Thirumoorthy R, Certified Sports Engineer (trainee) at Sports & Management Research Institute (SMRI) describes about different types of Gym Equipment in this

1. THIRUMOORTHY R
C E R T I FI E D S P O R T S E N G I N E E R ( T R A I N E E )
S P O R T S & M A N AG E M E N T R E S E A R C H I N S T I T U T E ( S M R I )

2. What is a GYM
A gym is a place of large room with equipment providing a range of facilities designed
to improve and maintain physical fitness, health and increasing strength to human body.

3. Gym equipment:
Gym equipment is any apparatus or device used during physical activity to enhance the
strength or conditioning effects of that exercise by providing either fixed or adjustable
amounts of resistance.

4. History:
The first gymnasiums in history were dated over 3000 years ago,
in ancient Persia, where they were known as Zurkhaneh, as areas
that encouraged physical fitness.
 The ancient Greek gymnasiums were places where athletes
trained for public games such as the Olympics.
By the 19th century, schools and colleges started building
gymnasiums. The YMCA also built a number of gyms for physical
exercise, social sports and games.
In the 1930s, boxing gyms came into existence, with the
founding of Cus D'Amanto's Gramercy Gym in Manhattan in 1939.
These gyms aimed to train fighters and boxers and were not
places for general exercise.
Between the 1960s and 1970s, gymnasium chains came into
existence. In 1965, the Gold's gym chain was founded by Joe Gold
in Venice, California and it became a landmark for bodybuilders.

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By the 1980s, gyms were common and many gyms chains were founded, .such as 24
Hour Fitness (1983) and LA Fitness (1984).
National fitness campaigns were started in China prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics
with the introduction of outdoor gyms.
These gyms were widely accepted and over 37 million square feet of outdoor
gymnasiums were built across China from 1998 to 2008.

6. Upper body workout equipment:
DUMBBELL: it can be used
individually or in pairs, with one in
each hand.
DIP STATION: dips work your
chest and arms so you need to
ideally supplement this with
your arm and chest workouts.

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BATTLE ROPES: battle ropes give you full
body strength training, enhances your
fatigue resistance and helps your twitch
muscles
BENCH PRESS: a device which
can help you get that perfect
rock hard chest you’ve always
dreamt of.

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INCLINE BENCH PRESS: THE SHOULDERS
AND UPPER CHEST AREA CAN BE
TARGETED.
HAMMER STRENGTH
MACHINE: A PLATE LOADED
DEVICE WHICH FOCUSES ON THE
BODY’S NATURAL PATH OF
MOTION SUCH AS LATS, CHEST,
MIDDLE BACK, SHOULDERS AND
TRICEPS.

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LAT PULL DOWN MACHINE: IT IS A
STRENGTH TRAINING DEVICE WITH A
PADDED SEAT, THIGH SUPPORT AND A
LONG BAR HANGING FROM AN UPPER
ROD FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORK YOUR
LATS.
PEC DECK MACHINE: THIS
MACHINES IS PARTICULARLY
BENEFICIAL TO BUILD CHEST AND
SHOULDER MUSCLES, AND ALSO
ENHANCE ARMS STRENGTH AND
STABILITY.

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PULL UP BAR: YOU CAN PULL
YOURSELF UP WITH YOUR CHIN
ABOVE THE BAR.
TRICEPS BAR: THIS BAR WILL
LET YOU GET A COMFORTABLE
GRIP AS WELL AS PERFORM
TRICEP FOCUSED MOVEMENT
WITH EASE.

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PREACHER BENCH: USING A
PREACHER BENCH IS A GREAT
WAY TO TARGET YOUR BICEPS
WITHOUT PUTTING PRESSURE ON
YOUR WRISTS. ANOTHER WAY TO
USE THIS DEVICE IS WITH A
REVERSE GRIP TO TARGET THE
FOREARMS.
HANDGRIP EXERCISER:
MECHANICAL HANDGRIPS ARE
INEXPENSIVE TRAINING DEVICES
THAT CAN HELP YOU BUILD
HAND STRENGTH.

12. Lower body workout
equipment:
REVERSE HYPER: THE SPINE IS
GENTLY STRETCHED AND THE
LUMBAR AREA IS STRENGTHENED.
PLYO BOXES: IT’S A SOLID
BOX/CONSTRUCT ON WHICH
YOU CAN PERFORM A VARIETY
OF MOVEMENTS THAT CAN
RECRUIT SEVERAL MUSCLE
GROUPS AT ONE TIME. YOU CAN
DO BOX JUMPS, BURPEES, PISTOL
SQUATS, JACKKNIFES, ELEVATED
CRUNCHES, DECLINE SIDE
PLANKS, AND MANY MORE TYPES
OF EXERCISE.

