The 12 Best Home Workout Gifts That Aren't a Peloton

I hate running like Jordan hates the Pistons, but even I would be down for a MoonRun. MoonRun is a bungee- and resistance-band-based treadmill alternative for indoor runners that also happens to be completely portable, low-impact, and elastic-infused with opportunities to get some Jordanesque air under your feet.

MoonRun is the celestial brainchild of a physical therapist, who developed the system for cardio junkies who want to avoid the pounding on their knees and back that traditional outdoor and treadmill running cause. In addition to straight jogging and running, those who strap into a MoonRun can perform various plyometric exercises, plus use its handled resistance bands to incorporate more upper body into their workouts. MoonRun's small, TRX-comparable size make it even more appealing for people without a lot of home gym space.

What's BlazePod? Think whack-a-mole, Simon, and the personal trainer you love to hate. The flash reflex training system combines elements of all 3 - even some of the fun parts - into personal and professional kits designed to help improve your reaction time, coordination, agility, speed, strength, any number of skills you have or want to build.

Connecting via Bluetooth to the BlazePod Android or iOS app, the BlazePod system comes with predefined activities, tests, competitions, and drills for people of all ages to use in their workouts, training, or Saturday night entertainment. In action, BlazePods essentially do one thing: they light up and stay lit until you touch them. Simple. But the range and complexity of activities you can create with or incorporate them into is pretty cool.

HIIT the yoga mat. A fitness streaming service based out of Minneapolis, MN, Alchemy 365 classes combine intervals of strength building moves with bursts of cardio, and bookend them with a yoga flow warmup and cool down.

The star of Alchemy's method - aside from their instructors' extreme likability and winning Minnesota accents - is the Torpedo, a proprietary weight with handles on both ends. It's meant to serve as a cross between a dumbbell, a kettlebell, and a barbell, and from curls to thrusts to swings to presses, the Torpedo is indeed a versatile piece of equipment.

But it's not necessary to do Alchemy 365 workouts. A fair number of the 30- to 60-minute classes are bodyweight-based, and all classes that use a Torpedo are just as easy to do with dumbbells.

The Liteboxer is a connected boxing platform that "knocks out boredom by immersing you in music, competition and punches." Its LED-lit targets and trademarked Rhythm Technology sync to the beat of the music pumping from the attached Liteboxer speaker, cueing you to punch along to the 8-count at your selected level of difficulty.

The Liteboxer companion app comes with a variety of types and levels of training sessions, including a growing collection led by boxing trainers. You can also supplement the intense cardio partio with Liteboxer's functional strength training and yoga-based workouts.

Bouncy bungee "workouts" are apparently a new fad in the fitness industry, and now, with a few screws and a high enough ceiling, you can get in on the cardio, core-building acrobaction at home. The 1UP Gravity Pro is just one of several bungee workout trainers now selling for individual consumer use.

Enthusiasts say it can get your heart rate up like a treadmill with none of the impact, while building total body muscle strength at the same time. The 1UP Gravity Pro system comes with 4 elastic bungee bands, 2 neoprene straps, and 2 rubber grip handles that enable moves ranging from mock running to jumping squats and pushups to the "flying squirrel." That's bungee-ing from all fours to all four limbs spread wide in the air. And, admittedly, it looks semi-fun.

According to its makers the EdgeCross X accomplishes everything it needs to in just 10 minutes a day by engaging all of your muscles throughout all of its exercises. I guess kind of like how the Blizzident can clean your teeth in 6 seconds by brushing all of them at once.