Kids Exercise Equipment

Best for: Gymnastics

What we like: Adjustable heights

Not great for: Older children over age eight

Children aged three to eight can practice gymnastics using this foldable flip bar at home. You can adjust to four height settings with an easy twist knob. And non-slip feet and triangular support bars add stability for up to 110 pounds. 

Flip bars can be great exercise equipment for indoor gymnastics practice. When choosing a design, consider the age and size of your child and the skill level. Many smaller models like this have a low weight limit and short height that can only accommodate younger children. The advantage of this design style is that you can fold them up for easy storage.

Quick setup and I love that it’s foldable - making very easy to store.

Your kids watch you weightlift, and now they want to join you. Strength training for kids starts with foam and plastic dumbbells. Some free weights let you fill them with water to make it harder.

We are not kidding! If you want your children to be as strong as Rickard Sandrak, the world’s strongest kid, then get them started on weights now.

Stationary machines can be downsized into kid-size exercise equipment. There are bicycles, rowing machines, and other adult-modeled machines to choose from.

The next time mom rides the Peloton or dad paddles the Water Rower, your children can join too. Anyone interested in some family cardio?

Best for: Multiple kids

What we like: Several different activities

Not great for: Smaller children

This hanging obstacle course has an impressive 600-pound weight limit for several children with an easy and versatile install with a 15 to 45 feet width. It has a ladder, monkey bars, gymnastic rings, monkey fists, and an arms trainer.

Hanging obstacle courses can be an excellent way to set up an exercise area for multiple children using sturdy posts or trees. And the descending activities help children build upper arm strength and balance. Best of all, you can customize these designs to accommodate different ages or levels of fitness. Then you can put it away.

This course is perfect for my kids, age 9, they have a lot of fun on it.

Do you remember playing groundies or hot lava at the park? Steppingstones and balance balls remind your kids of those fun games at the playground.

Kid’s gym sets are fun, and they are fantastic agility trainers. They help teach your kids balance and supporting themselves on unsteady surfaces.

If your kids play on the monkey bars at the park, then maybe it’s time to purchase monkey bars for your backyard. For kids who prefer the indoors, buy a gymnastic bar instead.

This type of kid’s workout equipment increases your children’s grip strength and overall muscle tone. Now you can garden at home while your children stay active on monkey bars. 

What kid doesn’t love an obstacle course? Okay, so maybe rope obstacle courses aren’t for every kid, but they are made for your kids.

Obstacle courses are one of the best kid’s exercise equipment because of the various activities they offer. They are great for children who bore easily.

Whether it’s your kid’s birthday party or sleepover, inflatable bounce houses make magnificent kids’ fitness equipment. If your children ever used a bounce house before, then you know it’s a workout.

For kids that struggle to take naps, an energy-zapping inflatable bounce house will do the trick. During hot summers, you have the option to buy an inflatable water bounce house instead of a dry bounce house. 

Trampolines are a satisfying cardio workout for children and the whole family. As a safety measure, you can buy trampolines for children’s exercise equipment with netting to prevent them from falling.

Even as adults, we have a blast on the trampoline. Although, us mom needs to be more careful than we use to be on trampolines (you know what we mean!). 

Best for: Full body workout

What we like: Non-slip rubber grips

Not great for: Children with stability problems

This set of varying-sized triangular rubber stepping stones offers a versatile way to customize a multilevel obstacle course indoors or outside. The stones are lightweight and in different sizes, shapes, and colors. Rubber grips on the bottom provide secure play.

Stepping stones are an excellent versatile exercise for kids of all ages. You can set them up in different layouts to accommodate various skill levels and challenges. Each arrangement can engage specific body areas for targeted or full stretching, coordination, and improved imagination. And you can add or eliminate stones to increase or reduce the difficulty.  

I bought these for my granddaughter but they are so sturdy I am using them too!

Surfing swings are more than your average swing. This type of junior gym equipment allows your kid to stand on a flat surface as if they are surfing.

Surfing swings are better suited for older children with better balance. Although, young children can still sit down and use momentum to move forwards and backward. Surfing swings strengthen core muscles.

Junior gym equipment must include the almighty seesaw teeter-totter. Today, seesaws rotate and ride up and down. Even though your children are sitting, their legs are still getting a tremendous workout!

Teeter-totter seats are built with plastic, wood, or metal. For younger children, smooth plastic is better because metal can chip teeth and wood can cause splinters. 

Scooters have been around for so long that they even have electric scooters for adults! If your kid is too young for an electric scooter, use a standard metal-framed one.

Scooters teach children how to balance and promote muscle strength and development in their feet, ankles, calves, and legs. They also make walks more fun for kids.

If you’ve tried every exercise equipment for kids and can’t find anything that works, then maybe your children need mental exercise. Kitchen sets, garage sets, and baking sets are physical and mental workouts.

Your kid won’t even know they are getting exercise. If playhouses aren’t working, get creative with a fun scavenger hunt game.

Exercise bands as gym equipment for kids are great for building flexibility. They allow children to stretch their muscles, cushioning their joints the next time they fall.

Exercise bands are also great stability gym equipment for kids. If your kid partakes in dancing, netball, cheerleading, gymnastics, or martial arts, then owning an exercise band at home is a no-brainer. 

Fitness dice as children’s exercise equipment sounds like a joke but it isn’t. This cheap piece of equipment is highly effective at keeping your youngest children active.

Fitness dice for children is like circuit training for adults. Your kids throw the dice and then jump, run, waddle, or gallop. It’s fun fitness in a cube!

How about a kid’s gym set for baseball? If your kids are all about upper body strength, then maybe getting a T-ball stand for baseball is a fine idea.

This type of kids’ exercise equipment is inflatable or made of hard or hollow plastic. For children who love water, purchase an inflatable water baseball set. 

The classical jump rope is a terrific workout for kids. Jump ropes are timeless and great for all ages.

We suggest buying a cotton rope with plastic or wooden handles to prevent injuries for small children. If your kid is older, then hard plastic is better.