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SIR RESISTANCE EXERCISE
BIKE: AN EXERCISE BIKE WITH A
TWIST, THE AIR RESISTANCE BIKE
USES EXPONENTIAL RESISTIVE FORCE
GENERATED BY AIR TO GIVE YOU A
THOROUGH CARDIO WORKOUT.
STAIR STEPPER: THIS IS AN
INEXPENSIVE MACHINE WHICH CAN
SIMULATE CLIMBING STAIRS WHICH IS
CONSIDERED A REALLY GOOD
CARDIO WORKOUT.

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ANKLE WEIGHTS: A WELL-
CUSHIONED WEIGHT-BRACELET FOR
YOUR ANKLE WHICH IS A VERY
USEFUL AND PORTABLE METHOD TO
ADD MORE TO YOUR RESISTANCE TO
YOUR MORNING WALKS OR JOGGING
ROUTINE.
LEG CURL MACHINE: THE IDEAL
MACHINE FOR TONING YOUR
QUADRICEPS IS THE LEG
EXTENSION MACHINE.

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LEG PRESS MACHINE: THE
ULTIMATE MACHINE TO
WORK YOUR LEG MUSCLES IS
THE LEG PRESS. IT IS A GREAT
WAY TO STRENGTHEN AND
SCULPT THE ENTIRE LEG, AND
ENGAGE MULTIPLE MUSCLE
GROUPS.
LEG EXTENSION MACHINE: THE
IDEAL MACHINE FOR TONING
YOUR QUADRICEPS IS THE LEG
EXTENSION MACHINE.

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HACK SQUAT MACHINE: IT IS
ESSENTIALLY A COMBINATION OF
LEG PRESS AND SQUAT
MACHINES. IT WORKS YOUR
QUADRICEPS IN A MUCH MORE
EFFICIENT WAY.
CALF MACHINES: YOUR CALVES
GET A MORE MUSCULAR
APPEARANCE WHEN YOU WORK
THE SOLEUS MUSCLES.

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LEG ADDUCTION AND ABBDUCTION
MACHINE: SEATED EXERCISE MACHINE
WHICH CAN PROVIDE RESISTANCE WHEN
CLOSING AND THE OPENING THE LEGS.
YOU CAN TONE YOUR GLUTES WITH
ABDUCTION AND INNER THIGH MUSCLES
DURING ADDUCTION USING THIS
MACHINE.

18. Fullbody workout
equipment
PROWLER / DRAGGING SLED:
IF YOU ARE INTO ENDURANCE
TRAINING, YOU CAN USE THIS
EVERY DAY.
MINI TRAMPOLINE: A FUN
LITTLE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
WHICH YOU CAN USE TO
STRENGTHEN YOUR BODY, HONE
YOUR BALANCE AND INCREASE
AERIAL BODY CONTROL.

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INVERSION TABLE: IT RELIES ON
THE EFFECT OF GRAVITY TO PULL
AND DECOMPRESS JOINTS OF
YOUR BODY THAT ARE BELOW THE
ANCHOR. THIS EFFECT STRETCHES
OUT YOUR BODY AND YOU CAN
ADJUST BEING AT A SMALL ANGLE
OR FULLY VERTICAL.
VIBRATION PLATE: FULL BODY
VIBRATION THERAPY.

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POWER RACK (SQUAT RACK
/SQUAT STATION): A PIECE OF
WEIGHT TRAINING EQUIPMENT
WHICH HELPS YOU PERFORM
BARBELL EXERCISES BY
FUNCTIONING AS A MECHANICAL
SPOTTER WITH SADDLES THAT
CAN REST AT VARIED HEIGHTS
AND BARS THAT CAN GO ACROSS
SUCH HEIGHTS.
MAXI CLIMBER: IT IS A FAST AND
EASY WAY TO GET INTO SHAPE. IT
ENGAGES ALL THE MAJOR MUSCLE
GROUPS TO BUILD STRENGTH AND
BURN CALORIES.

