A commercial plyo box is a jump, step-up and landing platform built for shared use: many athletes, daily sessions and staff who move it between classes. The plyometric boxes here come in steel-frame, foam-core and wood styles, as single heights, rotating boxes and sets.
| Facility fact | Details |
|---|---|
| Box styles | Steel frame, foam core, wood, stackable plywood |
| Heights listed | 3 to 42 inches |
| Brands listed | Body-Solid, TAG Fitness, York Barbell, Apollo, Hudson Steel |
| Listings stating commercial use | Body-Solid BSTPB, BSTWPBOX, BSTSPBOX; the soft set and the 3-in-1 soft box |
Setting up a garage or home gym instead? See our boxes for garage and home gyms.
Match the box to the room: rotating foam boxes for classes, fixed-height steel for mixed-level teams, and low stackables where few people jump.
| Facility | Box style | Why it fits | Watch for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Studio or boot-camp class | Rotating foam 3-in-1 | Three heights in one footprint | Cover wear and wiping routine |
| School or team weight room | Steel-frame sets | Fixed heights for mixed levels | Small tops on the lowest boxes |
| Hotel or apartment gym | Stackable step-up boxes | Compact 24 x 24 in tops | Each box tops out at 12 in |
Choose steel sets when athletes at different levels train side by side. Choose rotating foam when one box has to serve every level in a small room.
The Body-Solid BSTPB steel-frame boxes fit the school room. They come as single boxes in seven heights or as a plyo box set of 3, 4 or 7, with a nonslip rubber platform on a 1-inch square steel frame.
Prefer a firm wood top? The Body-Solid BSTWPBOX rotates between 20, 24 and 30 inches and has sanded edges and a slip-free surface.
Plan storage from base size and weight, not height alone. "Not listed" means the listing and data sheet give no figure.
| Box | Base or footprint | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Apollo Heavy Duty, 12 to 36 in | 17 x 17 to 28 1/4 x 28 1/4 in | 19 to 38 lb |
| Body-Solid BSTPB, 6 to 42 in | 11.8 x 11.8 to 32.7 x 32.7 in | Not listed |
| Soft PlyoBox set, 3 to 24 in | 36 x 30 in per platform | 5 to 36 lb each |
| York stackable step-up, 3 to 12 in | 24 x 24 in | Not listed |
| TAG Fitness 3-Way | Not listed | 65 lb |
The TAG 3-Way (65 lb) and the 3-in-1 soft box (68 lb) are the heaviest boxes with a listed weight, so decide who moves them and where they live before you order. The commercial gym layout guide covers keeping training zones apart.
Judge a box by how it handles shared use, not by height alone. Seven checks settle most orders:
Ask the maker for a data sheet before you approve an order. Body-Solid posts a BSTPB data sheet with every top and base size.
Most listings state no weight rating; the Body-Solid BSTPB boxes list 300 lb and the Hudson Steel PLYOBOX SOFT lists 450 lb, so get a written rating from the maker before you set athlete loads on any other box.
Give every box a grippy floor and open air above it. The 3-in-1 soft box listing says to avoid slick floors, and the PLYOBOX SOFT listing says to lean that box on a wall when you jump onto its tallest face. Lay rubber flooring under the jump station, and add a tall athlete's reach, jump and box height before you check the ceiling.
Wipe covers after classes and inspect every box on a schedule. The soft set listing asks for a wiped PVC cover and a check of the Velcro and handles. Our commercial equipment maintenance guide adds a vinyl routine: damp cloth and warm water, no bleach, ammonia or alcohol sprays, and a pad replaced at the first tear or seam split. Check steel and wood boxes weekly for cracked tops, worn rubber and loose fasteners, and log each fix.
Yes, but only boxes made to stack. The Body-Solid BSTPB listing says its boxes are designed to stack for storage, and the York step-up boxes are described as stackable. The Soft PlyoBox 3 to 24 set stacks five platforms to 63 inches in all. No listing states a stacking limit, so get the maker's before anyone lands on a stack.
Rotating boxes usually offer 20, 24 and 30 inch faces, and fixed steel boxes run from 6 to 42 inches in 6-inch steps. The Apollo Heavy Duty boxes cover 12 to 36 inches. A shared room needs several heights.
Soft boxes give jump work and step-ups a padded landing. The Body-Solid BSTSPBOX listing says its soft sides reduce banged shins and scrapes, and the 3-in-1 soft box listing says its padded edges reduce shin scrapes on missed jumps. Padding softens a clip, not a poor landing.
Order them on this page; they ship from Tennessee to all 50 states. Returns last 30 days and cover undamaged equipment in its original packaging; a 25% restocking fee and return shipping apply.
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Fitting out a whole school, gym or rec center near Chattanooga? HHF Commercial Amenities (www.hhfcommercial.com) designs and builds commercial gyms in the Chattanooga, Tennessee area. For help matching box heights to your athletes, call or text 423-458-2453, or see more at Hamilton Home Fitness.