Last year we won the Prevention Health & Fitness Award for Fitness Equipment. This year we won it again.

Same category. New year. New products up against us. Still came out on top.

Prevention tests hundreds of products every year across health, fitness and wellness, and picks the ones that actually deliver. Getting picked once is great. Getting picked twice means it's not luck.

Why the RUKVEST won (again)

The judges said what our customers have been telling us for two years: the weighted gel sits flush against your body, no bounce, no digging. You can wear it doing the school run, the groceries, walking the dog, whatever. It doesn't get in the way of your day.

And the science backs it up. Weight-bearing exercise supports bone health, muscle mass and metabolism. Perimenopause takes all three of those away. The RUKVEST helps fight back.

This one's not really ours

We're Aussie-owned, and we build to a standard we're genuinely proud of. That matters to us more than any trophy.

So when I say this award belongs to the community, I mean it. Every person who strapped one on and kept wearing it, every bit of honest feedback, that's what got us here twice.

What's next

We're not sitting still. STRYDR is already out for runners and HYROX-style training, and there's more coming.

Two years, two wins. Let's see what year three looks like.

🏆 Winner, Prevention Health & Fitness Awards, 2026 — Fitness Equipment Category

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