Best workout gear for a tiny apartment?

21 replies

• nauurthankyou·Aug 31, 8:34 PM

  May not exactly be compact, as it requires a permanent space, but i think these are actually kind of handsome in a room if it's tidy This isn't the most budget option, but compared to a year's worth of gym membership and convenience, it's an investment that has paid off to me. I got the pullup/dip addition kit, which is what i use the most. Also gives lots of options for resistance bands. https://beyond-balance.net/products/wall-mounted-custom

• k_onya_2·Aug 31, 9:17 PM

  Any other exercises you do with it without buying attachments? Looks great btw, never thought of that

• governorsilver·Aug 31, 11:46 PM

  I use all of these regularly: doorway pull up bar parallettes rings Baraban chest expander kettlebells

• nauurthankyou_2·Sep 2, 12:08 PM

  Pullups/chinups, assisted pullups, I have some knockoff trx bands that I attach to the bars at different places for rows, ringdips, push ups, flies. I also have a variety of resistance bands for shoulder rotation exercises, triceps extension, etc. Of course all the normal bar work including knees to chest/ toes to bar etc. I do not kip heavily on it and don't recommend, but it's **much** more sturdy than any power tower I've tried. I'm pretty sure I got it around black Friday/ holiday sale time, full kit was just under $700 total. Looks a bit higher than that right now. I justified it with comparison to full squat rack/ bench/ plates and figured i was coming in around the same price for exercises I like better. Complemented with a small variety of dumbbells

• neighborhooddry1488·Sep 2, 12:47 PM

  P90x dvd and a mat

• strict_fishing_2365·Sep 2, 3:15 PM

  I'd be careful with rings in a tiny apartment unless you enjoy having a tense relationship with your doorframe and security deposit.

• calisthenics_fit·Sep 2, 6:27 PM

  I don't have that, I do have their parallettes [MACROFIT Home Gym](https://www.joinfitapp.com/home-gym/#order) It comes apart and fits in it's own base mostly and can probably be stored under your bed.

• buttgust·Sep 3, 3:44 AM

  During lockdown I went to buy some equipment since my gym was closed. Looked at a bunch of stuff but wound up just buying a yoga mat. Then did bodyweight routines from YT and they kicked my ass. So if nothing else, start with a mat.

• different_shape5570·Sep 3, 4:13 AM

  Powertwisters

• simplycoco·Sep 3, 4:34 PM

  I got the bullbar so that I don’t damage my doorframes, a portable pull up bar and dip station. Can take it anywhere pretty much. A bit pricey but if you catch it on a sale it’s not too bad.

• ircam13·Sep 3, 4:52 PM

  Well it depends on the type of exercises you do. Doorway pull-up bar is a must / very nice to have (you can diy a bar over 2 chairs but that's sketchy) I have the Gornation one, works well with its pads. Check the width of your doorframes / hallway. It's great cause you can mount it at any height you want, even very low for dips or Nordic curls, or use it as anchor point for resistance bands (which I also recommand). Parralletts are great to increase difficulty of the différent kinds of push-ups. Last, rings attached to the pull up bar. Depends on your level, but you can do dips, inclined push ups, etc. Look up the exercises, if you don't do any of them, you don't need the rings. I also love my ab mat, for my morphology, makes it so much comfier to do core exercises. That's all I use but weights like kettle bells could be versatile and don't take up much space.

• peternippelstein·Sep 4, 7:58 AM

  IME you can get everything done with rings, medium parallettes, a yoga matt, and maybe some resistance bands. I would opt for a pull up bar too if you can.

• yaddos·Sep 4, 8:02 AM

  Tl;dr a doorframe pullup bar if your door allows it I have a doorframe pullup bar, a set of tall paralets, 2 different types of smaller paralets, an ab wheel, foam yoga blocks and a yoga mat. The most bang for the buck was the pullup bar, think i got it for around 7$ second hand some years ago and it never failed me. It covers back, biceps, forearms, core. For rest of stuff you can just use whatever you have around and also improvise. 2 chairs or even 1 or the end of a couch can be used for dips, bulgarian split squats, raised leg pushups, and that with the floor should cover chest, triceps, shoulders and legs. Reason i have all those paralets, Im slowly stepping into advanced calisthenics, so front lever, planche tucks, dragon presses, need some extra equipment. The ab wheel and the yoga blocks saw the least amount of usage, think i used em like 2-3 times in total ever since i got em. So yea, long story short, a pullup bar plus the floor and some creativity can help you hit more

• simon_emes·Sep 5, 2:16 PM

  The card of a fitness center usually is as small as a credit card or in your passwallet on your phone so those should fit even the smallest apartments.

• blacktempledisciple·Sep 5, 9:49 PM

  I live in a studio apartment. I have a 4x8 workout mat,  a little area to do all kinds of stretches and exercises, a pullup bar in the doorway facing my tv, a walking treadmill that can lean against the wall when not in use, good for jogging, an assortment of kettlebells for lifts, a skipping rope. I do half hour every morning at 4am to shore up my body for construction work, and train for motocross.

• medalsera·Sep 6, 2:33 AM

  adjustable barbells and ankle/wrist weights are great, they fit in corner and you can adjust what you need.

• sancho_iv_of_castile·Sep 6, 2:35 PM

  I regularly use a Bullbar. It takes up about as much closet space as a golf bag, but you’ll want to have it be pretty easily accessible because it’s heavy. Very easy to put together and take down though.

• salt_ad_645_4·Sep 7, 8:05 PM

  If I could only keep three things in a tiny apartment, it'd be a doorway pull-up bar, a set of resistance bands, and a decent yoga mat. Those three cover most of my training and take up almost no space.

• eatenbydepression·Sep 7, 9:07 PM

  I just use kettebells

• eatenbydepression_2·Sep 8, 1:49 AM

  I just use kettlebells

• julz1789·Sep 8, 2:34 AM

  Door frame pull up bar and adjustable dumbbells will take you pretty far.