Gym accessories include specialized support products that are designed to boost performance during and increase recovery speeds after physical activities like athletics, workouts, or bodybuilding as well as products that are used for refreshments, entertainment and nutrition intake during the workouts. These products are used during physical activity to provide support and maintain proper forms and angles of the body during strenuous physical activities to reduce muscle stress, hyperextensions, and muscle and joint fatigue. The most commonly used forms of support accessories include belts, wraps, straps, supports and performance monitors while other accessories which do not help directly in the workout but later in the recovery or relaxation period are sippers, towels, mats, music players, and more.

Recent years have seen a significant increase in the health and fitness activities carried out by consumers, especially after the pandemic. Many consumers partake in such activities in order to remain fit and lead a health y lifestyle, while other consumers partake in such activities due to their professional commitments. Professional body builders, actors, models, and many social media influencers who are engaged in the fitness market make up the majority of the consumers of gym accessories. The primary reason for their use of such products is need to be careful about the amount they work out and the techniques with which they work out as small mistakes could lead to injuries, and gym accessories that provide support and form correction help in avoiding such mistakes.

Gym accessories that are targeted towards providing support for particular areas of the body such as arms, wrists, waist, back, and spine are some of the most heavily used types of accessories. The constrictions in the muscles and tightening of the areas of support help the consumer in conserving energy and maintaining the correct angles and posture while performing strenuous exercises such as weightlifting or deadlifting. Moreover, they also reduce strain on the muscles which helps in reducing injuries and fatigue post workouts.

Other accessories like towels and wipes help the consumer feel refreshed after the workout by wiping off the excessive sweat. Devices like music players and headphones are becoming increasingly popular in gyms as they help provide a medium of personalised entertainment. Furthermore, music helps in improving concentration and increasing the capacity of workout, while also delaying the fatigue caused by workouts, which leads to better results from the activity.

However, there are many consumers who advocate against the use of gym accessories due to the claim that these accessories can cause dependencies in the long run, which will make consumers unable to perform workouts without such accessories. This can deviate many consumers from the purchase and utilisation of such accessories. However, the rapidly increasing consumer knowledge, aided by the easily available online guides and knowledge centres regarding the use of such products is helping the market significantly. Furthermore, the widespread use of social media is exposing the consumers to influencers who promote and correctly use such products, which is further leading to an increasing interest of the consumers in such products, which will help the market grow further in the future.

Segment review

The gym accessories market is segmented into type, end user, distribution channel, and region. By type, the gym accessories market is classified into abs straps, belts, wrist wraps, heart rate monitor, blood pressure monitor, exercise balls, and others. Depending on end user, the market is categorized into home, apartment, health club/gym, hotel, corporate office, and public institution, hospitals & medical center. According to distribution channel used for gym accessory sales, the market is segmented into online and offline channels. Region-wise, it is analyzed across North America (the U.S., Canada, and Mexico), Europe (UK, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Russia and rest of Europe), Asia-Pacific (China, India, Japan, Australia & New Zealand, South Korea, ASEAN and rest of Asia-Pacific), and LAMEA (Brazil, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, South Africa, and rest of LAMEA). [Image]