By Gina Lombardi and Amanda MacMillan
Road trips can kill your fitness routine, but portable workout kits can help keep you moving while you’re away from home. Here’s how four popular brands rate.
Iron Gym($40)
Our take: This fancy pull-up bar is great for home (or hotel) workouts because it mounts in doorways securely but without leaving a mark. Three different grip options allow you to work your complete upper body, and it also doubles as a foot support for crunches or a platform for push-ups and dips. Alas, it’s a bit clunky and won’t fit well in smaller duffles or suitcases, so it should be saved for longer trips that require bigger bags. Plus, it won’t fit in all types of doorways—and once you’ve calibrated it to fit in one, it takes some rejiggering to set it up for anything that’s a different size.
Bottom line: This is a great upper-body workout for the price, but it lacks portability and total body–conditioning potential.
Road trips can kill your fitness routine, but portable workout kits can help keep you moving while you’re away from home. Here’s how four popular brands rate.
Iron Gym($40)
Our take: This fancy pull-up bar is great for home (or hotel) workouts because it mounts in doorways securely but without leaving a mark. Three different grip options allow you to work your complete upper body, and it also doubles as a foot support for crunches or a platform for push-ups and dips. Alas, it’s a bit clunky and won’t fit well in smaller duffles or suitcases, so it should be saved for longer trips that require bigger bags. Plus, it won’t fit in all types of doorways—and once you’ve calibrated it to fit in one, it takes some rejiggering to set it up for anything that’s a different size.
Bottom line: This is a great upper-body workout for the price, but it lacks portability and total body–conditioning potential.
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