The Best Home Gym Equipment We’ve Tested for 2026

The NordicTrack RW900 stands out for its vast library of iFit global workouts, filmed in picturesque locations in more than 40 countries on all seven continents. This monorail-style rower features a 24-inch HD touch screen that tilts and rotates, and a silent magnetic resistance system. Its SmartAdjust feature uses machine learning technology to automatically adjust the resistance during your workout based on your performance and preferences.

We reviewed an older version of this rowing machine, but the current model has all the same smart features with a slightly different design, and we expect similar performance.

All fitness levels: The NordicTrack RW900’s iFit membership ($39 per month) offers classes for all levels, and a vast library of off-rower workouts, including strength, yoga, HIIT, and more to round out your training. Classes are led by world-class trainers, including Olympic athletes, who can teach you how to row or help you improve your technique.

Those seeking a low-impact workout: When performed correctly, rowing is a great way to increase your cardiovascular fitness, build endurance, and tone your body while putting minimal stress on your joints.

Nature lovers: If you want a workout with a view, it’s hard to beat the NordicTrack RW900 and its iFit membership, which offers the widest selection of global workouts to virtually transport you all around the world as you exercise. You can virtually row the Kafue River in Zambia, Lake Bled in Slovenia, Lake Geneva in Switzerland, and the River Thames in England, among other picturesque waterways, without even getting on a plane.

Peloton has amassed millions of customers and inspired a bevy of clones for good reason. More than just a workout, Peloton gives you an experience, complete with inspirational instructors, curated playlists, and fun social features that banish boredom and foster a sense of community. Peloton’s classes will leave you dripping in sweat and, occasionally, happy tears. 

The Cross Training Bike+ builds on its predecessor with an AI-powered camera that tracks your movements, counts your reps, and analyzes your form to provide real-time corrections during strength training workouts, making it just as useful for building muscle as it is for cardio. Voice control lets you switch camera angles and adjust volume during mat workouts, while built-in Sonos speakers deliver an immersive audio experience. Added perks like a phone holder, a fan, and a redesigned seat boost overall comfort.

Cardio and strength training enthusiasts: While it comes with a steep price tag, Cross Training Bike+’s sheer versatility easily earns it our Editors’ Choice award for smart stationary bikes. Peloton’s All-Access class membership ($49.99 per month) offers a wide range of class styles, from cycling to strength training to yoga, with options for all levels, and a diverse instructor roster. The rotating screen, movement-tracking camera, and voice-control support make it an excellent strength-training companion.

Athletes who enjoy friendly competition: Peloton’s stationary bikes are ideal if you’re motivated by metrics and want to cycle your way to the top of a leaderboard. Peloton ranks its real-time leaderboard by total output, based on your cadence and resistance. With millions of members, Peloton’s leaderboards are among the most competitive. On the other hand, if you’d rather not see the leaderboard, you can easily swipe it away.

Music lovers: Music has always been an integral part of the Peloton experience, and the Cross Training Bike+ improves sound quality with Sonos-tuned speakers and a rear-facing woofer for added bass. It even integrates with Apple Music and Spotify; just tap the heart icon next to a song title to save the track to your streaming service of choice.

Apple and Android smartwatch users: The Cross Training Bike+ supports Bluetooth 5.2 for connecting to heart rate monitors, and integrates with the Apple Watch and Wear OS smartwatches, allowing you to see your real-time pulse on the display as you work out. 

Whereas Peloton motivates you through metrics and competition, SoulCycle offers a more meditative, dance-focused experience. The SoulCycle At-Home Bike challenges you to practice choreography moves like handlebar push-ups (bending your elbows to the sides) and tap-backs (shifting your hips back while standing)—all while spinning the pedals to the beat of the music. With its well-planned workouts, excellent instructors, top-notch playlists, and uncluttered interface, SoulCycle truly makes you feel like you’re in the front row of a studio class.

In addition to cycling, its companion Equinox+ membership ($39.99 per month) gives you access to boxing, HIIT, meditation, running, sculpting, strength, stretching/recovery, walking, and yoga classes. The Equinox+ membership also unlocks Amazon Prime, Disney+, or Netflix on the bike’s display (though you’ll need a separate membership for those services to watch).