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STRETCHING MACHINE:
STRETCHING MACHINES ARE
ERGONOMICALLY DESIGNED
DEVICES TO MAKE STRETCHING
MOVEMENTS EASIER AND MORE
EFFICIENT. THEY ARE IDEAL FOR
ATHLETES AND ALSO USEFUL FOR
PREVENTING SPORT-RELATED
INJURIES.
SMITH MACHINE: THE MACHINE
HAS A BARBELL WHICH IS FIXED
WITHIN STEEL RAILS ALLOWING
VERTICAL MOVEMENTS. USING A
SMITH MACHINE BOLSTERS THE
UPPER BACK, IMPROVES CORE
STRENGTH, AND STABILIZES THE
SHOULDERS.

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SUSPENSION TRAINER: IT
CONSISTS OF SEVERAL NYLON
BANDS AND PLASTIC BUCKLES
AND IS USED TO LEVERAGE YOUR
BODY AGAINST GRAVITY TO
CREATE RESISTANCE. USING A
SUSPENSION TRAINER, YOU CAN
PERFORM HUNDREDS OF
DIFFERENT EXERCISE MOVEMENTS
WHICH WORK ON VARIOUS PARTS
OF THE BODY.
CABLE PULLEY MACHINE: ALSO
KNOWN AS THE CABLE
CROSSOVER MACHINE, IT HAS A
FRAMEWORK WITH GRIPS THAT
ARE ATTACHED TO CABLES
WHICH ARE FURTHER
CONNECTED TO WEIGHTS. A
VARIETY OF EXERCISES CAN BE
PERFORMED ON THIS.

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KETTLEBELLS: ONE OF THE
MOST ANCIENT AND EFFICIENT
PIECES OF STRENGTH TRAINING
EQUIPMENT IS THE KETTLE BELL.
CONSISTING OF AN IRON BALL
WITH A HANDLE, THERE ARE
HUNDREDS OF EXERCISES WHICH
YOU CAN DO USING A
KETTLEBELL.
ROMAN CHAIR: HE ROMAN
CHAIR IS A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
THAT YOU CAN USE TO
PRIMARILY TONE YOUR LOWER
BACK OR STRENGTHEN YOUR
ABS, HAMSTRINGS AND GLUTEAL
MUSCLES.

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ABDOMINAL BENCH: SIMILAR
TO HYPEREXTENSION BENCH, THE
ABDOMINAL BENCH TARGETS
YOUR ABS.
AB COASTER: THE AB COASTER
MACHINE WORKS YOUR ABS
FROM THE BOTTOM UP, BY
TARGETING THOSE HARD TO
REACH AB MUSCLES. IT CAN
MAXIMIZE YOUR CORE WORKOUT
BY WORKING YOUR ABDOMINAL
MUSCLES.

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STATIONARY BIKE: THIS IS THE
GRANDDADDY OF ALL CARDIO
MACHINES, THE SIMPLE
STATIONARY BIKE. FULL BODY
CARDIO WORKOUT, BUT MORE
TOWARDS THE LOWER BODY.
RECUMBENT BIKE: RECUMBENT
BIKES ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE
YOU GREAT CARDIOVASCULAR
WORKOUT.

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SPIN BIKE: THESE BIKES COME
WITH A HEAVYWEIGHT FLYWHEEL
AND CYCLING SHOE
COMPATIBILITY. THEY ALSO
COME WITH VARYING
RESISTANCE LEVELS TO ADJUST
THE INTENSITY LEVEL OF THE
WORKOUT.
TREADMILL: WHEN YOU THINK
OF CARDIO WORKOUTS,
TREADMILLS ARE THE FIRST TO
COME TO MIND. THEY ARE USED
TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE A
WALKING OR RUNNING MOTION
WHILE STAYING IN ONE PLACE.
USING A TREADMILL REGULARLY
CAN HELP YOU LOSE WEIGHT
AND BUILD STRENGTH.

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MINI EXERCISE BIKE: IS A
CONVENIENT ALTERNATIVE FOR
PEOPLE WHO DON’T HAVE A LOT
OF SPACE. IT IS A PORTABLE AND
EFFICIENT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT
THAT CAN BE STASHED AWAY IN
A CLOSET OR EVEN UNDER YOUR
DESK AT WORK.
METAL PLATES / BUMPER
PLATES: THEY ARE EITHER PLAIN
METAL PLATES OR THEY COME
COATED WITH A RUBBER LAYER.
THE COATED PLATES ARE CALLED
BUMPER PLATES.

