If you have ever looked at a rowing machine and thought about the floor space it would swallow, a ski erg is the answer you probably have not found yet. A ski erg pulls you down a vertical frame instead of pushing you backward along a rail, which means the full-body cardio work lands in … Read more
A stair climber is the closest thing a home gym can get to a commercial StairMaster, and the best stair climbers for home gyms in do not all look alike. Some are compact vertical climbers you can fold against a wall, some are full-height machines with a 45 degree incline, and some are plain mini … Read more
A grappling dummy is a human-shaped, human-weighted training bag that stands in for a partner, so you can drill positions, submissions and takedown entries alone at home. Whether one is worth buying depends almost entirely on your floor space, your mat setup, and how much solo work you already do between live sessions. We spent … Read more
Short answer: most adults get the best results from 14 oz to 16 oz gloves on a heavy bag, and heavier trainees or those on 100 lb-plus bags should go up to 16 oz. Twelve ounces suits lighter boxers and long technique sessions on a 70 lb bag. The best boxing gloves for heavy bags … Read more
A speed bag is the cheapest piece of equipment in boxing that teaches the one thing a heavy bag cannot: you have to meet the punch coming back. When you strike a speed bag, it swings into the flat platform face and rebounds at you, and that return is the whole exercise. If you are … Read more
A jump rope is the most efficient piece of cardio equipment most people will ever own, and the reason almost nobody can name a good one. You can burn a serious number of calories in a room the size of a bath mat, and a rope costs less than two takeaway coffees. The problem is … Read more
If you are already walking most days and want the same session to work harder, ankle weights are the cheapest way to add resistance without adding a minute. Our team compared ten pairs across four weeks of neighborhood walks, studio sessions and rehab-style loading, and the Sportneer Adjustable Ankle Weights came out ahead on the … Read more
Most people meet the ab wheel the same way: they buy one on a Monday, do twenty reps off the video they watched, and wake up Tuesday wondering what they did to their lower back. The tool is not the problem. The missing piece is that an ab roller does not train your abs to … Read more
The best dip bars for calisthenics in are the ProSourceFit Power Dip Station if you want the most adjustability and the biggest owner base, and the Lebert EQualizer if you want one frame that covers a hundred different movements. Both beat the pack on frame stiffness, which is the one thing that matters most on … Read more
Buying the best gymnastics rings for pull-ups comes down to three things: whether the ring is wood or plastic, how long and how wide the straps are, and how the strap locks. Get those right and the rings will outlast your pull-up bar. Get them wrong and you will be fighting a spinning ring at … Read more