A thickness in millimetres, and a density nobody prints

The best gym flooring for 2026

Gym flooring does three jobs: it protects the floor underneath, it stops equipment sliding, and it takes some of the noise out of a dropped weight. Which of the three matters decides what to buy, because no single product does all three well. Thickness is the figure every listing gives, in millimetres, and it is the closest thing to a specification here. Under 10 mm is a mat for a machine to stand on; 15 to 25 mm is a general training floor; above 30 mm is a drop zone for plates and a platform for a rack. The figure that would actually decide performance — density, in kilograms per cubic metre — is almost never published, and its absence is worth saying plainly: without it, two 20 mm mats can behave completely differently, and only the weight of the box hints at which is which. Material splits the shelf. EVA foam interlocking tiles are light, cheap, warm underfoot and dent permanently under a rack leg. Recycled rubber is heavy, durable, takes a dropped plate and smells strongly for the first weeks — a fact the listings rarely mention and buyers always report. PVC roll gives a continuous surface without seams. Format follows: interlocking tiles fit awkward rooms and open at the seams under lateral load; rolls need cutting and stay put. The published area is the figure to check against the room, and tile listings quote it per pack, which is where the arithmetic usually goes wrong. We compare thickness, size, point load, material, coverage and edge type.

These parts, figure against figure

1. 

   PROIRON Equipment Floor Mat

   A rollable one-piece equipment mat whose listing publishes two different thicknesses for the same product — 6 mm in the title, 5 mm in the text.

   Thickness

   The title states 6 mm; the bullets state 5 mm. The maker publishes both for this product

   Size

   Not published by the maker

   Point load

   Not published by the maker

   Material

   Not named; described only as high-quality

   Coverage

   One piece; no area published

   Edge type

   A single rollable sheet — no interlocking edge

   Amazon reference

   B0CC5PHXN7 (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   6942590024032

   • Rolls up for storage, which no tile system here can do
   • Named for treadmills, cross trainers and as a yoga mat
   • The listing publishes two thicknesses for one product, 6 mm and 5 mm

   Best for: Rolling out under one machine and rolling away again

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2. 

   Blumtal Floor Mats, 18-piece set

   Eighteen interlocking high-density EVA tiles that can be cut and joined seamlessly, sold as an extendable set with no dimensions published.

   Thickness

   Not published by the maker

   Size

   Not published by the maker

   Point load

   Not published by the maker

   Material

   High-density EVA, stated more stable than standard mats

   Coverage

   18 tiles; no area published

   Edge type

   Interlocking, cuttable and seamlessly joinable; extendable indefinitely

   Amazon reference

   B0HCPNNTZB (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4251897595070

   • Cuttable and extendable, so an awkward room can be covered exactly
   • A waterproof surface, stated wipeable after training
   • Neither the tile size nor the total coverage is published

   Best for: A room whose shape does not match any rectangle a roll comes in

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3. 

   NEOLYMP Equipment Mat 130 × 70 cm

   A one-piece mat measuring 130 × 70 cm at 8 mm thick, nubbed underneath for grip and smooth on top to shed sweat and wipe clean.

   Thickness

   8 mm

   Size

   130 × 70 cm

   Point load

   Not published; the maker states a shape-stable core that resists pressure marks

   Material

   High-density non-slip material; the polymer is not named

   Coverage

   0.91 m² in one piece

   Edge type

   A single sheet — no interlocking edge

   Amazon reference

   B0F2TJ5Z7L (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4260623665987

   • Both dimensions and the thickness published together
   • Two different surfaces: nubbed underneath, smooth on top
   • The material is described by property rather than named

   Best for: A single machine, on a floor where the mat must not creep

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4. 

   Amazon Basics High-Density Equipment Mat, 0.76 × 1.83 m

   A high-density PVC sheet at 182.88 × 76.2 × 0.76 cm weighing 3.26 kg — the longest mat here and the only one with its own weight published.

   Thickness

   0.76 cm (7.6 mm)

   Size

   182.88 × 76.2 cm (0.76 × 1.83 m); own weight 3.26 kg

   Point load

   Not published by the maker

   Material

   High-density PVC

   Coverage

   1.39 m² in one piece

   Edge type

   A single sheet — no interlocking edge

   Amazon reference

   B07BLBQZ93 (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   0192233021744

   • Every dimension published to the millimetre, plus its own weight
   • At 1.83 m it is the longest single sheet in this family
   • No point load, so what may stand on it is unstated

   Best for: A treadmill or a rower, where length is what runs out first

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5. 

   LILENO SPORTS Equipment Mat 90 × 200 cm

   A 90 × 200 cm sheet at 8 mm, built on a polyester knit under a vinyl HD-flex coating and stated to be made for the concentrated loads of heavy machines.

   Thickness

   8 mm

   Size

   90 × 200 cm

   Point load

   Not published as a figure; the knit is stated to be developed for the concentrated continuous load of cross trainers, treadmills and benches

   Material

   Polyester knit with a vinyl HD-flex coating and an embossed surface

   Coverage

   1.8 m² in one piece

   Edge type

   A single sheet — no interlocking edge

   Amazon reference

   B077GVY2VX (one reference across 5 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4260455773836

   • The largest single sheet on this shelf at 1.8 m²
   • A textile core named — polyester knit, not a foam or a solid sheet
   • The load case is described in words and never given as a figure

   Best for: A heavy machine on a floor where a foam mat would dent

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6. 

   Krafitive Solid Rubber Tiles, 15 mm, 6-piece

   Six solid rubber tiles at 15 mm thick in dense SBR granulate, rated to a 200 kg point load per tile and covering about 1.34 m² as an interlocking floor.

   Thickness

   15 mm

   Size

   Not published per tile; about 1.34 m² for the set of six

   Point load

   Up to 200 kg per tile

   Material

   Densely compacted SBR rubber granulate

   Coverage

   Approximately 1.34 m² per 6-tile set

   Edge type

   A precise puzzle interlock, stated to lay without gaps

   Amazon reference

   B0H2JQWDNK (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   4262451693439

   • The only point load figure on this shelf — 200 kg per tile
   • 15 mm, the thickest floor in this family
   • Individual tile dimensions are not published, only the set area

   Best for: The square metres directly under a rack or a loaded bench

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7. 

   BeMaxx Puzzle Mats, 3 × 18 tiles

   Three packs of eighteen EVA puzzle tiles at 30 × 30 × 1 cm plus edge pieces, covering approximately 5 m² — the largest published coverage here.

   Thickness

   1 cm per tile

   Size

   30 × 30 × 1 cm per tile; each pack lays approximately 182 × 92 cm

   Point load

   Not published by the maker

   Material

   High-density EVA foam, stated light, water-resistant and heat-insulating

   Coverage

   3 × 18 tiles plus edge pieces — approximately 5 m² in total

   Edge type

   Puzzle interlock with separate straight edge pieces; cuttable and infinitely extendable

   Amazon reference

   B0D45THTBY (one reference across 6 Amazon marketplaces)

   EAN

   5060522602668

   • Approximately 5 m², the largest published coverage on this shelf
   • Edge pieces supplied, so the floor finishes with a straight border
   • One centimetre of EVA, with no point load published

   Best for: Covering a whole room floor rather than a machine footprint

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