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194 products compared, ordered by what they are for rather than by who made them or what they cost.
400 mm connector, 15 mm foam padding
A two-in-one set sold across a 15 to 40 kg range, with a published 400 mm connecting tube and a stated 15 mm of foam padding on it. The contents list is complete; the plate breakdown is not.
Best for: Somebody buying the two-in-one arrangement rather than a specific plate list
44 cm bars, 40 cm connector, 50 kg per bar
A 20 kg pair that converts to a barbell with a supplied 40 cm connecting tube. Bar length, connector length and a per-bar load figure are all published, which is three more figures than most of this shelf gives.
Best for: A first purchase where one set has to be both dumbbells and a short barbell
12 plates, 4 star collars, cement fill
A 40 kg spinlock pair sold on floor protection as much as on load: cement-filled plastic plates, cross-knurled handles and four star collars. The plates are the reason it is cheap and the reason a bar fills up early.
Best for: A first pair where the floor matters and the total never needs to be high
16 plates in four steps, 47 cm bars
A 30 kg spinlock pair whose useful figure is its plate list: sixteen plates in four denominations, on two published 47 cm bars. The 1.25 kg smallest step is finer than most sets at this price.
Best for: Someone who wants small increments rather than a high ceiling
Cast iron plates, Ø 28 mm bore, three versions
The only set in this family that publishes a bore. Cast-iron plates, chromed bars and a full plate breakdown for each of three versions, supplied in a case — and the iron is what makes the breakdown worth having.
Best for: Somebody who wants fine steps and thin plates, and who reads the bore before buying more
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25 mm bore, 26.9 cm sleeves, 113 kg
A 152 cm chromed bar that publishes its sleeve length — 26.9 cm — which is the longest in this family and the figure that actually decides what goes on a bar.
Best for: A 25 mm collection where sleeve space matters more than headline capacity
25 mm bore, inner grip 104 or 112 cm
The most completely specified bar in this family, and one of the few anywhere that publishes an inner grip length for each version. A 25 mm bore, which is neither of the two common figures.
Best for: Somebody matching a bar to a rack, who needs the inner measurement published
Inner 79.4 cm, sleeves 19 cm, 6.9 kg
A solid-steel 120 cm bar that publishes four dimensions at once: inner measurement, sleeve length, knurl length and its own mass. The 100 kg rating is the second lowest here and is stated plainly.
Best for: A rack owner who needs the inner measurement before ordering
50 mm, 28 mm shaft, 13 kg, 350 kg
The only bar in this family to publish its bearing arrangement: two needle bearings and one bushing per side, under a hard chrome finish, with a 350 kg rating and a stated 28 mm shaft.
Best for: A 50 mm collection where the rotation and the shaft diameter are the point
Ø 30/31 mm, 2 × 17.5 cm sleeves, 6.3 kg
A 120 cm chromed bar that publishes almost everything a 30 mm bar can: bore, sleeve length, grip length and its own mass. The load figure is quoted per side, which is unusual and worth reading carefully.
Best for: A 30 mm collection that needs its sleeve length known before it grows
50 mm sleeves, 23 cm, rotating, 13.5 kg
A 50 mm bar with rotating sleeves, published at 180 cm and 13.5 kg with a 130 cm knurled grip. The first bar in this family whose plates are the Olympic population rather than the spinlock one.
Best for: A first 50 mm bar for a collection that will use Olympic plates
195 cm, inner 138 cm, sleeves 27 cm, 11 kg
The longest 30 mm bar in this family and the most fully specified: overall length, inner measurement, sleeve length, grip diameter, mass and rating are all published, with compression collars supplied.
Best for: A rack that needs a full-length 30 mm bar with published clearances
120 cm bar, Ø 25 mm, 8 plates, 22 kg
A 120 cm bar sold with its plates: eight cement-filled plastic discs totalling 22 kg with the bar, and two star collars. The bar diameter is published; the plate breakdown is not.
Best for: A first barbell where one purchase has to cover the bar and the weight
Solid cast iron, painted, 16 kg
A plain 16 kg cast bell with a painted finish and a textured handle. Nothing is published beyond the material and the mass, which is the shortest specification in this family.
Best for: A garage or a concrete floor where a coating would be wasted
HDPE over concrete, 2/4/6/8 kg
A four-piece graded set — 2, 4, 6 and 8 kg — in HDPE shells filled with concrete. The breakdown is published in full, which is what makes a set worth comparing.
Best for: A first graded set where each step is small and the floor is protected
Three bells with full dimensions, plus a stand
The only set in this family that publishes the external dimensions of every bell. Three HDPE shells over cement, colour coded, with a stand — and a length, depth and height for each.
Best for: A small room where the bells have to be stored tidily and their size known in advance
One-piece casting, ±2 % tolerance
The only bell in this family that publishes a weight tolerance: ±2 %, on a one-piece casting with no welded handle, finished in powder coat rather than paint.
Best for: Somebody who wants the mass on the bell to be a measurement rather than a name
Handle 16.5 cm × Ø 2.5 cm, six plates
The only adjustable bell here, and the only one in the family to publish a handle width and a handle diameter. Six plates in three pairs give a 3.5 to 18 kg range through an easy-lock mechanism.
Best for: A room that has space for one bell rather than six
PVC shell, iron-sand fill, 2–12 kg range
A PVC-shelled bell filled with high-density iron sand rather than plain sand, sold across a 2 to 12 kg range. The filling is the specification here, and the maker states it.
Best for: A flat where the floor rules out cast iron and the weight still has to be meaningful
Sand-filled soft shell, 8 kg
A soft-shelled 8 kg bell filled with loose sand, sold on what it does not do to a floor. No dimensions are published, which on a bell is the whole of the specification.
Best for: A flat or a room with a floor that a cast bell would damage
PVC and rubber, sand-filled base
A soft bell sold singly or as a 7, 9 and 11 kg set, in PVC and low-odour rubber with a sand-filled base. The odd denominations are the distinguishing feature.
Best for: Someone stepping up in small increments on a floor that needs protecting
Cast iron under neoprene, flat base
Solid cast iron under a neoprene coat, sold in a range from 2 to 20 kg with a colour per weight. The construction is published; the dimensions are not.
Best for: Building a graded collection where each weight is told apart at a glance
135 × 38 × 116 cm, 299 kg, 7 + 3 positions
A folding bench that publishes its assembled dimensions and a 299 kg capacity, with seven backrest positions and three seat positions. The figure does not say what it covers.
