The Best Home Gym Equipment in 2023 for Creating a Personalized Workout Space
From weights to treadmills to recovery gear.
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Having gym equipment at home can be a boon for your training. With staple equipment like dumbbells and an exercise bench all the way up to (if you have the cash) AI-enhanced workout systems that deliver guided, full-body resistance workouts, you can build an exercise space that can help make you faster and stronger. We have deep-dive guides on many specific kinds of home exercise equipment, such as the best under-desk treadmills, best steppers, and best elliptical machines. But here’s a broad sampling of the gear we recommend for a well-rounded home gym.
The Best Home Gym Equipment
The Expert: From running track to city paths to trails, I’ve been running virtually my whole life. As I’ve aged, I’ve become more and more aware of the value of cross-training and hitting the gym to improve my running and trail running capabilities. I’ve covered fitness and outdoor gear for Popular Mechanics, Runner’s World, Bicycling, Backpacker, Treeline Review, and other publications. I’ve also written about some of my written about some of my trail running adventures in the Best Outdoor Adventures Colorado Front Range.
How We Evaluated The Best Home Gym Equipment
There are tons of options for home gym equipment, some effective, some not. Our team of editors and writers—including Amy Schlinger, Gabrielle Hondrop, and me—narrowed it down through our personal experiences of using home gym equipment and researching options recommended by other respected publications including Popular Mechanics, Healthline, Consumer Reports, and more. We also drew insights from consumer reviews from major retailers, such as Amazon.

Amy Schlinger is a health and fitness writer and editor based in New York City whose work has appeared in Men’s Health, Women’s Health, The New York Post, Self, Shape, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and more; The National Academy for Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer (NASM-CPT) is extremely passionate about healthy living and can often be found strength training at the gym when she isn’t interviewing trainers, doctors, medical professionals, nutritionists, or pro athletes for stories.
Before joining Runner's World, Gabrielle Hondorp spent 6 years in running retail (she has tested top gear from shoes, to watches, to rain jackets which has expanded her expertise—and her closets); she specializes in health and wellness, and is an expert on running gear from head-to-toe. Gabi began her journalism career as a Digital Editorial Fellow for Runner’s World and Bicycling Magazine, and has since advanced to a Runner's World Editor specializing in commerce. She has a double degree in English and Media and Communication from Muhlenberg College where she also ran cross country and track.
Chris Meehan is an internationally published writer, author, and editor with more than two decades of professional experience. He has authored multiple adventure guidebooks with Falcon Guides and his work focusses primarily on the nexus between sustainability and outdoor adventure. He is an experienced gear reviewer, tester, and travel writer who has explored multiple continents.


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