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Home gyms, walking pads, strength training, running gear and wearable metrics. What participation data and company results say about where fitness spending is going.
Fitness and Training Market Shift
The federal index for gym membership prices rose 11.2% in 2025 and only 2.6% in the year to August 2026. What the chains did, and what it means if you were thinking about a home setup.
Fitness and Training Trend Report
Weighted vest sales rose 50% to $27 million, gyms built programming around them, and a coffee chain sold one for $22. Where the trend…
Fitness and Training Explainer
Researchers still strap an ECG band to the chest when they need the true number. What two 2026 validation studies found about watches and…
Fitness and Training Price Trail
Most home gym floors are recycled U.S. tires. What the producer price indexes, the scrap tire figures and the July 2026 Section 301 duties…
Fitness and Training Buyer’s Brief
Bands are the cheapest way into strength work and the easiest to get wrong. What six CPSC recalls, the rubber price index and the…
Fitness and Training Trend Report
Reformer Pilates moved from boutique studios into big-box gyms and equipment catalogs in 2026. What the data says, where studios are softening, and who…
Fitness and Training Buyer’s Brief
Garmin and Polar now sell screenless fitness bands with no subscription. How they compare with Amazfit’s cheaper strap and with membership-based trackers, on price,…
Fitness and Training Price Trail
Sports equipment prices turned up in 2025 and 2026 after two years of declines. What the CPI, the tariff rulings and industry surveys say…
Fitness and Training Market Shift
Peloton is earning more per member and losing members faster. What its filings, recall history and newest treadmills mean for anyone shopping connected fitness…
Fitness and Training Trend Report
HYROX participation more than doubled in the 2025/26 season. What the race demands, which stations you can train for at home, and which gear…
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