Best for: A small room where the assembled footprint has to be checked first
Seat 31.5 cm, backrest 71 cm, 0–135°
The bench in this family that publishes its pad dimensions and its angles: a 31.5 cm seat, a 71 cm backrest, eight back positions from 0 to 135° and four seat positions from 0 to 40°.
Best for: Somebody comparing benches on the pad rather than on the headline
Barbell rest, butterfly arms, leg curler
A bench built as a small station: a barbell rest, two arm-curl butterfly tubes and a leg curler on one folding frame. Nothing dimensional is published, and the maker says it needs a mat under it.
Best for: A room where one folding frame has to do several jobs
5 rest positions, 200 kg, alloy steel
A folding bench with an integrated barbell rest adjustable through five levels, rated at 200 kg. The rest is the feature; the dimensions are not published.
Best for: Someone who needs a bench and a bar rest in one purchase
80 × 40 mm tube, 1.5 mm wall, 60 mm pad
The only bench in this family that publishes its steel: 80 × 40 mm tube at 1.5 mm wall thickness, under a 60 mm pad, rated at 360 kg with six backrest positions.
Best for: Somebody who wants the steel specified rather than described
Backrest 75 cm, 10 positions, 230 kg
A ten-position bench that publishes its backrest length at 75 cm and states the user height it was designed around — up to 185 cm, which is a figure almost nothing on this shelf gives.
Best for: A taller user who needs the backrest length published before ordering
User 300 lbs, total 600 lbs, published separately
The only bench in this family that separates the two load figures: 300 lbs for the user and 600 lbs for user and weight together. It also publishes assembled and folded dimensions.
Best for: Somebody who wants to know what the load figure actually covers
7 back positions, folding, expanders included
A folding bench with seven backrest positions and a pair of expanders in the box. Nothing dimensional is published — not a pad width, not a load figure.
Best for: A first folding bench where the price is the deciding figure
375 kg, folded 81 × 43.4 × 22 cm, 10.4 kg
The bench that publishes its folded dimensions and its own mass: 81 × 43.4 × 22 cm folded, 10.4 kg, with a 375 kg capacity and ten backrest positions including a true 90°.
Best for: A room where the bench has to be carried away and stored after every session
94–153 × 43 × 39 cm, 7 steps of 10 cm, 16 kg
A squat stand that publishes a complete dimension block and the size of its adjustment step: seven positions, ten centimetres apart. The step is the figure that decides whether a suitable height exists.
Best for: A low ceiling where 153 cm is the maximum height available
106–170 cm, 59 cm wide, 50 mm tube
The only stand in this family that publishes its steel section: a 50 mm heavy-load tube frame, with a height range of 106 to 170 cm and a published width of 59 cm.
Best for: Somebody who wants to know what steel the stand is made of
Rests to 400 kg, safeties to 500 kg
Two separate stands with the highest published figures in this family — 400 kg on the upper rests and 500 kg on the lower safeties — and two different adjustment schemes depending on the variant.
Best for: A room where the stands have to be moved aside between sessions
Rests 98–156 cm in 13 steps, safeties 64–83 cm
A stand that publishes two separate adjustment ranges — thirteen steps for the bar rests and five for the safeties — plus an adjustable distance between the two columns.
Best for: A bench press setup where the rest height has to land precisely
5 × 5 cm steel, 29.9 kg, J-hooks at 200 kg
A heavy stand with a 5 × 5 cm section and a published 29.9 kg mass — and a listing whose title says 800 kg while its detail says the J-hooks take 200 kg. Both figures are reported here.
Best for: Somebody comparing stands on steel section and mass rather than on a headline
12 heights, 7 safeties, three separate load figures
A stand that publishes three load figures for three parts: 250 kg for the rests, 200 kg for the safeties and 150 kg for the dip handles. Almost nothing on this shelf separates them.
Best for: A stand where the safeties and the dip handles need their own published figures
Outer 145.5 × 141 × 213.5 cm, inner 105 × 100 × 205 cm
The only product here that publishes both outer and inner dimensions — the pair of figures a cage exists to be judged on — with a lat and row extension and four separate load figures.
Best for: A garage with the height for a full cage and a lat station in one frame
50.8 × 50.8 mm frame, 454 kg, 0.501 m³
A genuine four-post cage rather than a pair of stands, with a published 50.8 mm square frame, a 454 kg rating, eleven J-hook positions and seven safety positions — and a published volume.
Best for: A room with the ceiling for a cage and a bench that has to go inside it
110 × 115 × 196 cm, 35 kg, 160 kg
The stand in this family that publishes a full footprint and its own mass: 110 × 115 × 196 cm and 35 kg, with eight height positions and the lowest capacity here at 160 kg.
Best for: A room where the footprint has to be marked out before anything is ordered
Free-standing, 10 height steps, 150 kg
A free-standing tower rather than a mounted bar: no doorway and no wall, ten published height steps, and an H-shaped base with four non-slip feet.
Best for: A rented flat where nothing can be drilled and no doorway is suitable
74–97 cm, plates 17 × 9 cm, 250 kg
A telescopic bar with the highest capacity among the telescopic bars here and a stated plate size — 17 × 9 cm — which is the figure that decides how the load is spread against the wall.
Best for: A standard modern doorway where spreading the load matters
Wall mount, 300 kg, multi-grip, fixings supplied
A wall-mounted multi-grip bar with the highest published figure here at 300 kg, supplied with steel screws and plugs, and carrying eyelets for bags, rings and ropes.
Best for: A masonry wall where rings or a bag will hang from the same mount
Frame to 21 cm deep, 92 cm wide, 9 cm high
A doorway bar that publishes all three frame dimensions it needs — depth, width and height — which is the specification a doorway bar actually lives or dies on.
Best for: A doorway whose architrave has been measured in all three directions
Depth adjustable 15–43 cm, 5 grip types, 150 kg
The only bar here that adjusts in three directions — the height, the width and the depth from 15 to 43 cm — and the only one to name five distinct grip positions.
Best for: A taller user who needs to hang fully without tucking their legs
69–90 cm, continuously adjustable, 200 kg
A telescopic bar with continuous adjustment rather than fixed steps, across 69 to 90 cm, held by a three-element mount with a threaded lock.
