13 Pieces of Functional Home Gym Equipment That Put Design First

As a reward for all your hard work, a muscle massager is an excellent fitness-related buy (or self-care treat) for hammering out tight quads, glutes, and shoulders. Therabody’s popular therapeutic massager comes in a variety of colors, can be put away in a compact manner, and just feels so good on sore muscles.

We never thought we’d call a kettlebell “pretty,” but there’s a first time for everything. These rubber-coated bells from Pottery Barn are chic enough to leave out when they’re not in use, and come in a range of weights from 5 to 30 pounds.

You wouldn’t know it, but this Scandi-inspired cabinet houses a whole home gym system for anyone who wants to get into weightlifting from the comfort of their home. Tempo’s small-space-friendly gym includes gear for full-body workouts, including steel weight plates, which you can slide onto dumbbell bars. Then, pop your phone on top of the cabinet and open up the Tempo app for a strength workout in the comfort of your own space.

More than just a yoga mat, this smooth, stackable exercise mat not only folds up for easy storage, but it also makes working out with sensitive joints a breeze. You can also use it as a block or step, making it a handy piece of fitness equipment for all kinds of movements. Even without folding, it’s ultra-thick for plenty of cushion, and it comes in a handful of muted colors.

We’re sold on the Bala gear for the design alone. The weights feel like pieces we could leave out, which would only encourage more use. The brand sells a variety of kits for serious strength builders to those on the go. This one includes the Pilates ring, the perpetually viral ankle and wrist weights (which are great for leveling up bodyweight workouts), a barbell, and a set of light handheld weights.

If you follow Busy Philipps on Instagram, you’ve probably been intrigued to try out trampoline workouts. If not, we’re sure you can associate an element of fun with bouncing around. The Ness has us ready to try out a new form of cardio with a very chic springless trampoline. This package comes with the design-forward rebounder and a month's worth of the studio’s on-demand whole-body classes.

We’ve mentioned this before, but the Ergatta water rower got us through last winter and we’re back at it again this year. Not only is the machine quite attractive (our guests always comment on the lovely wood craftsmanship), but it’s very easy to stow in a closet or corner.

Take your yoga practice up a level with this cork yoga block, which was designed to create deeper stretches in various poses and provides support while you work on your back bends.

If you need encouragement to stick with a jump roping routine, how about investing in this handcrafted leather version? The piece comes with a sleek metal case too—not that you’ll ever put it away.

While you could do your push-ups on the floor, these minimalist walnut bars help to encourage good form. German maker Kenko also makes an abdominal roller, dumbbells, and resistance bands.

Available in 4-, 8-, 12-, and 16-pound options, the sleek, matte Ubarre is another one of those weights that won’t mess up the look of your home if you leave it out on display.