and the sun decided their time of workout/walk or jogging in the open but for the past 2 years it has been the AQI (Air Quality Index) that has wreaked havoc with people’s daily routines. Even company meets and events have suffered. The everlasting big fat Indian wedding has also shifted its pomp and show indoors due to the malice of pollution.

 The high quality of Lead and Sulfur in the air has resulted in a variety of health problems that doctors are finding hard to heal. You have asthma, wheezing, coughing, burning and itching in the eyes, sore throat, breathing issues, skin rashes. A recent medical study has shown a direct link between diabetes 1&2 and high Blood Pressure in countries and cities with high air pollution levels.

 Health specialists now advise to go out only after 9 am when the sun is out and the pollution level is low and to avoid working out near roads. Stepping out before 8 AM is a strict ‘NO’. This has lead to many people opting for indoor workouts. Gyms, health clubs, yoga/dance studios, aerobics, dojo’s and other indoor sports like badminton, squash, basketball have become a huge hit with people. Most of these places have installed air purifiers to ensure peace of mind for the people in attendance. This has not only resulted in the profits going up but has also given rise to employment which is in the doldrums in the present economic scenario.

Gyms and health clubs along with swimming pools are proven fitness benefactors but one should ensure that these places are safe and follow a strict adherence to hygiene and cleanliness; you wouldn’t want to avoid pollution, subscribe to a gym membership and come home from a workout with a new kind of disease. It is of the utmost importance that your place of workout follows strict rules when it comes to use of personal towels and has a wipe down after use policy.

When it com to flooring in the above mentioned places there are several Gym Flooring Manufacturer in Delhi but Fab Floorings India stands out with its unique design team which has several years of experience and a clientele which includes hotels and gyms chains across the length and breadth of India. The company also does not distinguish between work the establishment can be small or big the team will work equally hard in giving out the best in design and safety for all your flooring needs.

From Fixed Barbells to PU Rubber Coated Dumbbells, Fab Floorings has been manufacturing safe and durable gym equipment and flooring for ages and is the leader in cutting edge technology. The repeat clientele and contracts with the leading hotel, gym and health club chains in India and abroad.

The dangers presented by high pollution are not just prevalent inside the body you can see cases of hair and beard whitening, skin rashes, acne, red eyes and a general darkening of the skin surface. These problems may appear cosmetic compared to the ailments mentioned earlier but they present a very gory picture for the generations to come. You could end up with an entire generation born with ailments and no cure.  Despite several measures from the government in India both state and central, the desired impact is missing in-fact the result of the efforts is abysmal and the day it rains is actually a cheery one . Making plans to step out of the house based on pollution is a very grotesque felling and no one should have to go through it.

There are several ways that one can tackle the menace of pollutants inside the house, the first and possibly the most famous one being the air purifier which helps in cleaning dust and PM 2.5. Foe the past three years air purifiers have been flying off the shelf and from the looks like it this particular gizmo is going to be the hot favorite for a long while bit it Diwali or Christmas. However no study has been able to prove that it can bring down pollution levels in your house or surroundings. The other more famous and greener alternative is plants that clean the air namely Devil’s Ivy, Dwarf’s Date Palm, Peace Lily etc. There are several more which can be found on the internet. These plants don’t only clean and purify the air they also provide your home with fresh oxygen thus making it a greener happy place to breathe in. You can also go in for the MONEY PLANT, it is the easiest to maintain and adds to the aesthetics of your house, and the bigger the money plant the better it looks and who knows, you might even run into a bit of luck with it.

The only solution in sight is electric cars and increase/improvement in Public Transport across the country. Electric cars though have an issue they require a recharging station much like the gas stations that you see after every few kilometers and until that infrastructure comes up thinking that the general public would move towards this zero-pollution vehicle is pretty much a lucid dream. The other chink in the armor is the run time that one charge gives you, moderately priced cars can give you a run of about 120 kms or about 8 hours, however the issue is that if you get stuck in traffic then the standard time deduction applies and hence the 120 kms pretty much stand obliterated.

There might be several issues but the future is non polluting vehicle whether they be private or commercial and as always humanity does rise to a challenge and comes out with a smile.

Simple and Effective workouts are the rage these days

More and more trainers are now creating exercises that are derived from simple everyday activities and can be done outside the gym as-well.

Exercising at gyms was once considered to be the best option as it was the only place which allowed for a complete strenuous work out of each and every muscle group of the body. There is a rapidly rising population of trainers who are now converting everyday activity ideas into gym workouts; you can see many people now carrying plates over their heads in straight upper back positions walking outside gyms from one point to the other.

These exercises are generally categorized as simple core training exercises or even strength development exercises. The exercise have been derived from routine activities like carrying a bucket or heavy load in one hand and keeping the other arm straight in the air, the weight has been replaced by a heavy dumbbell or kettle weight. The exercise involves one carrying the weight form one point to the other; this can mean carrying a heavy weight for a short distance for strength and resistance or carrying a lighter weight for a longer distance for stamina and resistance. Whichever the scenario the training has been found to produce astounding results with a marked difference in interest by the trainee, a huge development in muscle tone even though no diet was changed, a marked difference in stamina and core development. This has brought in many new people eager to join a gym that employees unconventional methods with an outdoorsy approach.

These exercises have been termed as ‘Loaded Carries’ for obvious reasons. Many gyms have now contacted manufacturers for Dumbbells Set Manufacturers in Delhi so that they can have specially designed grip barbells, dumbbells and weight-plates that can be carried for long distances without the risk of slippage, since the long distance trainings require a lot of outdoor activity groups have been formed which help in keeping a person engaged.

Farmer Carries is also a new exercise where specially designed barbells which can be lifted from the sides are formed and weight plates are added to it according to preference, it is akin to pulling a weight laden cart like a farmer or a hand pulled rickshaw.  There are also heavy rope trainings and swimming pool weight exercises which have caught the fancy of the exercise brigade around the world. Celebrity endorsements have only further enhanced the demand for these new age exercises and fitness regimens. The strength and endurance created is from the trainees own ability to carry the weight and there a few rules that have to be followed to the ‘T’ in this from of training.

You have to be absolutely certain about your posture and keeping your back straight is a must. You have to look straight as looking down puts pressure on your lower back. The equipment has to be top-notch and the shoes have to most certainly be appropriate so that they can provide the necessary cushion for your feet. The other absolute must is that if you find the weight not to your liking you must ensure you do not move forward the exercise as the risk of back injury is high and may require a long period of hospitalization flowed by an even longer period of recuperation. You must also ensure that that the grip is perfect as even a slightly uneasy grip could lead to dangerous consequences. If you find that during the exercise you are not able to carry on just drop the weight and report to your coach who can figure out a new form of exercise regimen for you. You should also let your trainer know if you are comfortable training in a group or not as an issue can crop up later on. As always it is imperative that you give yourself ample amount of rest and a minimum 7 to 8 hours of sleep. Dietary needs are set by a trainer and you have to state if you are not comfortable with eating certain kind of foods or if you do not want to binge on protein shakes.

Fab Floorings India has been designing made to order Fixed Barbells Manufacturer in India that is suited for this new exercise regimen; since the demand is high the company has a huge build capacity to manufacture new items. The equipment is made of stainless steel and nickel and special contour grips have been made to avoid slippage.