Best for: An opening that falls between the fixed steps other bars offer
70–92 cm, 200 kg static, stainless steel
The only listing on this shelf that says where its bar must not be mounted. It publishes a 70 cm lower limit for narrow older frames and names glass, hollow and tiled frames as unsuitable.
Best for: A solid wooden or brick frame in an older building with narrow doors
60.5–100 cm, 1.5 × 1.5 cm section, 150 kg
A telescopic bar that publishes a section as well as a range: 1.5 × 1.5 cm across an opening of 60.5 to 100 cm, with three padded grip areas.
Best for: An opening whose width falls outside the usual 70–92 cm range
Wall mount, 250 kg, 6 grips, bag mount 150 kg
A wall-mounted bar with six grip positions and two published figures: 250 kg for the bar and 150 kg for the integrated punchbag mount. Fixings are what the wall has to accept.
Best for: A solid masonry wall where a permanent bar is preferable to a doorway one
Eight-piece kit with safety lock ring and extension
The most completely itemised kit here: a safety locking ring, two adjustable bands, two handled straps with foot cradles, a door anchor and an extension strap.
Best for: Somebody who wants to know exactly what is in the box before ordering
Handles rated 320 kg, rubber grips, extension strap
The highest published component figure here — handles rated to 320 kg — with rubber grips rather than foam, and an extension strap for higher anchor points.
Best for: Anchoring to a beam or a bar that a standard strap will not reach
Door anchor and bag included, indoor or outdoor
A plain sling trainer with a door anchor, a storage bag and an illustrated exercise guide. Five bullets, no figures.
Best for: Somebody who already knows what they want from a sling trainer
Door anchor with large handle, bands, carry bag
A set combining a sling trainer with adjustable resistance bands, an oversized door anchor handle and a carry bag.
Best for: Somebody who wants bands and straps from a single purchase
Carabiner tested to 318 kg, under 1 kg, sets up in a minute
The lightest system here at under a kilogram, with a carabiner the maker states is safety-tested to 318 kg and a stated setup time of under a minute.
Best for: Travelling, where under a kilogram and a minute of setup are the specification
1.5 m fixed length, door anchor, mesh bag
The only set here that publishes a strap length — 1.5 metres, fixed — with foam handles, foot loops, a door anchor and a mesh bag.
Best for: A room where the anchor height is known and 1.5 m will reach
Polyester webbing, combined arm and foot attachment
A sling trainer in polyester webbing with a combined arm-and-foot strap attachment, anchored to a pull-up bar, a door hinge or a ceiling fixing.
Best for: A room that already has a pull-up bar to hang it from
Belt 43 × 153 cm, 2.5 HP, 12 km/h
The machine in this family with the longest published belt: 153 cm by 43 cm, which is the figure that separates a running machine from a walking one.
Best for: Running rather than walking, where belt length decides it
40 % incline, upright handrails, folded 145.5 × 62 × 15.5 cm
The steepest incline in this family by a wide margin — 40 %, manually set — with upright handrails designed for it and a published folded size.
Best for: Incline walking where the gradient is the whole point
Electric incline to 18 %, 3.0 HP, folded 114 × 59.7 × 13.7 cm
The only machine here with an electric incline, adjustable to 18 % without stopping, driven by a 3.0 HP brushless motor — the largest figure in this family.
Best for: Interval work where the gradient has to change without stopping
Belt 100 × 40 cm, pole 820–1150 mm, 29.5 kg
The machine that publishes both its belt and its handle height range: a 100 × 40 cm surface and a pole extending from 820 to 1150 mm, with a rotating angle.
Best for: A household where more than one person of different heights uses it
1–10 km/h, 15 % incline, 2.75 HP, 159 kg
A folding machine with a 15 % incline and a 2.75 HP brushless motor, rated at 159 kg — and a published noise figure of under 45 dB, which almost nothing here gives.
Best for: A flat where the noise figure matters as much as the speed
1–12 km/h, 9 % incline, 2.75 HP, 120 × 56 × 13.5 cm
A folding machine that publishes its own dimensions and a five-year warranty, with a 9 % incline, twelve programmes and a seven-layer belt.
Best for: Somebody weighing the warranty as heavily as the specification
10 % incline, 150 kg, folds sideways saving 75 %
A walking pad that folds sideways rather than upwards, saving a published 75 % of its footprint, with a 10 % incline and silicone oil supplied in the box.
Best for: Somebody who wants the maintenance consumable in the box from the start
1.0–6.1 km/h, 100 kg, 47.2 × 19.6 × 4.6 in
A flat under-desk pad with a top speed of 6.1 km/h and a published thickness of 4.6 inches. The speed range is the honest statement of what it is for.
Best for: Walking at a desk in a room where the machine has to disappear
10 km/h, Q235 steel, 25 kg, 6 dampers
A folding pad that publishes the grade of its steel — Q235 — and its own mass at 25 kg. Two specific claims on a shelf that mostly offers adjectives.
Best for: Somebody who wants the material named rather than described
Water resistance, FSC bamboo, 180° fold
A water rower in FSC-certified bamboo that folds through 180°. The resistance is a curve set by effort rather than a ladder set by a dial.
Best for: A living room where the machine has to look like furniture
Air resistance, PM5 monitor, standard legs
An air rower with the PM5 monitor, at roughly five times the price of everything else in this family. The listing is four lines long and says almost nothing.
Best for: Somebody who has already decided on air resistance and the PM5
16/32 levels, 160 kg, folds; warranty stated twice, differently
A folding magnetic rower offered in 16- or 32-level versions at 160 kg — and a listing that gives its warranty as five years in one place and three in another.
Best for: Somebody who wants a choice of resistance ladder and will query the warranty first
12 lb flywheel, 66 lb resistance, dual rail
A magnetic rower that publishes both its flywheel mass and its maximum resistance — 12 lb and 66 lb — which is two figures more than most of this shelf gives.
Best for: Somebody comparing magnetic rowers on flywheel mass rather than on level count
Under 25 dB, 16 levels, 160 kg, 7 readings
The quietest published figure in this family — under 25 dB — on a belt-driven magnetic rower with seven console readings and a 24-month warranty.
Best for: A flat where the noise of the machine is the deciding factor
Eddy-current brake, dual fold, memory foam seat
A rower using an eddy-current brake rather than a simple magnet, sold as a set with two anti-slip mats and a memory foam seat cushion, with a dual folding mechanism.