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MEDICINE BALL: IT IS A
WEIGHTED BALL WHICH IS USED
IN A NUMBER OF EXERCISE
MOVEMENTS TO IMPROVE
FITNESS, STRENGTH AND
COORDINATION. IT IS ALSO USED
FOR HELPING PEOPLE RECOVER
FROM VARIOUS TYPES OF INJURY.
PEDOMETERS: A SMALL
ELECTRONIC DEVICE MOSTLY
WORN LIKE A WATCH THAT
HELPS YOU CALCULATE THE
NUMBER OF STEPS THAT YOU
TAKE IN A DAY. ALSO CALLED A
STEP COUNTER, SOME MODELS
HAVE INCREASED
FUNCTIONALITIES LIKE STEP
COUNT PER HOUR, CALORIES
BURNED, TOTAL DISTANCE, AND
MOVE REMINDER.

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PULL UP BANDS: CONSIDERING
PULL-UPS ARE ONE OF THE BEST
EXERCISES FOR YOUR UPPER
BODY AND THESE BANDS CAN
HELP MAKING IT A LOT EASIER
FOR YOU IF YOU ARE JUST
GETTING INTO IT.
BLOOD GLUCOSE METER: HIS
IS AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT
IS DESIGNED TO TEST THE
CONCENTRATION OF GLUCOSE IN
BLOOD. A SMALL DROP OF
BLOOD IS PLACED ON A TEST
STRIP THAT IS CONNECTED TO A
DIGITAL METER. IN A FEW
SECONDS, YOU WILL ABLE TO
KNOW YOUR BLOOD GLUCOSE
LEVELS.

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GYMNASTICS GRIPS:
GYMNASTICS GRIPS & CROSSFIT
GLOVES ARE MEANT TO PROTECT
YOUR HANDS DURING A
WORKOUT WHILE OFFERING A
FIRM GRIP. THEY CAN ALSO HELP
YOU AVOID PAINFUL RIPS AND
BLISTERS.
JUMP ROPE: IT IS A SIMPLE
DEVICE THAT HELPS YOU BURN
MORE CALORIES THAN MANY
OTHER FORMS OF EXERCISE.

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RESISTANCE BANDS: THESE ARE
ELASTIC BANDS THAT ALLOW
YOU TO PERFORM STRENGTH
TRAINING EXERCISES WITHOUT
WEIGHTS.
BARBELLS: IT IS USED IN
WEIGHTLIFTING, BODYBUILDING,
POWERLIFTING AND MORE. IT’S
AN ESSENTIAL PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT FOR POWER RACKS
AND SMITH MACHINE.

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WALL BALL: YOU CAN BUILD
YOUR CORE AND LOWER BODY
STRENGTH USING A WALL BALL.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS FLING
THE BALL AGAINST A WALL AND
CATCH IT. YOU CAN COMBINE
THIS WITH SIT-UPS FOR BETTER
RESULTS.
FOAM ROLLER: FOAM ROLLERS
ARE USEFUL TO HELP YOU WITH
YOUR WORKOUT ROUTINES AND
ALSO TO TREAT MUSCLE
SORENESS. THEY ALSO PROMOTE
FLEXIBILITY AND RELAX
OVERACTIVE MUSCLES.

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STABILITY BALL: THESE GIANT
INFLATABLE RUBBER BALLS CAN
HELP YOU PERFORM BALANCE
TRAINING EXERCISES SUCH AS
PLANKS AND ALSO HELP IN
STRETCHING. IT IS A VERSATILE
TOOL WHICH IS EXCELLENT FOR
INSULATING YOUR CORE AS
WELL.
AGILITY LADDER: A FITNESS AID
WHICH YOU CAN ROLL OUT ON A
FLAT SURFACE AND PERFORM
VARIOUS MOVEMENTS ON SUCH
AS SIDEWAYS SHUFFLES, SKIPPING
THROUGH RUNGS, ETC.
IMPROVES AGILITY OF THE
INDIVIDUAL.

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Balance boards: AN
ESSENTIAL PIECE OF
EQUIPMENT IN BALANCE
TRAINING, ACTIVE EXERCISE,
AND OTHER ATHLETIC
TRAINING. IT CAN ALSO BE
USED FOR RECREATION AND
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.
Mats: THESE MATS ARE USED
IN DURING WARM DOWN AND
MUSCLE RELAXING TO KEEP
YOUR FEET AND HANDS.
TODAY MATS ARE COME IN
MANY DIFFERENT MATERIALS
AND FINISHES SUCH AS
COTTON, JUTE AND RUBBER.

35. Advantages and benefits:
 easy and safe to use.
 make you feel happier.
 Help you weight loss.
 good for your muscles and bones.
 Increase your energy level.
 reduce your risk of chronic disease.
 help skin health.

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