Noncompetitive cyclists: The SoulCycle At-Home Bike is best for indoor cyclists who would rather zone out to music and master dance moves than win a race. It lacks leaderboards, so the SoulCycle At-Home Bike is best for those who only wish to compete against themselves.

Dance lovers: If you enjoy mastering dance moves and choreography, the SoulCycle At-Home Bike is the best indoor cycle for you. When you finish a SoulCycle workout, it gives you a Beat Match score, based on how much of the time your cadence matched the rhythm of the music. 

Yoga practitioners: Know the difference between downward dog, warrior 2, and tree pose? Then you’ll probably love SoulCycle’s workouts, which deliver a similarly spiritual vibe to yoga. The classes aren’t religious, but you might feel like you’re at church. The instructors often wax poetic about topics like bravery and resilience. If you prefer not to listen to a motivational speech as you work out, pedal in the opposite direction. 

The Tonal 2 is like having a weight room’s worth of equipment—and a virtual personal trainer—all in one sleek wall-mounted machine. It uses a combination of electricity and magnets to digitize weights, offering up to 250 pounds of resistance (50 pounds more than the original machine) and supporting hundreds of moves to work your upper, lower, and core.

This second-gen model earned our Technical Excellence award for its Smart View AI-powered fitness coaching, which utilizes an integrated camera, sensor data from the cables, and machine learning technology to monitor your form and provide corrections when you make a mistake. Like the original model, the Tonal 2 sets the weights for you, tracks your reps and progress in real-time, and adapts as you get stronger, so you always get a challenge.

In addition to strength training, it offers a variety of fun and effective workouts, including Aero (aerobics with resistance), HIIT, and yoga, all set to good music and led by encouraging, knowledgeable trainers. Just keep in mind that a professional must install the system and that you need a sturdy wall with 16-, 19-, or 24-inch wood or metal studs.

Weight lifters of all levels: The Tonal 2 is an excellent smart strength training machine for beginners, intermediates, and advanced lifters alike. Its fantastic trainer-led classes, helpful AI coaching, and virtual spotting make it safe for newbies, and its 250-pound resistance limit should be sufficient for even heavy lifters.

Exercisers who like variety: Tonal’s membership ($59.95 per month with a minimum 12-month commitment) offers classes across a range of modalities beyond just strength training. That includes Aero (a Tonal 2-exclusive that combines rhythmic cardio with resistance training), foam rolling, HIIT, reformer-style pilates, and yoga classes.

Couples: Any Tonal workout can be a partner workout, making it a top option for couples and housemates who want to get in shape together.

Boxing is an excellent form of cardio that can also do wonders to help reduce stress. The FightCamp transforms any area of your home into a full-on boxing gym. What makes FightCamp different from traditional boxing sessions is its punch-tracking technology. Tucked into the wraps are sensors that track your punches in real time, nudging you to reach a specific punch goal before each round ends while simultaneously providing you with a challenging full-body workout.

While a bit pricey, FightCamp is ultimately cheaper in the long run than the money you’ll likely spend on classes in a boxing gym. And with all the equipment set up at home, you also have the convenience of easily streaming on-demand classes whenever is convenient for you.

Boxing fans of all levels: The FightCamp is great for anyone who wants to take up boxing as their main form of exercise. Its membership ($39 per month) gives you access to more than 1,000 on-demand instructional classes suitable for all levels that you can stream on your phone or TV.

The Hydrow Arc is a premium, beautifully engineered rowing machine that combines sleek design with top-tier performance. Every detail—from its sturdy frame to its smooth mechanics—has been crafted to provide a safe, comfortable, and satisfying rowing experience for users of all fitness levels. The 24-inch touch screen delivers immersive, engaging workouts without feeling oversized or cumbersome. Its $44 monthly subscription gives you access to a library of over 5,000 workout videos, including yoga, pilates, and strength training, as well as rowing.

Beginner rowers: If you’re new to rowing, the Arc can help you master your form with its HydrowMetrics Index. This is a number displayed at the end of workouts lasting five minutes or longer, composed of three aspects: precision, power, and endurance. The machine individually grades you on technique, stroke power, and effort over time, and provides an overall HMI score over a rolling 30-day period. In comparison, the NordicTrack RW900 rower doesn’t offer any form assessment.

Nature lovers: The Arc captures the thrill of outdoor rowing in the comfort of home. The company films its workout videos on waterways around the world, from a rower’s perspective, to give riders the experience of having a real-life rowing trainer. Among other benefits, it makes it easy to match strokes and pacing.