Best for: Somebody who wants the mats and the seat cushion in the same box
Rail 165 cm, suits to 1.93 m, 158 kg, 3 kg flywheel
The rower that connects its rail length to a body: 165 cm of rail, stated to suit users up to about 1.93 m, at a capacity of 158 kg.
Best for: A taller user who needs the rail length confirmed before ordering
32 levels, suits 145–200 cm, 152.3 × 45 × 71.8 cm
The rower with the widest published user-height range — 145 to 200 cm — and thirty-two electromagnetic levels, with full machine dimensions published.
Best for: A household where users of very different heights share the machine
161.5 × 41.5 × 81 cm, 16 levels, 6 readings
A magnetic rower that publishes its full dimensions and an assembly time of ten minutes, storing upright to save a stated 95 % of its floor space.
Best for: Somebody who wants the machine measured and built the same afternoon
6 kg flywheel, 130 kg, suits 150–185 cm
A magnetic trainer that publishes the user height it suits — 150 to 185 cm — and connects to two named apps, Kinomap and Zwift.
Best for: Somebody who already uses Zwift or Kinomap and wants the machine to connect
Stride 42 cm, 8 kg flywheel, 150 kg
A 42 cm stride with an 8 kg flywheel and a 150 kg capacity, using a contactless magnetic brake and arriving eighty per cent pre-assembled.
Best for: Somebody who wants a long stride without the price of the longest
Stride 40 cm, 159 kg, 90 % pre-assembled
A 40 cm stride at a 159 kg capacity — the second highest here — assembled in a stated twenty minutes from ninety per cent pre-built.
Best for: A heavier user who needs the capacity more than the flywheel figure
Stride 47 cm, suits 1.57–1.95 m, 10 kg flywheel
The longest stride in this family at 47 cm, for users from 1.57 to 1.95 m, on a 10 kg flywheel — and the only machine here to name a TÜV report.
Best for: A tall user who needs the longest stride and the height range to confirm it
Stride 38 cm, 8 kg flywheel, rear drive, 120 kg
A rear-drive machine with an 8 kg precision-balanced flywheel and a 38 cm stride, with a 5.5-inch display and both fixed and moving handles.
Best for: Somebody who wants the flywheel mass and the drive position both stated
Stride 33 cm, suits 1.45–1.78 m, 6 kg flywheel
The shortest stride in this family — 33 cm — published with the user height it suits, from 1.45 to 1.78 m. The pairing is what makes the figure useful.
Best for: A shorter user for whom a long-stride machine would be a stretch
32 levels, 22 programmes, 8 kg flywheel, reversible
A rear-flywheel machine whose wheel turns both ways, with thirty-two resistance levels and twenty-two programmes — the most of either in this family.
Best for: Somebody who wants programmes and a fine resistance ladder more than a published stride
24 kg flywheel, footprint 104 × 53.5 cm, stride 34 cm
The heaviest flywheel in this family by a factor of more than two — 24 kg — and the only machine here to publish its footprint, at 104 × 53.5 cm.
Best for: Somebody who wants flywheel smoothness and needs the footprint measured first
Air walker, 76 cm swing, folding
Not an elliptical but an air walker: the feet swing on two arms rather than following a closed path. The published 76 cm is a swing amplitude, not an elliptical stride.
Best for: Low-impact movement in a room where the machine has to disappear entirely
Three heights 10 / 15 / 20 cm, 200 kg, recycled PP
A three-height board in recycled polypropylene at 200 kg, described by the maker as suitable for outdoor as well as indoor use.
Best for: Outdoor step work where the board will not always be on a clean floor
78 × 28 cm, heights 10–15 cm
The longest step board in this family at 78 cm, published with its width, at two heights. Length is what a lunge or a push-up position actually needs.
Best for: Anyone using the board for lunges and push-ups as well as stepping
68.1 × 28.0 cm, 10.2 / 15.2 cm, 181.44 kg
A step board published to a tenth of a centimetre and a hundredth of a kilogram, made from certified recycled polypropylene, with the step blocks storing under the platform.
Best for: Somebody who wants the material certified and the risers out of the way
68 × 28 cm, three heights, anti-slip mat included
A three-height board at 68 × 28 cm supplied with an anti-slip floor mat, sold specifically on not moving on laminate or tile.
Best for: A laminate or tiled floor where a board would otherwise travel
Stair climber with handlebar, adjustable pedals
A vertical stair climber with a handlebar, adjustable pedals and an LCD monitor — a standing machine rather than a board or a mini stepper.
Best for: Somebody who has decided on a vertical climber and will ask the seller for figures
41 × 31 × 34 cm, EN 957 cited, 100 % pre-assembled
The only product in this entire catalogue whose listing names a standard: EN 957. A mini stepper with resistance bands, an LCD monitor and a published footprint.
Best for: Somebody who wants a machine whose maker names the standard it was tested against
68 × 28 cm, 3 kg — heights stated twice, differently
The only board here to publish its own mass at 3 kg, alongside a 68 × 28 cm platform — and a listing whose title and specification disagree about the heights.
Best for: Somebody who wants the board light enough to carry and will query the heights
Two heights, 10 or 15 cm, 120 kg, mat included
An aerobic step board with two published heights and a floor mat in the box. No mechanism, no resistance — a platform, and it is sold as one.
Best for: Step work where the floor underneath needs protecting
Three heights 10.5 / 15 / 20 cm, 250 kg
The highest published capacity in this family at 250 kg, with three step heights and a platform that assembles from four push-in feet.
Best for: A heavier user, or anybody who wants a 20 cm step available
150 kg dynamic / 450 kg static, 28 latex bungees
The only listing in this entire catalogue to publish a dynamic load and a static load as two separate figures — 150 kg and 450 kg — on the product where the distinction matters most.
Best for: Anybody who wants to know which load figure they are actually reading
Ø 120 cm, two bungee tensions, 5 bands supplied
The only rebounder here offered in two bungee tensions, so the bounce is chosen rather than accepted — at Ø 120 cm with five resistance bands in the box.
Best for: Somebody who knows whether they want a soft or a firm bounce
Ø 104 cm, folds to 78 × 24 × 25 cm in 3 seconds
The most completely dimensioned rebounder here: assembled and folded sizes, frame tube thickness, handle heights and capacity — with a fold stated at three seconds.
