Exercise equipment is any apparatus or device used during physical activity to enhance the strength or conditioning effects of that exercise by providing either fixed or adjustable amounts of resistance, or to otherwise enhance the experience or outcome of an exercise routine.
Exercise equipment may also include such wearable items as proper footgear, gloves, and hydration packs.
General strength training equipment
A broad range of different types of exercise equipment are available, including: Free-weight training: Dumbbells, preloaded or conventional Barbells, preloaded or conventional Kettlebells Weight plates: bumper plates, steel plates, micro-plates Collars Weight machines Cables Rower grip bars Head/neck harness Variable resistance training: Elastic bands (resistance bands): monster bands, hip circles, floss bands, mini bands Chain accommodation training: 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.) 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) 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
Bodyweight training, calisthenics and gymnastics equipment
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 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 or knee raise station, commonly with a backrest and forearm rests with vertical handles at the ends of the rests, used for abdominal exercises since little arm strength is needed and the movement occurs in the hips and torso. Push-up handle bars 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 training:
TRX System ("Total Resistance Exercises"), a suspension training scheme developed by former U.S. Navy SEAL Randy Hetrick Gymnastic rings Roman chair, mainly used for the lower back Training sleds, scrum machine Vault, gymnastic apparatus and exercise, with variations including the vaulting horse and vaulting table Wall bars Weights: Weighted vest Ankle weights Wrist weights
Cardiovascular fitness
Elliptical trainer, a low-impact exercise machine claimed to decrease the risk of impact injuries StreetStrider, an elliptical trainer on wheels Indoor rower or rowing machine, a machine used to simulate watercraft rowing Stepper, also known as mini stepper or stair stepper Stair machine, also known as stair stepper Stationary bicycle, also known from degenerated and non-degenerated brand names such as spinning, gamebike and PCGamerBike Treadmill, generally 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