Uncompromising buyers: A luxurious build and near-silent operation are two big reasons to consider the Arc. It can support up to 375 pounds (exceeding the RW900’s 300-pound weight limit), and even with intense motion, we never felt it rock, shake, creak, or squeak in testing.

If basic rowing machines bore you, the Aviron Strong is a much more entertaining option you’ll be excited to use on the regular. With a $29 monthly membership, you can play games on its 22-inch screen while working out. Aviron’s membership also gives you access to competitive races, streaming video services like Netflix, and a limited selection of trainer-led workout videos.

The Strong’s seat sits 20 inches off the ground, which is much higher than most rowing machines, so you don’t have to crouch as much to sit on it. Plus, a built-in mechanism lets you easily widen or narrow the space between your feet as needed, making it one of the most comfortable rowing machines on the market.

Gamers: If you’d rather play a game than take a fitness class, the Aviron Strong is the exercise machine for you. You’ll probably row longer than planned as you break down walls of bricks, shoot flying bugs, run from zombies, race Olympians, and compete against other members of the community. 

Rowers with mobility challenges: The Aviron Strong features a higher seat than most rowing machines, making it easier to get on and off, and it offers a smooth, comfortable ride with adjustable foot-width support. Most rowing machines only let you adjust the foot pad length; the Aviron Strong is the only rowing machine with a built-in mechanism that lets you customize the width between your feet for optimal comfort and range of motion. It’s meant for riders up to 507 pounds and 6’8″ tall. 

The Echelon Reflect appears to be an ordinary full-length mirror when not in use, but it cleverly conceals an integrated 32-inch, 1080p touch screen on which you can stream workout classes with a $39.99 monthly membership. Echelon’s membership offers access to thousands of live and on-demand exercise classes across a range of modalities for body conditioning, strength training, and recovery. The mirror makes it easy to keep an eye on your form while you follow along with the trainer on the screen.

Apartment dwellers: Thanks to its discreet design, the Echelon Reflect is a compelling choice for those who are short on space. It’s especially appealing for apartment dwellers in cities where space is tight and gym memberships are expensive. You can either mount it to the wall or place it on a floor stand (sold separately).

Floor-based workout fans: The main modalities available on the Reflect are HIIT, kickboxing, strength, pilates, and yoga. For most classes, you’ll only need a workout mat, but many strength workouts use dumbbells.

The compact Tempo Move relies on your iPhone and TV to provide a relatively inexpensive smart strength-training experience. It provides weight suggestions and rep targets for each move, tracks your performance, and gives real-time form feedback. Tempo also adds an element of competition with in-class leaderboards that rank participants by rep count and volume lifted. Its trainer-led classes leave you feeling the burn and eager to work out day after day, making it a worthwhile alternative to much pricier machines.

Budget-minded shoppers: The Tempo Move is an excellent choice if you’re just getting started with strength training, don’t have much space, or need to stick to a budget. The Tempo Move starter kit comes with dumbbells and 35 pounds of weight plates, but the cabinet has room for four additional 10-pound weight plates (available with the Plus kit) that work with the system.

iPhone users: Note that the Move requires a TV and an iPhone XR or later. (Android users are out of luck.)

No rowing ergometer can truly replicate the experience of being on the water, but the Ergatta Lite comes close. With a handsome oak wood frame and a clear water tank, it’s easily the best-looking rowing machine on the market, and it makes a relaxing swooshing sound. This water-resistant rower features a dual-rail design and a 17.3-inch touch screen, where you can browse and play gaming- and racing-inspired workouts personalized for your fitness level. 

Water-resistance fans: The Ergatta uses immersive water resistance that makes it feel like you’re in an actual boat rather than your living room. It’s a nice change of pace from the fan-based rowers you often see at gyms and fitness clubs. The swishing adds a pleasing, meditative quality to your workout, appealing to those looking to lose themselves in that sweet mind-body connection.

Competitive rowers: With a membership ($39 monthly), the Ergatta Lite offers a library of exercise games, competitive races, goal-based training programs, personal dashboards, and social features such as leaderboards, private competitions, and community challenges. The platform makes it easy to keep track of rivals to compete against, or you can race against yourself to beat your best time.