Best for: Daily use in a room where it has to be up and away again quickly
Ø 102 cm, rubber cord suspension, handle 91–122 cm
A folding rebounder on rubber cords with a five-position padded handle from 91 to 122 cm, supplied with a carry bag.
Best for: A household where the handle height has to suit several people
Ø 126 cm, rubber cord suspension, 130 kg
A Ø 126 cm frame on rubber cords from a maker with twenty years stated and service in Hamburg — sold on quiet running in a flat.
Best for: A flat where the largest round frame still has to be quiet
Octagonal 130 × 125 cm, safety pins, bands included
An octagonal frame at 130 × 125 cm with pre-fitted bungees and safety pins, supplied with mobility bands and a three-position handrail.
Best for: A larger jumping area where the frame has to be up and locked quickly
Oval 92 × 142 cm, 40 steel springs, 100 kg
The only oval frame here and the only one on steel springs — forty of them, stated to be individually replaceable when they wear.
Best for: A larger jumping surface, where the extra area matters more than silence
Ø 101.6 cm, 32 bungees, folds to 38 × 73 cm
A folding rebounder that publishes its bungee count, its tube diameter and its folded size — three figures most of this shelf leaves out.
Best for: A small flat where the folded dimension decides the purchase
98 cm jumping surface, patented jumping points
The only rebounder here that publishes its jumping surface rather than its frame — 98 cm — with patented markings on the mat and an industrial-weave fabric.
Best for: Somebody who wants the surface measured rather than the frame
Five sizes 45–85 cm, anti-burst PVC, pump included
A five-size range in anti-burst PVC, with the maker stating the ball will not burst if punctured — a stronger form of the claim than most of this shelf makes.
Best for: Somebody choosing from a full size range and using the ball as a chair
Three sizes, foot pump, surface line pattern
A pilates ball in three published sizes with a foot pump and a longitudinal-and-transverse line pattern moulded into the surface for grip.
Best for: Somebody who wants a choice of size and will accept no published load
Ø 65 cm, special PVC, load stated in catties
A 65 cm ball in PVC whose load figure is published as 300 catties — a unit that is not kilograms, and which this page does not convert.
Best for: Somebody who wants the material named and will accept the unit as printed
300 kg, extra-thick wall, anti-burst explained
The only listing here that explains what anti-burst means: air escapes slowly when the ball is damaged rather than the ball failing at once.
Best for: Somebody who wants to know what the anti-burst claim on this shelf actually means
Ø 85 cm, 250 kg, suits users from 185 cm
The largest ball here at 85 cm, published with the user height it suits — from 185 cm upward — and a 250 kg capacity, with a foot pump.
Best for: A user of 185 cm or more, for whom the smaller sizes sit too low
Five sizes, 2 spare valve plugs, inflation procedure
The only listing here that publishes an inflation procedure — inflate, rest two to three days, then top up — and the only one to supply spare valve plugs.
Best for: Anybody who wants the ball to reach and hold its stated diameter
Ø 65 cm, 400 kg, cites Directive 93/42 EEC
The highest capacity here at 400 kg, and the only ball on this shelf to cite a regulation: the European Medical Devices Directive 93/42 EEC.
Best for: Somebody who wants the regulatory basis named rather than a marketing term
Ø 65 cm, anti-burst, pump included
A 65 cm ball with a textured surface and a pump in the box. Anti-burst is claimed without a method, as it is on most of this shelf.
Best for: A first exercise ball where the pump in the box is the priority
65 cm, over 150 kg, 5 sizes, plug and remover
A 65 cm stability ball rated above 150 kg, supplied with a quick pump, a plug and a plug remover — the only listing here to include the last of those.
Best for: Somebody who will deflate and re-inflate the ball more than once
24 W brushless, 1800 mAh, 460 g, 45 dB
A mini gun that publishes its motor in watts rather than in a vague claim — 24 W brushless — with a 1800 mAh battery and a published 460 g mass.
Best for: Somebody comparing on battery life and weight rather than on stroke
Stall force 60 lbs, 6 mm depth, 1000–3200 rpm, 0.47 kg
The only gun on this shelf to publish a stall force — 60 lbs — and the only one with a pressure-adaptive mode that raises speed automatically as it is pressed.
Best for: Anybody who wants to know what happens when the device is actually pressed into something
46 dB at the first setting, 5 levels, 5 heads
The only listing here to state the setting at which its noise figure was taken — 46 dB at the first level — from a maker specialising in health devices.
Best for: Somebody who wants a figure they can actually interpret
7 mm amplitude, thermal head 40–45 °C / 10–15 °C, 430 g
The only gun here with a heated and cooled head, publishing both temperature ranges — 40–45 °C and 10–15 °C — at 430 g and under 40 dB.
Best for: Somebody who wants heat and cold from the same device
12 mm amplitude, 3200 rpm, 20 speeds, 9 heads
The deepest published amplitude in this family at 12 mm, with twenty speed settings up to 3200 rpm and nine heads in a carry case.
Best for: Somebody who wants the deepest stroke available on this shelf
10–12 mm amplitude, 3200 rpm, 1500 mAh, cooling
A mini gun with a published 10–12 mm amplitude and an integrated cooling system for continuous use, charging in a stated 1.5 hours.
Best for: Long sessions, where a device that heats up is the limiting factor
10 mm amplitude, 3200 rpm, 0.68 kg, 10-min auto-off
A 10 mm amplitude at up to 3200 rpm with a published 0.68 kg mass and a ten-minute automatic cut-off protecting the motor.
Best for: Somebody who wants a deep stroke and charges everything from one cable
10 mm amplitude, 32 speeds 1400–3000 rpm, folding
A folding gun with an extending handle and five locking angles, thirty-two speeds across a published 1400 to 3000 rpm, and a 10 mm amplitude.
Best for: Reaching the middle of the back without a second person
7 speeds 2200–3300 rpm, 10 heads, 2600 mAh
The largest battery in this family at 2600 mAh, with a published speed range of 2200 to 3300 rpm across seven settings and ten heads.
Best for: Somebody who wants the longest battery and will accept a high minimum speed
Bulgarian bag, horseshoe, 4 handles, pre-filled 15 kg
Not a power bag but a Bulgarian bag: a horseshoe shape with four reinforced handles, pre-filled and hermetically sealed at exactly 15 kg.
