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Anchoring
• Life Fitness requires that each foot has at least one anchor bolted to the floor.
• All anchors must have a minimum embedment into concrete, regardless of wood/tile/rubber/screed over sub-
floor.
• Dynamic anchors must have a minimum embedment depth in concrete to ensure maximum security and pull out
force. See Anchor Selection for embedment depth minimums.
Building Codes
• It is the facility’s responsibility to adhere to local and regional building codes. Please verify with the customer to
ensure that they are aware of this.
Carpeting
• If bolted down to carpet flooring, be sure to use a box cutter knife to cut the carpet threads around each foot. This
will help avoid the carpet threads from being wrapped around and pulled by the drill bit.
Competitor Product
• The bolt down guidelines and procedures for Life Fitness products were determined by the company’s Engineer-
ingand Installation Development groups. These guidelines include which anchors to use and positioning of the
anchors are required for Life Fitness product.
1. Life Fitness does not have that level of specification or engineering input for competitive product.
2. Life Fitness installation teams are not permitted to anchor competitor equipment.
Drilling
• It is also recommended to drill an additional 1/2” (12.7mm) of depth beyond the length of the fastener being used
to ensure that debris does not block the entry of the anchor.
1. This can be done by marking your drill bit with a piece of tape.
2. While it is recommended that a vacuum be used to clean up debris, this will not account for all the debris that will
settle at the bottom of the drilled hole.
ANCHOR: STATIC
Subfloor between unit
and concrete 0” to 1/2”
(12.7mm) thick
Subfloor between unit
and concrete over 1/2”
(12.7mm) thick
Imperial
KH-EZ 3/8” x 4”
KH-EZ 3/8” x 5”
Metric
HUS-H 8mmx 120mm
HUS-H 8mmx 150mm
