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Home Gym - Mats on carpet?

mybiketrip
mybiketrip Posts: 239
edited February 4 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello MFP,

I'm thinking about converting a bedroom in my apartment in to a home gym. The problem is the flooring is carpet and I'm not allowed to tear it up.

Does anyone have any ideas how to do the conversion w/o ruining the carpet?

Thanks!

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  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,354 Member
    If it is a low pile carpet, you could probably use 4'x6'x3/4" stable mats to fit the area. I originally put mine over the 2x2 puzzle mats I have in my workout area because I didn't want to take the time to take the puzzle mats out. Later when reorganizing my workout area I took out the puzzle mats, but when I had them underneath they were quite stable. I would think that would be the same on a low pile carpet.
  • JUDDDing
    JUDDDing Posts: 1,367 Member
    Put down plywood sheets and cover them with those stable mats that the poster above mentions.
  • Yeller_Sensation
    Yeller_Sensation Posts: 373 Member
    What a part of our carpeted home gym looks like. Mats are by Cap Barbell. Available on Amazon.

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  • mybiketrip
    mybiketrip Posts: 239
    Putting down plywood sheets would be a good idea to keep the floor more stable during squats and heavy lifting. The only problem is I don't have the transportation to bring them to my place (bike commuter)... Time to call some buds with cars!
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