Best for: Rotational work — spins, halos and snatches — rather than carries
Unfilled, liner kit included, 70–100 kg, three sizes
A strongman sandbag at the top of this shelf by capacity — 70 to 100 kg — supplied unfilled with a liner kit, from a maker specialising in the sport.
Best for: Strongman loading work where 70 kg and upward is the starting point
Filled with metal sand, 2 handles and a loop, kg marked
A filled bag with metal sand inside, two handles and a loop, and the weight printed on the outside — six sizes from 5 to 30 kg.
Best for: A room with several bags where telling them apart at a glance matters
Filled, 10 kg iron sand core, foam-reinforced, 6 weights
A filled bag with an iron sand core wrapped in foam — denser than sand, so the bag is smaller for its weight, and it arrives ready to use.
Best for: Somebody who wants to train on the day it arrives
Filled 10 kg, synthetic leather, 5–30 kg range
A filled bag in wipeable synthetic leather, from a published 5 to 30 kg range, sold for studio as well as home use.
Best for: A bag that will be used by more than one person and needs wiping down
Unfilled, 8 handles, 1200D Cordura, four sizes
The most handles in this family — eight, described as strategically placed — in a 1200D Cordura shell offered across four published capacity ranges.
Best for: Carrying and lifting work where the grip position changes constantly
Unfilled, 2–11 kg capacity, 1000D Cordura liner
An empty shell sold by its capacity: 2 to 11 kg once filled, with a 1000D Cordura inner bag, YKK zips and a waterproof outer.
Best for: Somebody who has sand and wants a shell that will survive it
Unfilled, 1000D Cordura, 4 sizes with liner counts
An unfilled sandbag in 1000D coated Cordura, offered in four sizes whose inner-bag counts and kilogram ranges are both published.
Best for: Somebody planning a loading and needing to know how many liners come with it
Filled 20 kg, PVC with double stitching, multiple handles
A filled 20 kg bag in wear-resistant PVC with double stitching and reinforced handles. Four bullets, no dimensions.
Best for: Somebody who wants 20 kg in a bag and nothing more specified
12 m × 3.8 cm, three-strand polyester blend
A single specification, published plainly: 12 metres by 3.8 centimetres in a three-strand polyester blend, and nothing beyond it.
Best for: A plain 12 m rope where the price is the deciding figure
3.8 cm, three-strand polyester blend, three lengths
A 12 m three-strand rope in a polyester blend, offered across the widest published length range here — 9, 12 and 15 m.
Best for: A space that can take a 15 m rope, or one that cannot take 12
12 m, 35 mm, 10 kg, handles at each end
The thinnest rope here at 35 mm and one of only two to publish a mass — 10 kg over 12 metres — with handles at each end rather than sealed tubing.
Best for: Smaller hands, or anybody who wants the mass published before buying
38 mm, Poly Dac, 7.7 kg at 9 m and 10 kg at 12 m
The only rope here that publishes a mass for each length — 7.7 kg at 9 m, 10 kg at 12 m — in a named fibre heavier than polypropylene or polyester.
Best for: Somebody choosing a rope by how heavy it actually is
9/12/15 m, 38 or 50 mm, wall bracket included
The only rope in this family supplied with a wall mount — and the only one offering a 50 mm diameter, across three published lengths.
Best for: A room with a suitable wall, where the anchor is otherwise the missing piece
61 × 51 × 76 cm, 24 kg, 200 kg, pine and poplar
The only box in this family to publish its own mass — 24 kg — and the only one to name both timbers: pine outside, poplar inside.
Best for: Somebody who wants the timbers named and the box to stay where it is put
30.5 / 35.5 / 40.5 cm, solid beech, 2 cm panel, 120 kg
A solid beech box that publishes its panel thickness — 2 cm — alongside three heights and a 120 kg rating, with interlocking joints.
Best for: A first box at a modest height where the timber is worth knowing
Two variants, 16/20/24 or 20/24/30 inch, 300 kg
The highest published rating in this family at 300 kg, in a wooden box offered in two three-height variants covering 16 to 30 inches.
Best for: Somebody who wants a specific height band and the highest rating available
75 × 60 × 50 cm, three heights, no load rating
A three-height box at 75 × 60 × 50 cm, with rounded edges and a non-slip coating — and no load rating published.
Best for: Somebody who has outgrown a 40 cm box
51 × 48 × 41 cm, multi-layer, puzzle joints, 120 kg
A multi-layer box with puzzle joints and a corner-free design, published at 51 × 48 × 41 cm — three heights from one block.
Best for: Somebody who wants the edges rounded before the first missed jump
40 / 50 / 60 cm, wood with EVA foam cover
The only soft box here: wood under an EVA foam cover, with the height printed on each face — the one construction that forgives a missed jump.
Best for: Anybody who is going to miss a jump and would rather meet foam than plywood
40.6 / 35.5 / 30.4 cm, plywood, 204 kg, honeycomb top
A plywood box rated at 204 kg — the second highest here — with a honeycomb surface texture and pre-drilled holes for assembly.
Best for: A heavier user who needs a rating well above the entry boxes
458 mm, steel trapezoid, silicone top, rubber feet
The only steel box in this family — a welded trapezoid at 458 mm with a textured silicone top and four rubber feet, rather than a wooden cube.
Best for: A single working height where the base needs to be wider than the top
10–30 kg, pre-assembled, reflective details
A 10 to 30 kg vest that arrives pre-assembled and ready to use, with an anatomical cut, an adjustable waist strap and reflective detailing.
Best for: Somebody who wants the vest usable out of the box and washable afterwards
8 or 16 weights of 1.2 kg, 1000D Oxford, hardened steel
The heaviest fabric here at 1000D Oxford, with hardened steel weights of 1.2 kg each — eight in the 10 kg vest, sixteen in the 20 kg.
Best for: Calisthenics, where a narrow cut and a rigid weight are both wanted
20 kg, individually removable blocks, front and back
A 20 kg vest whose listing explains what 20 kg is — the weight of a heavy barbell plate on the torso — and distributes the blocks front and back.
Best for: Loaded pull-ups and dips by somebody already training with a base
38 iron sand blocks, 1–30 kg, zip and velcro
The finest adjustment in this family: thirty-eight removable iron sand blocks giving 1 kg to 30 kg, closed by both a zip and velcro.
