What’s the minimum amount of equipment you actually need for a good workout? A full gym, complete with machines and a cable rack? A decent hotel gym with a few cardio options? Maybe just a set of dumbbells and some resistance bands?
What if everything you needed was already waiting in your hotel room when you checked in, packed into a single bag?
That’s the premise behind Gympak. We took a close look at what it offers, who it’s built for, and whether it can deliver a genuinely useful workout experience on the road. Here’s our honest take.
What Is Gympak?
Gympak sells to hotels, but the benefit lands squarely with guests. The idea is simple: equip the room with everything needed for a real workout, so guests never have to think about it. Forgot your gym kit? Not a problem. Booked a hotel without a gym because it was better located or better priced? Also not a problem. A room with Gympak covers clothing, equipment, and coached workouts from the moment you check in.
What’s in the Bag?
The Gympak kit has two main components: workout apparel and fitness equipment.
On the clothing side, guests get a T-shirt, 2-in-1 shorts, a sports bra (of course only if needed), socks, and a pair of elastic workout shoes designed to stretch across different foot sizes. The apparel comes in four sizes (XS/S, S/M, M/L, and L/XL) to cover most adults. Everything, including the bag itself, can be machine washed together and is built to hold up through up to 100 wash cycles.
The equipment includes a yoga mat, a medicine ball, an elastic resistance band with handles, a foam roller, and an ab wheel. Add in an app with 200+ guided workout plans, and the kit spans resistance training, yoga, stretching, relaxation, and even mental coaching.
Guests can access everything at any hour, in the privacy of their room, without needing any additional setup.
The Bigger Idea Behind Gympak
For a long time, “better hotel” meant “bigger hotel.” More amenities, more square footage, a proper gym with cardio machines and a weight rack. Gympak works from a different premise: what hotel guests actually need is not more space, but smarter use of the space they already have.
A well-equipped room can support a full workout without a dedicated gym floor. Guided sessions accessible through an app or on the in-room TV make that a realistic option. And for guests who prefer to exercise privately, want to skip packing workout gear, or need to squeeze in a session at 11pm after a long travel day, this setup genuinely delivers.
It’s a model worth paying attention to, both for fitness-minded travelers and for the hotels that want to attract them.
What Exercises Can You Do With Gympak?
The full workout library lives inside the app, but here’s a solid overview of what’s available across the different pieces of equipment.
Resistance band exercises: Banded squats and deadlifts, lateral band walks, banded glute kickbacks, bicep curls, banded rows anchored to a door handle, overhead shoulder press, banded chest press, tricep extensions, banded clamshells, and resistance band pull-aparts.
Yoga and mobility on the mat: Downward dog, child’s pose, cobra pose, Warrior I and II, seated forward fold, pigeon pose for the hips, and cat-cow stretches.
Medicine ball work: Russian twists, wall ball squats (squat and press the ball against the wall), single-leg balance pass, medicine ball push-ups with one hand on the ball for instability, and controlled lowering as a floor-friendly alternative to slams.
Ab wheel exercises: Kneeling rollout, plank hold, and the pike variation rolling in from a plank position.
Bodyweight movements on the mat: Push-ups, squats, lunges, burpees, mountain climbers, plank and side plank, glute bridges, supermans, hollow rock and hold, high knees, calf raises, reverse crunches, and bicycle crunches.
That’s a solid range for a kit that fits in a single bag.
Pros and Cons of Gympak
What Works Well
- The kit covers clothing, coaching, and equipment together, so guests arrive with nothing to organize or worry about
- A great option for travelers who prefer to pack light, since workout clothes are already provided in the room
- With 200+ workouts spanning different styles and fitness levels, the app has enough variety to stay useful across multiple trips
- In-room access means privacy, convenience, and no waiting around for equipment
- The clothing is durable and designed for repeated washing, so quality holds up over time
- Available at any hour, which suits the unpredictable schedule that comes with travel
What to Keep in Mind
- Equipment options are limited for more advanced training. Without heavier resistance or weights, progressive overload is difficult to achieve
- There are no dumbbells or free weights included
- Four clothing sizes won’t fit every body type, so some guests may find the apparel less accommodating
- Tools like the foam roller and ab wheel work best with some prior experience. First-timers may need to do a little research before they get full value from those pieces
How to Get the Most Out of Gympak
Plan before you arrive. Travel already involves a lot of decision-making. Adding “figure out my workout” to that list often means it gets pushed to tomorrow. If you know a Gympak kit will be in your room, browse the app in advance and pick a program before you land. Removing that choice on arrival makes it far easier to actually follow through.
