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Rubber Flooring for Indoor and Outdoor Use: The Professional Specification Guide

Rubber Flooring for Indoor and Outdoor Use: The Professional Specification Guide
Professional rubber flooring for indoor and outdoor projects: benefits, the standards that actually matter (EN 1177, EN 13501-1, EN 71-3, REACH, ISO 9001, ISO 14001), technical characteristics, formats, applications and maintenance. A specification guide for professional buyers.
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How Strength Training Improves Physical and Mental Wellbeing

How Strength Training Improves Physical and Mental Wellbeing
Strength training improves body composition, bone density, sleep, stress and confidence. What that means when you plan and equip a professional strength floor.
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How to Choose the Right Acoustic Underlay for Your Floor

How to Choose the Right Acoustic Underlay for Your Floor
Foam, cork, polyethylene or felt: how to choose a resilient underlay that suits your covering, your substrate and the acoustic demands of the space.
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How to Use a Half Rack to Maximise Training Performance

How to Use a Half Rack to Maximise Training Performance
Squats, bench press and deadlifts on a half rack: how to set it up for the athlete, which accessories to add, how to programme it and what to check first.
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Equipping a Cross-Training Box: Rigs, Layout and Specification

Equipping a Cross-Training Box: Rigs, Layout and Specification
What a coached group training model demands of a building and an equipment schedule, from rig sizing and class capacity to flooring, storage and noise.
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Wall Training Exercises: Building a Wall Zone in a Professional Gym

Les Meilleurs Exercices Fitness au Mur
Wall based exercises for strength, mobility and Pilates, their real limits, and the wall bars, wall mounted rigs and mats that turn a wall into a professional training zone.
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Stainless Steel Outdoor Cardio Equipment for Open-Air Training

Stainless Steel Outdoor Cardio Equipment for Open-Air Training
Why stainless steel is the material of choice for outdoor cardio: corrosion resistance, hygiene, low maintenance and free-access installation.
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EN ISO 20957-1: The Standard for Professional Gym Equipment

EN ISO 20957-1: The Standard for Professional Gym Equipment
What EN ISO 20957-1 requires, what class S and class I mean for a commercial facility, and how the standard relates to EN 16630 and EN 1176-1.
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How to Reduce Cortisol: Effective Methods and Practical Advice

How to Reduce Cortisol: Effective Methods and Practical Advice
Cortisol explained: its role, the signs of an excess, and the diet, training, sleep and recovery habits that bring elevated levels back down.
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Strength Equipment Trends for Commercial Gyms

Strength Equipment Trends for Commercial Gyms
Connected machines, modular rigs and ergonomic accessories have changed how a strength area is planned. This guide sets out the equipment categories currently in demand, what each one brings to a facility open to the public, and how to decide what belongs on your floor.
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Strength Training Equipment: A Complete Checklist by Objective

Strength Training Equipment: A Complete Checklist by Objective
A complete list of the strength equipment a facility needs, sorted by training objective, by the level of the people using it and by the floor area available.
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How to Build Muscle Tone: Equipment and Programming Guide

How to Build Muscle Tone: Equipment and Programming Guide
Muscle tone is the permanent tension that keeps the body ready to move, and it is what most members are actually asking for when they join. This guide sets out the training that builds it, the frequency and recovery it needs, and the professional equipment a facility has to provide to deliver it.
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What Is Pilates in Fitness? The Complete Guide by Light In Fitness

Qu'est-ce que le Pilates en fitness Le guide ultime par Light In Fitness
Origins, the six founding principles, benefits, the different formats from matwork to reformer, and the equipment a club or a studio needs to run Pilates properly.
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How Much Does a CrossFit Container Gym Cost? Complete Guide

How Much Does a CrossFit Container Gym Cost? Complete Guide
A CrossFit container gym is a shipping-container structure fitted out as a complete training space: modular, transportable and weather-resistant. This guide gives the real catalogue prices for 10, 20 and 40 ft units in galvanised and stainless steel, explains what actually drives the price, compares the container route with a conventional fit-out, and covers siting, permitting and the financial case for clubs, campsites, hotels, employers and public bodies.
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Beef or Chicken: Which Meat Should You Choose?

Bœuf ou poulet quelle viande choisir
Beef and chicken carry the same protein per 100 g of raw meat. Where they differ is fat, amino acid profile, iron and zinc, and how often red meat belongs in the diet.
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Street Workout Parks: Designing an Outdoor Training Area

Street Workout Parks: Designing an Outdoor Training Area
A free, open access outdoor training area for every level. Which stations to install, how to lay them out, which standards apply and what to specify for a public street workout park.
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EVA foam puzzle tiles: the complete flooring guide

EVA foam puzzle tiles: the complete flooring guide
EVA foam puzzle tiles for professional facilities: what the material does, choosing thickness, where it belongs, installation and how it compares with rubber.
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Weight Loss Programmes in a Gym: How to Build and Equip One

Weight Loss Programmes in a Gym: How to Build and Equip One
HIIT, cardio, resistance training and progress tracking: how a commercial facility structures a weight-loss programme and what equipment each element needs.
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The Best Gym Machines for Compound Exercises

The Best Gym Machines for Compound Exercises
Leg press, lat pulldown, Smith machine, chest press, squat rack, pulley station and hack squat: the compound stations that make a commercial strength floor work.
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Professional Gym Equipment Ranges Compared: Making the Right Choice

Professional Gym Equipment Ranges Compared: Making the Right Choice
Entry, standard, premium and outdoor professional fitness equipment ranges compared: build quality, usage class, technology, maintenance and cost of ownership for gyms, hotels and public facilities.
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Buying Professional Gym Equipment: The Complete Guide

Buying Professional Gym Equipment: The Complete Guide
How to buy professional strength and cardio equipment: defining goals, equipment categories, EN ISO 20957-1 class S certification, budgeting, durability and gym floor layout.
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Container CrossFit Rigs: A Mobile Training Solution

racks crossfit conteneurs la solution innovante par light in fitness
A CrossFit rig built into a shipping container turns any surface into a training area in under two hours, stores its own equipment and travels between sites. Uses, build, comparison and maintenance.
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Installing and Repairing Indoor and Outdoor Sports Equipment: The Complete Guide

Installing and Repairing Indoor and Outdoor Sports Equipment: The Complete Guide
How to install, repair and maintain indoor and outdoor sports equipment, and what to require from whoever carries out the work.
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Mobile Ice Rink for Events: Usage and Logistics Guide

Mobile Ice Rink for Events: Usage and Logistics Guide
Sizes and capacity, site services, temperature limits, permissions and programming: what a promoter or municipality needs to plan a mobile ice rink.
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