Best for: Progressive loading where the step between sessions should be small
Takes Ø 30 mm plates, up to 80 kg, front and back mounts
Not a pouch vest but a plate carrier: it takes Ø 30 mm weight plates front and back, to a stated 80 kg — the highest load in this family by a factor of nearly three.
Best for: Somebody who already owns a 30 mm plate collection
Iron weights of 1.2 and 1.45 kg, TPE foam, nylon
A vest offered at 10, 20 or 30 kg with two published weight sizes — 1.2 kg and 1.45 kg — in rust-free iron under a TPE foam and nylon shell.
Best for: Somebody who wants the materials named and a 30 kg option
Six weights 5–30 kg, sand filled, double neoprene lining
Offered in six weights from 5 to 30 kg with removable sand weights, in one universal size with a double neoprene lining.
Best for: Choosing a total weight from a wide range in one purchase
10 pockets of 470 g, 600D Oxford, reflective strips
A vest whose increment is published precisely — ten removable pockets of 470 g each — in 600D Oxford fabric with reflective strips for road use.
Best for: Running rather than lifting, where the reflective strips earn their place
10 packs of 0.5 kg, 0–10 kg, leak-proof iron sand
Ten half-kilogram packs against a published 0 to 10 kg range — two figures that do not agree — with the maker naming the problem it solved: iron sand leaking out during training.
Best for: Bodyweight work where half-kilogram steps are the point
6-in-1, 52 settings, 0–85° / −25–0°, 350 kg
A 6-in-1 bench rated to 350 kg where hyperextension is one of six stations, with 52 published setting combinations and every angle range given.
Best for: One frame doing the work of six, in a room that has space for one
23 settings, 5 cm padding, transport wheels — no load rating
An FID bench with an integrated roman chair and 23 published settings, 5 cm padding and transport wheels — and no load rating anywhere in the listing.
Best for: A bench that gets rolled aside, in a room used for more than training
5-way adjustment, 56 cm inner tube, folding, 120 kg
A folding roman chair with a 56 cm extended inner tube and an added hole position, three leg-rest heights, and a split abdominal pad.
Best for: Taller users, which the extended tube and extra hole are explicitly for
Two ratings, 150/180 kg, quick-release thigh pads, to shoe size 47
A roman chair with handles and quick-release thigh pads, rated 150/180 kg, and stated to fit up to shoe size 47.
Best for: Large users, which is what the rating and the shoe-size figure both address
45°, backrest 94–110 cm in 4 steps, 50 × 50 mm frame, 120 kg
The only bench here to publish an angle — 45° — alongside a stated 94–110 cm height range and a 50 × 50 mm main frame profile.
Best for: Anyone who wants the geometry of the movement known before buying
Carbon steel, folding, 113 kg
A folding carbon-steel roman chair rated to 113 kg — the lowest on this shelf — with the adjustment described but never quantified.
Best for: A room where the bench has to disappear between sessions
67 kg pin-selected stack, leg rollers, weight guard supplied
A multi-station tower with a 67 kg pin-selected stack — the highest here — and a supplied guard over the weights, but no footprint and no user rating.
Best for: The widest exercise list from one frame, with the most stack behind it
45 kg stack, 160 × 108 × 200 cm, 120 kg user
A three-station tower — high pulley, double chest station and leg press — on a 45 kg stack, with the full footprint and a user rating both published.
Best for: A first tower where the leg press is one reason among three
Plate-loaded, 1 in and 2 in posts, 249.48 kg, 2 mm carbon steel
The only dedicated leg press here: plate-loaded on interchangeable 1-inch and 2-inch posts, rated to 249.48 kg, on 2 mm carbon-steel tube.
Best for: Loading the legs past what any stack on this shelf reaches
280 kg, 30 mm plates, upper and lower pulley, 4-step seat
The highest-rated station here at 280 kg, with both an upper and a lower pulley, a four-step seat and leg pad, and two bars included.
Best for: Loading a cable station past where the rest of this shelf stops
60 kg stack, expandable to 90 kg, 86 × 60 × 210 cm, 17 heights
The only weight-stack station here — 60 kg, expandable to 90 — wall-mounted at 86 × 60 × 210 cm with seventeen pulley heights.
Best for: Changing resistance between sets without handling plates
Both plate standards, 120 kg, 141 × 120 × 210 cm, integrated row cable
A floor tower taking both 30 mm and 50 mm plates, rated to 120 kg, at 141 × 120 × 210 cm, with a row cable integrated alongside the pulldown.
Best for: A corner that can give up 1.4 by 1.2 metres permanently
160 kg frame, Ø2.5 and Ø5 cm posts, 107 × 120 × 90 cm
A low floor-standing station with both plate standards, a 60 kg plate limit against a 160 kg frame rating, and every dimension published including the seat pad.
Best for: A room with a low ceiling, where 90 cm of height is the constraint
60 kg, 172 cm tall, designed to pair with a bench
A 172 cm lat tower rated to 60 kg and sold as an extension to three named benches rather than as a complete station.
Best for: Adding a pulley to a bench that is already in the room
Wall-mounted, 100 kg, 2 m tall × 61 cm deep, bars included
A wall-mounted pulldown rated to 100 kg at 2 m tall and 61 cm deep, supplied with a lat bar, a triceps bar, collars and the fixings.
Best for: A wall that can carry it, in a room that has no floor to spare
16 heights, 35–185 cm, 60 kg total, 50 × 50 × 1.5 mm steel
A wall-mounted tower with sixteen pulley heights from 35 to 185 cm, 30 kg per side on chrome guide rods, in 50 × 50 mm steel of 1.5 mm wall.
Best for: Working the same muscle from sixteen different cable angles
200 kg, protrudes 44 cm, 50 × 50 × 2 mm, EN 20957 tested
The only station here that publishes how far it comes into the room — 44 cm — on a 50 × 50 × 2 mm frame stated to be tested to EN 20957 and ISO 9001:2015 certified.
Best for: A narrow room where the exact protrusion has to be known in advance
100 kg, lat bar, biceps bar and triceps rope, spare parts from Germany
A 100 kg floor tower supplied with three attachments and backed by a stated German spare-parts service — and shipped in several separate packages.
Best for: Keeping a station running years after it was bought
Folding triangular frame, 7 heights, 150 kg
A free-standing tower that folds, with seven height positions and two barbell rests built into the frame — a station that also holds a bar.