Pick a program and stick with it. A large workout library is genuinely useful, but endless scrolling is the enemy of progress. Find something that fits your current level and commit to it for the duration of your trip. Consistency beats optimization every time.
Actually use the foam roller. It tends to get pushed aside, but a few minutes of rolling before a session helps loosen things up, and using it afterward supports recovery. Make it a bookend to your workouts rather than an afterthought.
Combine the tools. Each piece of equipment works well independently, but pairing them opens up more interesting options. Try medicine ball push-ups followed directly by ab wheel rollouts for a challenging core and upper-body finisher, for example.
A Full-Body Training Plan Using Gympak
When you’re traveling, the goal isn’t to hit new personal records. It’s to keep the momentum going and hold onto what you’ve already built. That means sessions don’t need to be long or punishing. Short, purposeful workouts provide enough of a stimulus to stay on track.
Here’s a push-pull-legs split you can run three times per week with the Gympak kit, keeping each session to around 30 to 45 minutes. Rep ranges are recommendations, adjust based on your current level.
| Push | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Type | Sets | Reps | Rest Time |
| Cat-cow stretches | Warm-up | 1 | 10 | — |
| Hip circles | Warm-up | 1 | 10 (each direction) | — |
| Thoracic rotations | Warm-up | 1 | 8 (each side) | — |
| High knees or jumping jacks | Warm-up | 1 | 30 seconds | — |
| Push-ups | Working | 3 | 10–15 | 1.5 mins |
| Resistance band overhead press | Working | 3 | 12–15 | 1.5 mins |
| Tricep overhead band extensions | Working | 3 | 15–20 | 1 min |
| Pull | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Type | Sets | Reps | Rest Time |
| Same warm-up as Push | Warm-up | 1 | — | — |
| Resistance band bent-over row | Working | 3 | 12–15 | 1.5 mins |
| Resistance band horizontal row | Working | 3 | 12–15 | 1.5 mins |
| Resistance band bicep curl | Working | 2 | 15–20 | 1 min |
| Resistance band pull-aparts | Working | 2 | 15–20 | 1 min |
| Legs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Type | Sets | Reps | Rest Time |
| Hip flexor stretch (kneeling lunge) | Warm-up | 1 | 30–45 sec hold each side | — |
| Leg swings (front to back) | Warm-up | 1 | 10 per side | — |
| Leg swings (side to side) | Warm-up | 1 | 10 per side | — |
| Deep squat holds | Warm-up | 1 | 5–10 reps (3–4 sec hold at bottom) | — |
| Banded squats | Working | 3 | 15–20 | 1.5 mins |
| Reverse lunges with medicine ball | Working | 3 | 12–15 per side | 1.5 mins |
| Glute bridges* | Working | 2 | 15–20 | 1 min |
*If glute bridges feel too easy, try the single-leg variation or place the medicine ball on your hips for added resistance.
Our Verdict
Gympak makes a convincing case that hotel guests don’t need a fully loaded gym to get a solid workout in. The combination of quality clothing, practical equipment, and a well-stocked app covers a lot of ground, and the convenience factor, particularly for guests who travel light or value privacy, is real.
Where it falls short is at the more advanced end. If you’re used to progressive strength training with heavier loads, the kit won’t replace that. But for maintaining fitness on the road, staying mobile, and keeping up a consistent habit while traveling, it’s a well-thought-out solution.
If you’re curious about which hotels already offer fitness amenities on a different scale, including dedicated gyms, HotelGyms lets you search and compare gym facilities by location before you book. It’s worth checking before your next trip.
Sneak Peak, we’re working with GymPak to include their offering into our hotel search, so you can also spot hotels without a gym, but GymPak easily.
