TOP HOME GYM TECH

Boost your cardio and increase your body strength and muscle mass with these brilliant home workout buys

1 BOWFLEX SELECTTECH 560

Bowflex’s compact dumbbell set is perfect for everything from toning curls to serious lifts, and is suited to those of you with little space for workout gear. Each Bluetooth dumbbell in this adjusts from 2.3kg to 27.2kg, with your sets, reps and weights recorded into the companion app to help you track your progress. $620, bowflex.com

2 TECHNOGYM MYRUN

Running boosts cardio and melts body fat, but there are days when you’d rather do it at home. This app-connected treadmill is ideal for such times, with a surface that can be extended up to a 12% incline to push you. A Running Music feature chooses songs (from your playlists) best matched to the rhythm of your run. $6,520, technogym.com

3 OMRON VIVA

If you’re building muscle, weight isn’t the right metric to be tracking. The Viva is a body composition monitor, so it sends you a comprehensive view of your current fat and muscle levels to your phone. Step on and watch those numbers go up. $140, omron-healthcare.com

4 NEXUS

Are you moving the right way and lifting with proper form? Designed for Crossfit but pretty universal, the iOS only Nexus straps securely to your body and gathers movement data that will tell you where you’re going right or wrong. US$299, trainwithnexus.com

5 PROMIXX IX VORTEX MIXER

Chuck your protein or supplement blends into the Promixx’s vortex for a consistent mix every time. You can drink straight from the Promixx, and a built-in battery means you can re-mix the contents if you didn’t down the lot first time. $49, promixx.com