Will At-Home Fitness Change the Way We Exercise?

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Companies like Scavolini and Fitness Design Group are also installing design-forward gyms so you can exercise in style without having your workout space clash with the rest of your home. And for city apartments or smaller spaces, gone are the days of basic dumbbells and accessories. Brands are elevating their standards to create pieces using the finest leather, wood, and steel, including Ergatta, which makes a handcrafted wooden rower that deserves to be shown off, and Mirror, producer of an invisible (well, almost) interactive home gym that doubles as a full-length mirror and personal training device.

When it comes to machinery, Italian company Technogym is one of the world’s most popular fitness lines, and for good reason. An eight-time supplier to the Olympic Games, their equipment, including treadmills, bikes, recline bikes, elliptical trainers, and strength machines, has been rigorously tested by the most elite athletes in the world, and each machine is backed by three decades of biomechanical experience and feedback. Technogym’s luxury Personal Line, designed by Antonio Citterio, the architect behind Arte Surfside, fuses functionality and style. Each piece has polished steel and aluminum accents, leather upholstery, and an elegant aesthetic. Technogym doesn’t stop there; the company has a comprehensive interior design service that can outfit an entire gym to your exacting standards. The brand even partnered with Dior for an exclusive collaboration earlier this year. 

“We believe the future of the fitness and wellness sector will be hybrid,” says Nerio Alessandri, founder and CEO of Technogym. “In the future, people will train both at home and at the gym, the same way they go to the restaurant and at the same time use home delivery services. People will train in the convenience of their homes, but they will also visit fitness clubs to look for relationships, a variety of equipment and activities, and professionalism of the service.”

Even if you don’t have the space to install a full gym, brands like the Polish company PENT Fitness allow customers to stylize important gym accessories. At first glance, PENT’s products look like chic pieces of decor rather than workout equipment, which is why the brand is favored among the jet set and yachting crowd. PENT installs full gyms aboard superyachts, hotels, and residences, but they also sell dumbbells, kettlebells, wall bars, benches, push-up bars, boxing gloves, yoga mats, punching bags, jump ropes, and more. They use only the finest wood, steel, leather, and bronze in constructing their equipment, and have matching accessory sets to create an exceptionally polished look. Pieces are also customizable. You can even engrave family crests, logos, signatures, or names onto any of the brand’s hand-assembled products. It’s like Hermès for workout equipment.