Appendix

Air

Good air quality is imperative for a healthy environment and fresh clean air is extremely important in a fitness environment as stale, odiferous and unhealthy air within the space is compounded by the fact that inhalation rates increase while exercising, which results in increased exposure to pollutants. Proper ventilation and filtration are a must to reduce airborne contaminants generated by building materials and human activity. Gyms are notorious for having poor HVAC systems fail to properly circulate fresh air. During operating hours, the fitness centers should make sure the HVAC system is operating properly and that the proper air exchange rates are constantly supplying fresh air indoors. Fitness space should consider special ionization units that enhance the spaces ability to provide clean, fresh air to exercise participants.

Fitness Flooring

Sports performance flooring is activity specific and function is more important than aesthetics.

There are very important features that are engineered into a sports performance floor, which make fitness or activity in that space effective and safe for guests. Key features in sports performance flooring products include:

• Force Reduction – provides a safe, acoustically pleasing and ergonomic designed surface maximizing the guest experience
• Energy Restitution - mitigates impact-related discomfort and helps alleviate fatigue-related issues by returning energy to the active individual
• IIC (Impact Insulation Class) – ensures all fitness flooring used has a high rating to mitigate the transfer of vibration born noise from floor to floor
• FloorScore® - flooring industry certification which provides assurances that guest • exposure to odors and fumes due to off-gassing is limited
• HIC – A common flooring industry test used with playground surfaces. As both traditional fitness and family fitness evolve and emerge as key components in hospitality design, surfaces that absorb critical impact force and mitigate injury and liability are becoming paramount in design and product selection.