Celebrating 5 Years of Stravigym

My name is Virgile Gueret. I'm based near Paris in France, and I'm the regional manager for France, Switzerland, and the Maghreb countries. My role is quite simple:  to develop our business, to support our clients, and to make sure we bring practical solutions to real challenges and projects. 

And I'm very connected to the field, so I like being close to customers, understanding the needs, and turning technical expertise into business value.

The sound of my kids playing or laughing in the house. After a busy day, that's probably the best sound you can hear. It means energy, life, family and home, of course.

I train several times a week with a mix of strength, swimming, cycling and running. So I know the gym environment quite well. The motivation, the intensity, but also the noise and impact that naturally come with it.

Because gyms are very specific challenges, it's not the same as isolating a machine in a factory or a train line. In gyms, you have repeated impact, dynamic movements, free weights, treadmills, group passes, and usually neighbours very close. Creating Stravigym gave a clear identity to our expertise in that market. Customers immediately understand that we know their world.

I would say Stravigym helps you run a successful gym without creating problems around you. We reduce vibration and impact noise so you can train hard, keep members happy, and avoid complaints from neighbourhoods. In short, Stravigym protects your business, protects your reputation, and creates a better experience for everyone.

Usually, we can say that everything starts after opening. The gym is running well, and members are happy. Then the first complaints arrive from people who are living above, below or just next door. If it drops, treadmill vibration, bass music, or repeated impacts early in the morning or late at night. And gym noise is different because you don't only hear it, sometimes you really feel it. That vibration creates stress very quickly.

The earlier, the better. Always.
If we are involved during the design stage, we can guide you in optimising layout, and that isn’t enough, optimising the floor build-up per club area, avoiding mistakes, saving money and delivering a better final result for users and neighbours.
If we come after complaints start, we can still help, but retrofit solutions are always more complex and more expensive.
Prevention is smarter than correction.

In France, we have more mixed-use buildings, denser cities, and growing expectations regarding comfort and quality of life.
People accept less disturbance than before, especially when working from home more often.
So gym operators need to think beyond their own walls now. 
 

Yes, clearly.
Before, many people asked: “Does it meet regulations?”
Today, more customers ask: “Will people feel comfortable here? Will neighbours complain? Will my brand image suffer?”
That’s a much more mature way of thinking. 
 

First: think acoustics before opening, not after complaints.
Second: identify your high-impact zones (free weights, cardio, group training) and treat them properly.
Third: think long term. A cheaper solution today can become a very expensive problem later.
A good floor solution is not a cost: it’s protection for your business.