Tag Archives: Gym Design

Air-Filled Gymnastics Safety Pits

Eurogym Belgium displays their inflatable gymnastics safety pit, which can be inflated to the desired height and firmness by pushing a button on the wall. Continue reading

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Vaulting Up Hill

Vaulting uphill helps gymnasts work on vault blocking skill and technique, potentially reduces landing injuries and saves wear and tear on their bodies. Continue reading

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How Many Bathrooms in a Gym?

Answers to a question about retrofitting bathrooms in a 22,000 sq. ft. gym, where they host meets. Continue reading

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Gymnastics Safety Pit Design

Subject: making of foam pit for gymnastics hall Sex: male Age: 55yrs Gymnastics Level: sr.coach in gymnastics I am from New Delhi. India. We need a foam pit built. Please give complete information. This is a complicated topic I cover … Continue reading

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Rod Floor Design

GymnasticsZone shares a wealth of tips on rod floor design and building your own rod floor and then discusses the build vs buy decision.
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Safe Gym Design

Safety in the gym begins with the design and equipping of the gym. In order to do everything possible to ensure the safety of gymnasts, certain design concepts must be incorporated into the building and layout or redesign of any … Continue reading

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Walkways Important to Gym Safety

One of the most overlooked aspects of gym design and gym safety is the judicious placement of walkways throughout the gym. This is most important when preschool gymnastics classes and equipment are mixed with equipment and classes for older and … Continue reading

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Outdoor Gym Security

A gym’s responsibility for maintaining gymnast’s safety is not limited to the inside of the gym building. Gymnast, parents and coaches must drive up, park and walk to and from the building in safety. This will require varying levels of … Continue reading

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Gym Decoration

There are a number of scientific studies that show that children learn better in an environment that is bright and colorful. There is no reason to assume that the same is not true about learning gymnastics than learning an academic … Continue reading

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Gymnastics Equipment

We all understand that there are only so many pieces of competition gymnastics equipment. What not everyone realizes is that the market for gymnastics equipment is not large, currently only about 3200 gyms in the whole United States, and that … Continue reading

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