FSorb Delivers Balance in Yoga and Pilates Studios
- FSorb
- Apr 10
- 6 min read
FSorb Delivers Balance in Yoga and Pilates Studios
Pilates and yoga combine the benefits of physical and mental health into one activity. The key to success, of course, is balance.
To find this balance, pilates and yoga enthusiasts prefer studios that offer the right atmosphere, spaces that balance energy with calm.
Our FSorb sound absorption panels can help studios create this kind of balance.
FSorb Balances Form and Function
For more than 15 years, our Washington State-based factory has produced sound panels that balance form and function. Our panels combine the best sound absorption in the market with other features our customers need.
FSorb panels’ features include their:
Visual Appeal
We believe sound panels should blend with the visual space they’re in, so we give designers control. Our ½-inch panels, which we recommend for average-sized pilates and yoga studios, ship daily in 24 different colors.
What if none of our colors fit your studio’s aesthetic? Our customers can also custom order panels in any color. We can also print logos or patterns on panels according to customer specs.
FSorb panels can also be cut into any shape, combined with other panels to create three-dimensional shapes, or suspended from the ceiling or attached to walls.
Simplicity
Most traditional panels wrap fabric around a wooden substructure. Fiberglass or sawdust fills the gaps and helps absorb sound.
We make FSorb from only one material — recyclable plastic. What you see on the outside matches the material throughout the panel.
Just like any other pure building material, such as bricks or tiles, FSorb panels can be cut without affecting their continuity. This opens up design and installation possibilities that traditional panels can’t easily match.
Cleaner Air
Crafting sound panels from one material helps preserve another benefit for indoor pilates and yoga studios: Cleaner air.
Since we make them from one material, FSorb panels need no artificial binders or adhesives to stay in one piece. The various fibers of plastic that comprise our panels also bind our panels together by melting at different temperatures during the manufacturing process.
This process creates a panel that stays together longer without needing adhesives or binders that release volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air where yoga and pilates enthusiasts practice.
Sustainability
We use recycled and recyclable plastics in our panels. This process diverts water bottles and other simple plastics away from our landfills and oceans, giving them a new life shaping sound in yoga and pilates studios.
We use the original blend of consumer plastic, Type 1, which is the easiest to recycle. If and when the time comes to replace FSorb panels, studio owners can simply recycle their old panels.
Local Economic Development
Our FSorb manufacturing process employs American workers and is supported by labor from only nations with developed economies that pay fair wages. In fact, we’ve earned the “Buy American” distinction from the U.S. State Department.
Ease of Installation
With some sound panels, contractors might have to adapt a wall or a ceiling to accommodate the new panel.
FSorb’s founder, Doug Bixel, was already a career builder in 2009 when he started FSorb. He knew first-hand the types of delays and complications anomalous building materials can create. He decided to provide sound panels that contractors or designers can integrate into standard building methods.
Sound Balancing That Benefits Pilates and Yoga Studios
We’re proud of the attributes above and the value they provide our customers. But we also know they wouldn’t matter if our panels didn’t also excel at their job: shaping sound for pilates and yoga practitioners.
Yoga and pilates studios need a sonic landscape that balances the instructor’s voice, the background music, the residual noise of people moving, and the conversations of people who are waiting for the next class.
Without sound treatment, these sounds can grow into a cacophony that makes the studio a less inviting space, a place where practitioners won’t be as likely to grow, a place where they’re less likely to return for the next class.
FSorb panels shape the sounds of a studio, enhancing frequencies practitioners need to hear and dampening distracting or overwhelming frequencies. They’re a key part of an environment that fosters physical and mental balance.
FSorb Can Improve Health In Other Spaces, Too
Scientists are learning more every year about sound’s impact on mental and physical health, but most of us don’t need a scientific study to explain the effects of excessive noise.
Most of us have experienced a restaurant or a concert venue that’s ill-suited for the level of activity it is hosting. Extended periods in these places can erode our patience and ability to focus on a task or a conversation.
For yoga or pilates studios, places intended to enhance mental and physical harmony, excess sound is especially harmful. But these aren’t the only places where FSorb panels can enhance a sense of calm that helps overall health.
FSorb can also help in:
Religious or Spiritual Centers: Whether they’re hosting group meditation, contemplative music, or a spiritual leader speaking from a stage, religious and spiritual centers can make more room for growth by shaping sound.
Athletic Complexes: Multi-purpose athletic complexes, where a dozen or so sports might be happening at one time, gain a lot by reducing excess sound. Athletes who can focus better on their game usually have more fun and compete at a higher level.
Arts Venues: Even visual arts centers need to consider the effects of sound. Few gallery visitors want to hear a conversation about another work of art in the next room. FSorb can help create an environment where patrons can view art with less distraction.
Outdoor Spaces: Outdoor areas, where people gather around pools, patios, and fire pits, become healthier gathering spaces when visitors can hear each other but neighbors can’t.
Life is all about interacting, learning, and growing. Why not make it better by creating spaces where people can interact, learn, and grow more easily?
FSorb’s Value Grows from Within
In our consumer-first culture, where companies measure their value by their sales figures, companies tend to attach value after they’ve manufactured their products. They try to add value through discounts, loyalty programs, and service plans.
The value of FSorb grows from within each panel. It starts in our design process, continues through the delivery and installation of our panels, and then continues to grow throughout the long life of our panels.
You can see this value when our panels:
Arrive on time: Our distributors across North America stock FSorb products, allowing us to deliver them faster, preventing costly delays. Special orders will take longer, so designers should plan for this.
Integrate easily: As we discussed above, FSorb’s founder insisted on a design that integrates seamlessly with standard building practices rather than expecting builders to adapt our products.
Follow local building codes: FSorb also conforms to building codes, making the inspection process simpler and buildings safer.
Last longer: With no complex internal structure that can break down, FSorb panels last longer than traditional panels. There’s also no exterior fabric to fade, mold, or sag.
Clean easily: This simplicity also makes FSorb easy to clean. An occasional dusting or damp cloth application keeps panels from losing their clean appearance.
Emit no VOCs: Their lack of chemical-based sealants means our panels emit no volatile organic compounds (VOCs) into the air where pilates and yoga take place. This is always important but even more essential in indoor athletic venues.
Recycle easily: If FSorb panels must be thrown out, they’re fully recyclable.
We engineer each panel to deliver more value as time passes. Of course, the primary value is a healthier aural atmosphere.
FSorb: An Improvement That Practitioners Can Hear and See
About 34 million people in the U.S. practice yoga. Another 12 million people practice pilates. These numbers have grown by double-digit percentages over the past 10 years, meaning studios are attracting first-time visitors every year.
To help these new practitioners continue to grow and develop, studios need to offer welcoming and inviting atmospheres, places where people can hear their instructors, enjoy the company of their classmates, and still focus on their personal goals.
We designed FSorb panels to help studios achieve this goal. Reach out today so we can talk about your studio’s specific needs.
At FSorb, we are motivated by improving human health and do so by creating eco-friendly acoustic products. Our mission is to help designers build beautiful spaces that reduce excess ambient noise while calming the human nervous system. With over 25 years in the acoustic business we stand behind FSorb as a durable, environmentally friendly, and low-cost product. If you want an acoustic solution that is safe to human health at an affordable price, then we are your resource.
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