Take flight in a virtual reality body toner. Turn your comfy chair into a multi-gym. And don bionic flippers to go for a supersonic swim. The latest (and weirdest) gadgets and gizmos lining up to give you a way-out workout

By Mail on Sunday Reporter

Published: 16:00 EST, 4 June 2016 | Updated: 20:42 EST, 4 June 2016

They are the latest and strangest devices designed to get you back in shape in a variety of weird and wonderful ways.

From inflatable paddle boards and unicycle-style balance boards to virtual reality machines which work muscle groups as the user 'flies through space'.

They may set you back quite a bit of cash, but there's no denying you'll be the talk of the gym carrying around this equipment. 

 

NO MORE STINKY TRAINERS:

Banana Boots are cotton bags that contain absorbent bamboo charcoal, salts and fragrances including lavender and tea tree oils. Just slide into your shoes when not in use to keep them fresh. 

  • £13 a pair, bootbananas.com

YOU'LL BE PUMPED UP: 

Car too small for a paddle board? The SipaBoards Air is a take-anywhere, self-inflating version. Deflated, it weighs just 23lb for easy transport.

  • £430, indiegogo.com
The Icaros, pictures, is a virtual reality machine that works a user's muscles while they 'fly through space'

The Icaros, pictures, is a virtual reality machine that works a user's muscles while they 'fly through space'

The heimathlet, pictured, is combined furniture and home gym equipment
The battery-powered One Wheel goes at 16mph while giving a body balance workout

The heimathlet, left, doubles as furniture and gym equipment, while the One Wheel, right, gives a body balance workout while zooming along at 16mph

They may look like bananas, but these cotton bags contain absorbent bamboo charcoal, salts and fragrances to keep shoes smelling fresh

They may look like bananas, but these cotton bags contain absorbent bamboo charcoal, salts and fragrances to keep shoes smelling fresh

JUST TOE THE LINE:

The Almighty Boards Slackdeck Pro is a wooden board that you slot your feet into before jumping on to a wire or slack line to perform tricks and jumps. 

Improves your balance, strength, co-ordination and endurance – if you can stay on the line in the first place. 

  • £178, almighty boards.com

COME UP FOR AIR: 

The Phantom Training Mask restricts air supply, imitating the effect of a high-altitude training camp.

  • £76.50, phantom-athletics.com
Foam rollers, pictured, are already a favourite with many gym-goers, allowing people to self-massage

Foam rollers, pictured, are already a favourite with many gym-goers, allowing people to self-massage

The Phantom Training Mask, pictured, restricts air supply to mimic the effects of high-altitude training

The Phantom Training Mask, pictured, restricts air supply to mimic the effects of high-altitude training

SWIM LIKE A FISH: 

These Aquabionic Fins mimic the design of a fish’s tail fin to have you zipping through the water.

  • £134.95, sdswatersports.co.uk

NOW YOU'RE COOKING!: 

The Biolite Campstove makes electricity from heat – so you can boil the kettle while charging your phone.

  • £124.95, bioliteenergy.com

CLEAN WATER FROM A PUDDLE: 

Turn water from rivers or puddles into drinking water with the DrinkPure Water Filtration System, a portable filter that removes bacteria. Fits almost any plastic bottle. 

  • £55, drinkpure-waterfilter.com

NOW GET ON A ROLL: 

Foam rollers allow users to self-massage, releasing tension in muscles and surrounding tissues. Made in different densities.

  • From £23, blackroll.com
The Biolite Campstove makes electricity from heat
The Slashpipe is a tube full of coloured water that moves unpredictably, forcing the body to respond

The Biolite Campstove, left, generates electricty from heat, while the Slashpipe contains water that moves unpredictably, forcing the body to respond

Aquabionic fins, pictured, are based on the design of a fish's tail fin to allow for speed through water

Aquabionic fins, pictured, are based on the design of a fish's tail fin to allow for speed through water

WATER TORTURE: 

The Slashpipe is a tube full of coloured water that moves unpredictably, forcing the body to respond, so improving balance and strength.

  • £106, slash pipe.eu

PERFECT FIT FOR YOUR FEET: 

Put Biontech Perfect Fit Soles in the microwave to soften, stand on them for two minutes – and get insoles that give ideal support and stability. 

  • £30 a pair, trumar.com.tr/technology/biontech/

ARE YOU GAME FOR THIS?: 

Work out while you’re gaming in virtual-reality worlds, such as space and the oceans, with the Icaros, a fitness machine you are strapped into and which works muscle groups as you fly through the zones. 

  • £5,750, icaros.net
The Almighty Boards Slackdeck, pictured, can be used to perform tricks on a wire while also improving balance, strength and co-ordination

The Almighty Boards Slackdeck, pictured, can be used to perform tricks on a wire while also improving balance, strength and co-ordination

Biontech Perfect Fit soles, pictured, can be microwaved and then put into shoes to give 'ideal support'

Biontech Perfect Fit soles, pictured, can be microwaved and then put into shoes to give 'ideal support'

COMFY CHAIR...AND HOME GYM: 

The heimathlet (home athlete) is designed as a piece of furniture that’s also great for weight-bearing exercises, yoga and Pilates.

  • £2,450, heimathlet.de

WHEELY FIT: 

Great for balance and core strength, the battery-powered One Wheel will give you a workout as you whizz along at up to 16mph. 

  • £1,025, onewheel.com

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