Equipping a gym for Hyrox: the 8 stations, budget and layout
What equipment does a gym need for Hyrox? To offer complete Hyrox training, a facility must cover the 8 official stations: SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, rowing, farmers carry, sandbag lunges and wall balls. The minimum kit is a SkiErg, a rower, a weighted sled with a synthetic turf track, kettlebells or farmers handles, sandbags, wall balls and a wall target. Allow a 10 to 20 linear-metre track and an equipment budget in the region of 8,000 to 12,000 EUR excluding VAT per complete lane — a modest investment against the growth of the discipline: over 650,000 participants worldwide in the 2024/25 season and around 5,000 affiliated gyms at the end of 2024, up from 800 in early 2023.
Why Hyrox is the number-one club opportunity right now
Created in Germany in 2017, the Hyrox format — 8 x 1 km of running alternated with 8 functional workouts under identical rules worldwide — has grown faster than any recent fitness discipline. From 600 participants in Hamburg in 2018, it reached 175,000 athletes in the 2023/24 season, then over 650,000 participants across 74 events in 2024/25 according to figures released with the Puma partnership renewal. European events routinely sell out months in advance; the Paris event alone drew close to 18,000 athletes in October 2025.
For a club the economics are simple: Hyrox affiliation costs around 1,500 EUR per year (versus roughly 3,000 EUR for a CrossFit affiliation), the worldwide network grew from 800 affiliated gyms in March 2023 to 5,000 by the end of 2024, and these members train all year round for races. The required equipment is standardised, durable, and doubles up for every regular cross-training class you run.
The official equipment for the 8 stations
| Hyrox station | Equipment required | Light In Fitness solution |
|---|---|---|
| 1. SkiErg (1,000 m) | Ski ergometer | Xebex functional cardio range |
| 2. Sled push (50 m) | Weighted sled + dedicated track | Custom sled tracks in artificial turf + sleds |
| 3. Sled pull (50 m) | Same sled, pull rope | Cross-training accessories |
| 4. Burpee broad jumps (80 m) | Clear surface, impact-absorbing floor | Shock-absorbing rubber tiles |
| 5. Rowing (1,000 m) | Air or magnetic rower | Professional rowing machines |
| 6. Farmers carry (200 m) | Kettlebells or farmers handles | Ziva cross-training equipment |
| 7. Sandbag lunges (100 m) | Sandbags | Fitness accessories |
| 8. Wall balls (75/100 reps) | Wall balls + wall target or structure | Targets integrated on a professional rig, e.g. custom M11 wall-mounted cage at 6,950 EUR excluding VAT |
And do not forget the running: 8 km in total on race day. Indoors, run training happens on professional treadmills — a robust model such as the Q-FIT at 3,500 EUR excluding VAT or the Bodytone EVOT3+ at 5,832.80 EUR excluding VAT will absorb the weekly volume of a Hyrox group.
The turf track: what turns a gym into a Hyrox gym
Sled push and sled pull demand a specific surface: high-density synthetic turf, which reproduces the friction coefficient of the competition format and protects your slab. It is also the most visible, most differentiating investment: a 15 to 20 m strip, 1.5 to 2 m wide per lane, signals your functional positioning at a glance. Light In Fitness supplies and installs custom turf tracks (length, width, markings), with an acoustic underlay where the substrate requires it, and the rest of the floor stays in 20 to 40 mm rubber tiles.
Typical layouts: 80 to 250 m2
On 80 to 100 m2, a functional Hyrox zone fits with a 10-12 m turf lane, one SkiErg, one rower, a wall-ball station backed onto a wall-mounted cage (Model 5, 430 x 160 cm, at 2,350 EUR excluding VAT) and an accessories rack. On 200 to 250 m2, aim for two to three lanes, several ergometers and a 7.35 m free-standing cage (Model 3 at 4,500 EUR excluding VAT) structuring the strength zone. In both cases, sequence the stations to mirror race logic — alternating pull, push and carry efforts — so you can run realistic race simulations, the in-house event format that fills affiliated gyms at weekends. If you already run a box, see adding a Hyrox zone to a CrossFit box; for competition-scale venues, see our Hyrox venue equipment guide.
Budget summary
| Configuration | Contents | Budget excluding VAT |
|---|---|---|
| One complete lane | 12 m turf track installed, SkiErg, rower, sled, kettlebells, sandbags, wall balls, target | approx. 8,000 – 12,000 EUR |
| Club Hyrox zone | Two to three lanes, rig, dedicated treadmills | approx. 15,000 – 25,000 EUR |
These are project estimates; the exact figure is quoted per project, as every turf track is cut to size. Set against an affiliation of around 1,500 EUR per year and a discipline heading past 650,000 participants, a Hyrox zone offers one of the fastest paybacks in current fitness.
Frequently asked questions
What are the 8 official stations of a Hyrox race?
In race order: 1,000 m SkiErg, 50 m sled push, 50 m sled pull, 80 m burpee broad jumps, 1,000 m rowing, 200 m farmers carry, 100 m sandbag lunges and 75 to 100 wall balls depending on category — each station preceded by 1 km of running.
How long does a turf track need to be for sled training?
A 10 to 12 m strip already allows effective out-and-back sled work; the club ideal is 15 to 20 m, 1.5 to 2 m wide per lane. Light In Fitness cuts and installs turf tracks to size, with markings and an impact-absorbing underlay where needed.
How much does a Hyrox zone cost to equip?
In the region of 8,000 to 12,000 EUR excluding VAT for a complete lane (installed turf, SkiErg, rower, sled and accessories) and 15,000 to 25,000 EUR excluding VAT for a club zone with two or three lanes, a rig and treadmills, depending on the ranges chosen. Exact figures are quoted per project.
Do you need to be a CrossFit box to offer Hyrox?
No. Hyrox imposes no dedicated infrastructure: any gym can become affiliated (around 1,500 EUR per year) and run training sessions and race simulations, provided it has the 8-station equipment and a suitable running surface or treadmills.
Is Hyrox equipment useful outside Hyrox sessions?
Entirely. SkiErg, rower, sleds, kettlebells, sandbags and wall balls are the fundamentals of any cross-training, strength and conditioning or circuit class. It is a shared investment across your whole timetable, not single-use kit.
Ready to cost your Hyrox zone? Send Light In Fitness your floor plan and lane count: we will return a dimensioned layout, a custom turf track quotation and an 8-station equipment list at catalogue prices excluding VAT. Request your free quotation.
