Fitness Industry Insider tracks the news, money and trends moving the global health, wellness and fitness industry — cited, verified, briefed.https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/enhttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/fitness-rollups-consolidation-fitlab-xponential/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/fitness-rollups-consolidation-fitlab-xponential/FitLab's Chapter 11 after Nike walked, Xponential's shrinking same-store sales and lowered guidance, and HYROX's near-$700 million PE deal sketch consolidation's two faces: disciplined platforms win, sweeping roll-ups unravel.Sat, 31 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTmoneyhttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/longevity-clinics-recovery-boom/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/longevity-clinics-recovery-boom/Lanserhof's €95 million capital injection funds a global clinic rollout while sleep tech draws Series B money and health systems in three countries begin paying for structured exercise — recovery is becoming a reimbursement-grade service line.Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTrecoveryhttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/hyrox-world-triathlon-olympic-push/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/hyrox-world-triathlon-olympic-push/Newly PE-backed HYROX gains World Triathlon governance for Hybrid Racing, opening 177 national federations as potential event operators — a participation flywheel for gyms training hybrid athletes.Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTclubshttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/global-fitness-economy-2026-state-of-the-industry/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/global-fitness-economy-2026-state-of-the-industry/Record participation, the widest operator growth base in years and vast emerging-market headroom now collide with intensifying competition and price-sensitive members — 2026 is an execution test, not a demand question.Wed, 28 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTclubshttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/protein-economy-nutrition-boom/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/protein-economy-nutrition-boom/Innova ranks protein the No. 1 global food-and-drink trend of 2026, with 80% of consumers paying attention to it — and capital is following, with WILDE's $40 million round targeting a $5.5 billion meat-snack market.Tue, 27 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTnutritionhttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/ai-coaching-agentic-fitness-platforms/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/ai-coaching-agentic-fitness-platforms/Technogym's agentic AI cuts trainers' program-design time by up to 80% on a 38-million-user dataset, Whoop grounds coaching in medical records, and ACSM keeps mobile apps among its top trends — AI is becoming retention infrastructure.Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTtechhttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/hybrid-boutique-membership-models/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/hybrid-boutique-membership-models/Owners' own survey data puts flexible contracts and hybrid access ahead of price cuts, aggregator channels keep feeding studios incremental revenue — and Xponential's shrinking same-store sales show the cost of standing still.Sat, 24 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTclubshttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/acsm-fitness-trends-wearables-top-2027/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/acsm-fitness-trends-wearables-top-2027/ACSM's 21st annual survey ranks wearable technology No. 1 for the tenth time, with strength training, healthy aging and mobile exercise apps prominent — consistent validation of the tech-led agenda operators are buying.Thu, 22 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTtechhttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/glp1-drugs-reshaping-gyms-medical-fitness/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/glp1-drugs-reshaping-gyms-medical-fitness/Tirzepatide is projected to become the world's best-selling drug in 2026 and the Wegovy pill has passed five million US prescriptions — so operators are rebuilding programming around resistance training and habit-building rather than bracing for churn.Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTcorporatehttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/insurers-fund-wearables-vitality-hancock/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/insurers-fund-wearables-vitality-hancock/Discovery Vitality will fully fund an Apple Watch or Oura Ring 4 against 24 months of goals, and John Hancock drops monthly payments to zero at 500 points — the wearable is becoming an insurance benefit line.Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTcorporatehttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/peloton-first-profitable-year-connected-fitness/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/peloton-first-profitable-year-connected-fitness/Peloton's first profitable year — $63 million of net income on $2.446 billion of revenue — and Garmin's record $7.25 billion show connected fitness's survivors are cash machines, even as Peloton's subscriber base keeps shrinking.Thu, 15 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMThomehttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/life-time-q2-2026-premium-outperforms/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/life-time-q2-2026-premium-outperforms/Life Time grew Q2 revenue 13.7% to $866.0 million and net income 40.6% — the premium athletic country club model is outrunning the industry median of +10.7% on rate, engagement and mix rather than headcount.Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTclubshttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/planet-fitness-q2-2026-rate-led-growth/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/planet-fitness-q2-2026-rate-led-growth/Revenue up 7.1% to $365.2 million with same-club growth coming entirely from rate, a 68% Black Card mix and a $200 million buyback — the value giant's growth engine is now price, not traffic.Sat, 10 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTclubshttps://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/oura-ipo-delay-smart-ring-money/https://fitnessindustryinsider.com/news/oura-ipo-delay-smart-ring-money/Oura postponed a US IPO despite ~90% expected revenue growth and an $11 billion valuation, while Ultrahuman raised $70 million and Whoop sits at $10.1 billion — late-stage capital keeps arriving even as exits stall.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:00:00 GMTmoney