Shir Israeli

Home Exercise Equipment

The world of sports has changed and expanded in recent years: the fitness revolution created cheaper gyms, clothing brands have become trendier and more expensive, there is a wide range of personalized training, and fitness itself has become a social statement. The only ones who did not feel the change were the people who exercise at home. 6% of the world’s population exercise at home, for many reasons. But fitness equipment remained the same – both for the gym and for the home. And so, the introduction of exercising into the home also involves the introduction of foreign objects in terms of their design language, not to mention the space they take up. Not only that, but this equipment is not used 95% of the time, so most of the time it just sits in the corner of the room, hidden under the bed, or used as a hanger. I wanted to answer the question: “What do fitness equipment look like when it is not in use?” After all, that’s most of the time. How can I change its language so that it will fit the home environment but still maintain its identity as fitness equipment? Advisor: Safi Hefetz