Core Training

Most gyms end up with a core and stretching area whether they planned one or not, because members create it in whatever corner has floor space. Equipping it deliberately is cheap and it keeps that activity out of the walkways.

The range covers the small kit a core area runs on — wheels, mats and the benches that support extension and flexion work.

The one thing to plan is floor. A core area is used at ground level, so it wants a surface people are willing to lie on and enough of it that two members are not in each other's way. Matting is listed here and under Flooring.