Cardio Machines

If you want low-impact cardio at home without the joint thump of a treadmill, an elliptical trainer is the machine I would look at first. Best Overall: the JTX Tri-Fit…

The indoor cycling market has split into two camps: connected bikes with screens and subscriptions, and traditional bikes that just pedal. If you’re looking at a connected bike, three brands…

The treadmill cost you £800, it lives in the spare room, and you’ve never done a single thing to maintain it. The belt’s starting to slip, there’s a squeaking noise…

You sit on the rowing machine, grab the handle, and start pulling. Your back rounds, your arms do most of the work, and after five minutes your lower back aches…

You bought a treadmill for running. Six months later, you use it exclusively as a laundry drying rack. The problem isn’t motivation — it’s boredom. Running at the same speed,…

You’ve decided a rowing machine is the one. It works your entire body, it’s low impact, and it folds away better than a treadmill. Then you start shopping and discover…

You picked up a skipping rope at a car boot sale for 50p, gave it three minutes in the garden, and couldn’t breathe. Your calves burned. You tripped every fourth…

You’ve got space for one piece of cardio equipment in your spare room, the budget for one machine, and two tabs open: a rowing machine and an exercise bike. Both…

You’ve bought the exercise bike. It arrived in a box the size of a wardrobe, you spent forty-five minutes assembling it while questioning your life choices, and now it’s sitting…

Best air bikes for UK home gyms in 2026, with realistic pricing, practical buyer trade-offs and picks for HIIT, CrossFit and lighter budget use.