The Best Smart Home Gym Equipment, Based on Editor Testing

The Tonal 2 delivers a smart home gym in an impressively compact design. Men’s Health Fitness Director Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S., calls this “far and away” the best workout mirror you can invest in. It also plays a big part in the home gym of MH Editorial Director Richard Dorment, which he wrote about recently.

The machine has three different resistance profiles and uses magnetic resistance to closely mimic the feel of a cable machine. The main device is wall-mounted, with a large screen that displays trainer-led workouts with crisp, clear graphics.

Tonal 2 starts with a fitness assessment to learn your strength and baseline weight, before using up to 200 pounds of adaptive weight to help you reach your goals. The machine will adjust the weight if it senses it’s not challenging you enough. Tonal 2 tracks and logs your workouts, and creates a training plan from there to help you set (and make) strength-training goals.

Tonal 2 is ultra-durable, and because it’s essentially a fully functioning cable crossover machine, it lets you do any cable exercise. There are just a few gripes to be aware of. While Tonal 2 itself is compact, the company recommends having 3 feet of space on either side of the machine, along with 7 feet behind you. The setup is also annoying, since Tonal 2 has to be wall-mounted. If you live in an apartment or don’t have a wall beam, you’ll need to get a bracket. Plus, Tonal recommends having a dedicated 15A circuit to plug the machine into (with just a regular three-prong plug). Tonal offers white glove delivery and requires professional installation, though.

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You’ve got options when it comes to rowers, and there are plenty of solid choices to pick from even within the Hydrow brand. But the Arc Rower is Hydrow’s most advanced offering so far. This machine uses magnetic resistance that’s whisper quiet, with a huge 24-inch HD screen that creates an immersive experience.

The 2026 MH Fitness Award-winner gets praise from our editors for its smooth ride and technique assessment functions that tweak your form while you work. This machine allows you to chase top finishers in the Hydrow community, creating a sense of competition to push yourself even harder.

The Hydrow Arc Rower has a sturdy steel and aluminum frame, along with ergonomic features and adjustable footbeds that make it clear this isn’t a budget choice. Unlike many other rowers, the Arc Rower can be stored upright to save floorspace when it’s not in use (but, of course, you still need a large area to use it).

If you want something a little slimmer that can fold, Hydrow’s Wave Rower may be a better pick. Our Deputy Editor Paul Kita has been using it for months, and found it to be a powerful rower, despite the smaller scale.

While you can technically use the Arc Rower as-is, you really need the $44 monthly subscription to get the most of these offerings. Given that the rower doesn’t sync up with streaming apps, that added investment is a good idea—just something to consider if your budget is already stretched with this purchase.

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Home boxing workouts can be tough to pull off, especially when it comes to getting a similar level of feedback that you’d get at the gym. But FightCamp uses tracking devices that slide into your hand wraps to monitor your workouts, logging every punch you through into the connected app.

FightCamp has a range of package options, but MH editor Brett Williams, NASM tested the “Personal” package, which includes a stand-up heavy bag, floor mat, wraps, gloves, and trackers. “The heavy bag is hands down the best freestanding punching bag I’ve used,” Williams says, noting that the bag ring does a solid job of keeping the bag from flying around once you start punching.

FightCamp’s streaming classes aren’t live and interactive, but the brand has a leaderboard where you can see how you rank against others who have taken the class. You can compete against specific users or even your past performance, giving you more motivation as you progress.

FightCamp provides more than 3,000 on-demand classes, with some routines featuring pushups and targeted core work alongside punch combinations. FightCamp also has the option of using its in-app radio stations (broken down by genre) or streaming your own Spotify, Apple Music, or Pandora playlists.

Just be aware that FightCamp requires some solid floor real estate (at least 7 by 4 feet, according to the brand). That can be tough to pull off in smaller spaces. But if you’ve got the room or are open to outdoor workouts, it’s worth a look.

Peloton bikes have been at the front of the smart home bike race for years, but the brand’s Cross Training Bike+ really kicks things into high gear. This bike has the same sleek build and arsenal of classes you’d expect with a Peloton bike, but with a new level of connectivity.

