The Most Popular Fitness Gear Worth Trying in 2026
Esquire’s guide to the best fitness tech compiles tested recommendations for wearables, home-gym rigs, and recovery gadgets that make exercising more engaging and effective. From wearable trackers like [[Whoop 5.0]], [[Apple Watch Series 11]], [[Google Pixel Watch 4]], and the unobtrusive [[Oura Ring 4]] to specialty sensors such as the [[Core 2 Thermal Sensor]], the roundup highlights devices that capture heart rate, sleep, heat strain, and more. For home workouts the list names heavy hitters including the [[NordicTrack Commercial 1750 Treadmill]], wall-mounted [[Tonal 2]], [[Peloton Exercise Cross Training Bike]], and the [[Hydrow Origin Rowing Machine]], while smart scales like the [[Garmin Index S2]] and recovery tools—[[Theragun Prime]], [[Hyperice Normatec Go]], [[Hyperice X2 Shoulder]], and the [[Higherdose Infrared PEMF Mat]]—round out options to monitor performance and speed recovery.