What do you usually do on a Tuesday afternoon around 4 p.m.? Work? Look after the kids? There are plenty of things we could all be doing at that time on a Tuesday. But an increasing number of people now have a fixed appointment in their calendars: HYROX training – at least, that’s what the data collected by Urban Sports Club suggests.
Whether you’re already hooked or just curious about one of today’s biggest fitness trends, this HYROX Trend Report by Urban Sports Club has something for everyone.
But first, what exactly is HYROX? And why are so many people getting into this combination of running, strength and functional training?
Note: This editorial trend report was created by Urban Sports Club and is based on Urban Sports Club’s own data. It is not officially affiliated with HYROX. HYROX is a trademark of its respective owners. The name HYROX is used solely to describe the sport format discussed in this report.
| HYROX explained: What is it, exactly? Eight kilometres of running, eight functional workout stations and one shared goal. In HYROX, participants alternate between running one kilometre and completing a workout station. The programme includes SkiErg, Sled Push and Pull, Burpee Broad Jumps, Rowing, Farmer’s Carry, Sandbag Lunges and Wall Balls. You can compete solo in Single, as a pair in Double or as a team in Relay. |
A Look at Global Check-in Data: Hype or Genuine Growth?
+92%: That’s how much HYROX check-ins at Urban Sports Club increased over the past year. This makes HYROX one of the five fastest-growing activities on the platform. And it’s not just demand that’s growing: the number of partner studios offering HYROX has increased by 50% compared with 2025. Important: Here, HYROX refers to all classes categorised or labelled as HYROX by partner studios, regardless of whether they hold official HYROX certification.
The trend is visible on two fronts: more people are checking in for HYROX, and more studios are adding relevant classes to their offerings. But looking at individual markets makes the picture even more interesting. HYROX is growing everywhere – just at different rates.
HYROX Is Growing Across Europe: Portugal Leads Growth, While Germany Records the Most Check-Ins
HYROX check-ins at Urban Sports Club are increasing across all markets, but not at the same pace. Portugal leads the way at +304%, followed by Spain (+206%), the Netherlands (+116%), France (+91%) and Germany (+88%).
Zooming In: HYROX at Urban Sports Club in Germany
At first glance, