Gym Ceiling Height

A 25’ high ceiling is certainly fine for an artistic gymnastics training facility.  Rhythmic gymnastics facilities require a 8 – 10 meter (26’ – 32.5’) high ceiling for competition

There are some other considerations.  Since heating and cooling are such a large part of the operational cost of running a gym, every cubic foot of ceiling height that you can save is a consideration.

The events and training that require the most height are bars and trampoline.  Of the two, trampoline requires the most ceiling height.  International trampoline minimum ceiling height is 8 meters (26 feet).  Placing trampolines in-ground would allow you to lower that ceiling height by the four-foot height of the trampoline to 22 feet.

Normal gymnastics buildings are freestanding steel buildings with sloped roofs.  The ceiling height in the middle is higher than at the eaves.  Planning and placing all the bars and trampoline stations in the center of the building can allow you to have an overall lower ceiling height requirement and less cubic feet to heat and cool.

Another consideration is if cooling (or heating) ducts are hung from the ceiling.  The ceiling height must either be raised to compensate for them or they must be placed strategically between equipment, especially bar and trampoline stations (or equipment must be placed between the duct work).

This means that with careful planning between the ceiling height, placement of equipment and placement of ductwork, you can reduce the amount of cubic feet of air space that you will be heating and cooling over a number of years.

If you don’t do that type of careful equipment and ceiling height planning you will have to have a higher ceiling and will forever be paying to heat and cool thousands of cubic feet more air space.

All of this information is available in our Secrets to Gym Design e-Book. Don’t remember if you have purchased it or not, but it will cover almost all of the questions you have and many question you likely won’t think about.
 

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