Your Guide to Fitness Gear, According to a Physical Therapist

There's no shortage of voices online telling us about the newest and coolest fitness gear we absolutely must have to get fit or recover from exercise. But what's essential, and what works? No one would know better than a licensed doctor of physical therapy.

We spoke with Dr. Corbin Hedt, a physical therapist specializing in orthopedics and sports medicine at Houston Methodist, about fitness gear he recommends that can help you get moving or recover well.

"My focus has always been to get a broad range of people more active," Dr. Hedt says. "That's why my recommendations tend to be cost-efficient and something that's doable. Those usually make for the best carryover if I actually want somebody to do something at home. If I tell everyone, 'Buy a stationary bike for your house,' only about 1% of the people are going to be able to do that. We always want to meet people where they are."