List of exercise equipment
This is a list of exercise equipment, consisting of gear designed for physical exercise, strength training, calisthenics, flexibility, and physical fitness activities.
General strength training equipment
A lifting strap.
A lifting belt.
A broad range of different types of exercise equipment are available, including:
- Free-weight training:
- Dumbbells –
- Conventional
- Preloaded
- Barbells – preloaded or conventional
- Kettlebells
- Weight plates
- Bumper plates
- Steel plates
- Micro-plates
- Collars
- Dumbbells –
- Weight machines
- Cables
- Rower grip bars
- Neck trainers – also known as neck strengthening devices or neck strengtheners, are devices designed to strengthen the neck muscles and improve mobility, flexibility, and posture through targeted stretches and strengthening exercises.[1] They are commonly used in athletic training, physical therapy, and rehabilitation to enhance neck stability, increase muscular endurance, and support recovery from—or prevention of—neck injuries.
- Head/neck harness
- Variable resistance training:[2]
- Elastic bands[3] (resistance bands): monster bands, hip circles, floss bands, mini bands
- Chain accommodation training:[4] chains
- Lifting accessories:
- Straps, wraps and sleeves:
- Lifting wrist straps
- Wrist wraps
- Elbow sleeves
- Knee wraps
- Knee sleeves
- Grip: Gym chalk, gloves (the use of gloves during weight training is controversial. Some believe gloves improve grip, while others believe the extra material between the skin and bar worsens grip. In either case, grip strength must be trained to improve performance.[5][6])
- Sling shots
- Shoes (specifically made for Olympic weightlifting, squats, deadlifts, overhead press, etc.)
- Belts (10 mm, 13 mm; small, medium, large; prong belts, lever belts)
- Straps, wraps and sleeves:
- Flywheel training devices
Strongman (strength athlete) equipment
- Yokes
- Training sleds
- Logs
- Axles
- Farmer's walk handles
- Stones: Atlas stone, stone of steel (hollow ball loaded with barbells inside)
- Kegs
- General grip strength: Torsion-spring grippers, wrist rollers, rubber grips (Fat Gripz), pinch blocks, pull-up spheres
- Power pins (kettlebell loaded with barbells inside), loading pins (aka. lifting pin, barbell holder for training with weighted pull-ups, et cetera)
- Hammers, slammers, maces, clubs
- Sandbags
- Bulgarian bag[7]
Myofascial release and recovery tools
- Massage rollers
- Foam roller – comes with or without knobs
- Massage balls
- Lacrosse ball
- Spiky ball
- Dimple ball
- Rad roller
- "Peanuts"
Calisthenics and gymnastics apparatus
- Bachar ladder
- Barre
- Climbing boards
- Dip bar, U-shaped bar designed for being gripped by the hands while performing the dip exercise
- Exercise balls, often soft, elastic and filled with air, used in physical therapy, athletic training and exercise, and sometimes also for weight training
- BOSU ball, an inflated rubber hemisphere ("half-ball") attached to a rigid platform, used for balance training
- Medicine ball, a weighted ball whose diameter is about a shoulder-width, often used for rehabilitation and strength training
- Climbing rope
- Dip bar
- Horizontal bar
- Gymnastics rings
- Jungle gym
- Parallel bars (P-bars)
- High P-bars
- Low P-bars
- Parallettes
- Plyo box – a box used for plyometric exercises, which are a type of explosive power, like for example jumping
- Power tower (knee raise station) – used for abdominal exercises since little arm strength is needed and the movement occurs in the hips and torso. Commonly comes with a backrest and forearm rests with vertical handles at the ends of the rests.