This bike allows you to shift into an auto-follow resistance option where trainers can program the resistance to adjust for you during workouts. Meaning, there’s no need to lean over and adjust that dial—your bike does it for you. This bike has a 23.8 HD touchscreen, which is a few inches larger than the previous version. It also has little features previous Pelotons were missing, like a phone tray and built-in fan with three speeds. The brand clearly listened to user complaints and tried to raise the bar.

The Cross Training Bike+ is designed to be more than a bike. It comes with a pair of dumbbells, built-in Sonos speakers, and a 360-degree swivel screen for off-bike workouts. Peloton IQ delivers real-time form feedback (something the Peloton Rower has been offering for years), rep tracking, and personalized plans, creating a more elevated experience than the previous Peloton bike.

The Peloton Cross-Training Bike (without the +) made our 2026 Men’s Health Fitness Awards. This is because it comes at a lower cost, yet still brings all of the classes and cardio burn that the premium option does. But if we’re talking about the best smart gym options, the Cross-Training Bike+ has more bells and whistles.

As with all Peloton bikes, you have countless live and past classes to choose from—and the brand keeps churning out more. But the downside is that you need to dish out nearly $50 a month to enjoy all the features we mentioned. Peloton will deliver your bike for free or for $150 if you want a pro to set up your machine. With new classes added on a near-daily basis, this machine keeps offering new ways to challenge yourself.

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The calling card of the Gym Monster 2 is its versatility: In addition to functioning like a cable machine, it also includes features that simulate a ski erg and rower. These secondary features don’t work particularly fluidly, but they are present.

Workouts are guided by a large hanging screen that ranges in size from 21.5 to 32 inches, depending on the model you choose. The machine uses a digital weight system with a max weight of 220 pounds (adjustable by one-pound increments). The Gym Monster 2 provides real-time feedback and imbalance correction, along with a post-training summary to help you track your data over time.

A big perk of this machine—beyond all that it offers—is that its core functions like workouts and custom routines don’t require a subscription fee to access. However, AI coaching, personalized plans, and workout tracking costs $24.90 per month (or $249 per year). While this is a solid option for beginner and intermediate resistance trainers, powerlifters may not be challenged enough by the 220-pound maximum resistance.

There are plenty of wall-mounted options for a smart home gym, but few are as stylish and space-saving as the AMP Smart Strength. This sleek machine looks like an art installation and extends just 12 inches from the wall when it’s not in use, making it ideal for smaller spaces.

AMP Smart Strength uses AI to deliver and adjust more than 450 workouts, adjusting your weights automatically as needed and tracking your progress along the way. This gym comes with attachments like a rope, handles, and bar to give you a range of movement options. There’s even a “band mode” to mimic the feel of resistance bands.

AMP Smart Strength allows you to create personalized workouts based on your goals and how much time you have. The whole thing is guided by an app on your phone that syncs up to the machine (including the built-in camera). While it’s not cheap, AMP Smart Strength has a lower startup cost and lower subscription fee than you’ll find with many competitors. It also comes with white glove delivery and professional installation.

The lack of a screen isn’t for everyone, and it can be annoying to have to peer at your phone to try to follow exercises when you’re mid-workout. This machine also requires a workout space of about 6 feet by 7 feet, so you still need to set aside some solid real estate for your workouts. It maxes out at 100 pounds of resistance, so it’s not ideal for heavy strength trainers. But this is one of the nicer-looking wall-mounted smart home gyms you’ll find, allowing you to set it up in your living room without messing up your decor.

The Beyond Power Voltra I is a Men’s Health 2026 Fitness Award winner that takes a different approach from many other devices on our list. This machine creates a cable trainer on demand from just about anywhere, allowing you to strap it onto a tree, sliding mount rack, travel platform, and more.

The device is compact (it’s just under 13 inches long), allowing you to toss it in your gym bag. It features a battery-generated motor that can create resistance on demand, so you can do high-load, repetitive exercises like rows and lat pull-downs from a small machine. “With a motor capable of creating 200 pounds of resistance and a host of resistance settings, this is smarter and more potent than a gym cable machine–yet it fits in my backpack,” Samuel says.

This device is powered by a battery, so you’ll need to remember to recharge it after use. But that also adds to its high level of portability. The Voltra I has a built-in touchscreen, where you can quickly access and tweak the weight and modes.

The Voltra I isn’t cheap, but it is a versatile and portable piece of equipment. If you want a cable trainer you can stow in a drawer when you’re done using it, this is worth a look.