Best for: A room where a tower has to disappear between sessions
Height, length and spacing all adjustable, 500 kg
Dip bars adjustable in three directions — height, length and spacing — usable as a pair or singly, with the highest published figure in this family at 500 kg.
Best for: Calisthenics where the bars need to be set differently for different movements
170–220 cm in 12 steps, 205 kg
The tallest and most adjustable tower here: 170 to 220 cm across twelve published steps, at 205 kg, with padded elbow and back supports.
Best for: A garage or a tall room where a full hang is the point
57 × 38 × 73 cm, 100 kg per bar, 200 kg total
A pair of low parallettes that publishes its dimensions and splits its rating: 100 kg per bar, 200 kg for the two together. Two separate stands rather than a frame.
Best for: Floor work and dips where a tall frame will not fit or is not wanted
79–94 cm adjustable, 157.5 kg
An adjustable pair of dip bars with a published height range of 79 to 94 cm and a capacity given in both units: 157.5 kg, or 350 lbs.
Best for: Somebody who wants the dip height set rather than accepted
100 cm base, 2 mm steel, 28 kg frame, 204 kg
A tower that publishes its base length, its steel thickness and its own mass — and compares all three, in its own listing, against unnamed competitors.
Best for: Somebody choosing a tower on how firmly it stands rather than on a capacity
60 × 30 mm steel, 1.5 mm wall, 62 cm spacing, 90 cm
The station here that publishes its steel and its spacing: a 60 × 30 mm section at 1.5 mm wall, bars up to 62 cm apart, at a height of 90 cm.
Best for: Somebody who wants to check the spacing against their own shoulders first
106.5 cm; title says 300 kg, detail says 200 kg
A 106.5 cm station whose own listing gives two different capacities — 300 kg in the title and 200 kg in the specification. Both are reported here, because that is what is published.
Best for: Somebody who wants the height published and will accept the load ambiguity
80 × 30 × 1.9 cm FSC oak, cork roller 40 × 10 cm, 2.33 kg
An FSC-certified oak deck at 80 × 30 × 1.9 cm on a 40 × 10 cm cork roller, in two weights — Core at 2.33 kg, Flow at 1.97 kg — with lifetime app access.
Best for: Somebody who wants the deck measured, the wood certified and the stiffness chosen
Ø 42 cm, TPE, handles, 200 kg
A Ø 42 cm TPE wobble board with handles on the deck, rated to 200 kg, textured on both faces and wipeable clean.
Best for: Seated and held work as well as standing, on any floor type
40 × 40 × 8 cm solid wood, 120 kg
A square solid-wood wobble board with every dimension published, rated to 120 kg, and a maker instruction to use it only on non-slip dry floors.
Best for: Planks, push-ups and standing balance where the board must stay put
78 × 30 cm maple, cork roller, half-dome and ball, 204 kg
A four-part set — 78 × 30 cm maple deck, cork roller, cork half-dome and rubber ball — rated to 204 kg, with a patent number published.
Best for: Working through three levels of instability without buying three boards
Board 73.5 × 28 cm, roller Ø 11 × 35 cm, 2 kg, 120 kg
A roller board with both parts dimensioned — a 73.5 × 28 cm deck on a Ø 11 × 35 cm roller — weighing about 2 kg and supplied with instructions.
Best for: A first roller board, dimensioned end to end before it is bought
41 cm, 200 kg, 12 screws, carry handle
A 41 cm wobble board rated to 200 kg, fixed with twelve screws, with an anti-slip texture underneath and a carry handle.
Best for: A shared board that has to take any adult and be carried between rooms
Birch, 204 kg, 7 modes, 4 magnetic stoppers
A birch roller board rated to 204 kg whose stops are magnetic and removable — four of them, giving seven published travel settings.
Best for: Limiting how far the deck can travel while the skill is being learned
Layered maple, walnut veneer, 100 % cork roller, TPE ball
Every material named and nothing measured: layered maple under a walnut veneer, a 100 % cork roller, a TPE ball and a wooden wall mount.
Best for: Somebody choosing on materials, with a board that is stored on the wall
Four parts: board, roller, half-dome, balance ball
A four-part hand-made wooden set — board, roller, half-dome and ball — supplied with a step-by-step guide, and specified in no other way.
Best for: A household set where two adults and a child use the same board
4 kg, PVC with sand-filled core, no rebound
A slam ball, and the maker says so: a sand-filled PVC shell that absorbs impact and is stated to prevent unwanted bouncing.
Best for: Slams and throws, where a ball coming back is exactly what is not wanted
5 kg, hand-finished cowhide, shredded EVA filling
A cowhide medicine ball finished by hand in Germany, filled with shredded and pressed EVA — the only leather ball on this shelf.
Best for: A room where the equipment is looked at as well as used
6 kg, double handles, solid rubber core, rebounds
The only ball here with handles — a double grip — on a solid rubber core that the maker states bounces back off the floor.
Best for: Swings and rotational work where a grip is wanted rather than a cradle
4, 6, 8 or 12 kg, robust PVC, uneven grip surface
A PVC slam ball in four published weights up to 12 kg, with an uneven surface texture rather than a smooth non-slip finish.
Best for: Building a graded set of slam balls from one listing
Ø 23 cm, 2 kg, sand-filled PVC, low rebound
One of only two balls here to publish a diameter — Ø 23 cm at 2 kg — with a soft yielding construction stated to give low rebound and stop it rolling away.
Best for: Slams and throws where the ball has to stay where it lands
Ø 35 cm, 6 kg, absorbs impact, does not bounce
A wall ball at Ø 35 cm and 6 kg — the largest diameter here — stated to absorb impact and not bounce, with a lace and strap construction.
Best for: Wall throws, where a large soft ball is caught repeatedly at chest height
5 kg slam ball — the listing publishes nothing else
A 5 kg slam ball whose listing consists of the brand name. Everything about this product beyond the weight is unpublished.
Best for: Somebody who has handled the brand before and needs a 5 kg ball
Three balls, 3 + 5 + 7 kg, 15 kg total, rubber
The only set in this family: three rubber balls at 3, 5 and 7 kg, published individually and totalling 15 kg.
Best for: Setting up a room with three weights at once
2 kg, textured rubber, dimensionally stable
A rubber medicine ball rather than a slam ball: made to hold its shape through throws and impacts, with a textured rubber surface.
Best for: Partner throws and rehabilitation work, where the ball keeps its shape
