Recovery zones for gyms and clubs

Throughput, drainage and the wet floor

We plan around two to four minutes in the water per person and a two-minute changeover, which gives roughly ten to fifteen people per tub per hour at peak. Two tubs and a sauna will serve a busy Kigali gym; a club with squads needs four.

Then we plan for water on the floor, because there will be. Falls to a channel drain, a non-slip surface that survives chlorine, and a towel point that stops people walking wet through the weights floor.

Floor loading

A 900-litre tub is nearly a tonne of water before anyone gets in. On a ground slab that is nothing; on a suspended floor it is a structural question and we ask for the slab detail before we quote. Clubs that skip this step find out the expensive way.

Hygiene in a shared tub

Shared cold water needs circulation, cartridge filtration and an ozone or UV stage, plus a visible cleaning schedule. We also fit a simple rinse shower at the entry point: members rinse before they get in, and the water stays usable for weeks instead of days.

In short

• 10–15 people per tub per hour at peak — size the number of tubs from your class list
• Channel drain, falls and a non-slip floor that survives chlorine
• Slab detail checked before quoting: a 900 l tub is nearly a tonne
• Circulation, cartridge filtration, ozone or UV, plus a rinse shower at entry