Nova Grip Pads — Rubber Palm, Four Finger Loops

Grip pads sit between your hand and the bar: a small pad you slide four fingers into, with a ribbed rubber face that holds the knurling. The alternative to gloves in a Mauritian gym in February, when a full glove is simply too hot.

• Ribbed rubber grip face in black and red, on a neoprene backing.
• Four elastic finger loops — no wrist strap, no cuff, nothing around the wrist at all.
• Rolls up small enough to live in a pocket of your gym bag.
• Protects the base of the fingers, where calluses actually form. It is grip and padding, not wrist support.

If you want wrist support too, look at the gloves in the gym range. Price confirmed on WhatsApp; collect at 34 Remy Ollier Street, Port Louis.