- Push-up handle bars
- Pole
- Pommel horse
- Power tower
- Pulling-related:
- Pull-up/dip belts
- Peg boards
- Pull-up bars:
- Free standing bar
- Wall-mounted
- Ceiling-mounted
- Doorway (use leverage around door frame)
- Extending door frame (extends out to fit between door frame)
- Pole dancing poles – vertical bars used for dance and acrobatics
- Resistance bands
- Rope:
- Jump rope
- Rope climbing
- Agility ladder – ground-laid rope ladder in which one can move the feet quickly across the squares to improve coordination and speed
- Battling ropes
- Climbing rope
- Suspension straps or TRX straps
- TRX System ("Total Resistance Exercises") – suspension training scheme developed by former U.S. Navy SEAL Randy Hetrick
- Gymnastic rings
- Wall bars
- Roman chair – mainly used for the lower back
- Training sled
- Vault – gymnastic apparatus and exercise, with variations including the vaulting horse and vaulting table
- Wall bars
- Weights:
- Weighted vest
- Ankle weights
- Wrist weights
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Modern vaulting table
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Dip bar used for the dip exercise
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Roman chair used for a hyperextension exercise
Cardiovascular training equipment
- Arc Trainer
- Bicycle
- Elliptical trainer – low-impact exercise machine claimed to decrease the risk of impact injuries
- StreetStrider – an elliptical trainer on wheels
- Jacobs Ladder
- Jump rope
- Rowing machine – machine used to simulate watercraft rowing
- Stair climbing machine
- Stationary bicycle
- Treadmill – conveyor belt used for walking or running, but also climbing and cross-country skiing, while staying in the same place
- Treadmill desk, a computer desk where one can work on office tasks while treadmilling
- StreetStrider
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Several indoor rowers
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Stair machine
Flexibility, balance, and mobility equipment
- Aerial straps
- Aerial yoga hammock
- Agility ladder
- Balance board
- BOSU ball
- Exercise ball
- Exercise mat
- Foam roller
- Inversion table
- Pilates reformer machine
- Slackline
- Slant board
- Yoga block
- Yoga strap
Combat sports training equipment
Aquatic exercise equipment
Sports training equipment
- Batting cage
- Baseball tee
- Kicking tee
- Pitching machine
- Squash ball machine
- Tennis backboard
- The Gun (basketball)
Measurement and monitoring devices
- Heart rate monitor
- Pedometer
- Fitness smartwatches
- Fitbit (fitness trackers)
- GPS watches
Other
- Balance board
- Glute hamstring developers (GHD) for developing glutes and hamstrings[8]
- Slant board
- Training masks
See also
- Communications Specification for Fitness Equipment, a fitness industry-wide communications specification
- Exercise machine
- Fitness (biology)
- Fitness trail, a path with exercise equipment along its length
- High-intensity interval training
- Hojo undō, conditioning exercises used in martial arts
- Indoor rower
- Outdoor gym
- Physical exercise
- Weight training
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Exercise equipment.
- ^ "Neck Trainer: How to Choose the Best for Neck Workout". Bejoyland. 10 May 2025. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ Ataee, J; Koozehchian, MS; Kreider, RB; Zuo, L (2014). "Effectiveness of accommodation and constant resistance training on maximal strength and power in trained athletes". PeerJ. 2: e441. doi:10.7717/peerj.441. PMC 4081144. PMID 25024910.
- ^ Shoepe, TC; Ramirez, DA; Rovetti, RJ; Kohler, DR; Almstedt, HC (2011). "The Effects of 24 weeks of Resistance Training with Simultaneous Elastic and Free Weight Loading on Muscular Performance of Novice Lifters". J Hum Kinet. 29 (2011): 93–106. doi:10.2478/v10078-011-0043-8. PMC 3588619. PMID 23486257.
- ^ Ataee, J; Koozehchian, MS; Kreider, RB; Zuo, L (2014). "Effectiveness of accommodation and constant resistance training on maximal strength and power in trained athletes". PeerJ. 2: e441. doi:10.7717/peerj.441. PMC 4081144. PMID 25024910.
- ^ Williams, Brett; NASM (8 February 2019). "Why Guys Love Arguing About Weightlifting Gloves". Men's Health. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ Grip Strength for Weightlifting
- ^ Thieme, Trevor. "How Bulgarian Bags Can Help You Get a Killer Workout",Men's Health, March 16, 2020. Accessed March 24, 2023. "Shaped like a crescent moon and inspired by the goat-and-sheep-hefting prowess of shepherds, the Bulgarian bag is essentially a re-engineered sandbag. Instead of containing a single bladder of sand, they're usually filled with individually wrapped sand packets and padded with wool to create a solid, curved (typically goat leather) sack that's more stable than a traditional duffel-shaped sandbag."
- ^ Kassel, Gabrielle (12 February 2020). "Your Ultimate Guide to Using the GHD Machine". Shape.