Building a home gym with Body Sculpture

Body Sculpture makes home fitness equipment, from resistance bands and yoga mats to dumbbells, steppers and folding machines. Most items here are small enough for a flat. The simplest way to shop is to start with what you train, then add pieces as you go.

Which Body Sculpture dumbbells should you get?

• Vinyl dumbbells: the Vinyl Dumbbell set Multiple Weights comes in pairs from 2 kg (2 x 1 kg) up to 10 kg (2 x 5 kg). The vinyl coating protects floors and keeps workouts quieter.
• Vinyl Dumbbell Pair 12 kg: two 6 kg dumbbells.
• Hex Multi Weights Dumbbell: hexagonal dumbbells from 1 kg to 25 kg, for biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest, back and legs.
• Smart Dumbbells Set: a rack with pairs of 1.5 kg, 3 kg and 5 kg, 19.3 kg in all. A 24 kg Smart Dumbbell Set is also here.
• Ankle and wrist weights: from a 0.5 kg pair up to 2.25 kg each, plus an adjustable 10 kg weight vest.

Mats, bands and doorway kit

Mats come in several thicknesses: a 2 mm rubber yoga mat, a 4 mm EVA mat (173 x 61 cm) and a 6.5 mm exercise mat (150 x 60 cm). The Power Band Set has three latex bands of different resistance, and the Fitness Loops come in widths from 1.9 cm to 6.4 cm. Two doorway pull-up bars fit different frames: one adjusts from 66 to 92 cm, and the long one adjusts from 80 to 120 cm and fits door frames from 84 to 120 cm. The Aerobic Stepper sets at 10 or 15 cm, and the Stepper Extra at 14.5 or 20.5 cm.

For bigger setups there is a Folding Pilates Reformer with five adjustable springs that supports users up to 120 kg, an EZ Walking Treadmill from 1 to 6 km/h, a digital rowing machine and an adjustable barbell rack and bench set.

If you are starting at home, begin with a mat, a band set and a vinyl dumbbell pair. Add a doorway pull-up bar or a stepper next. Compare more resistance bands and yoga and pilates gear, or see weights and strength.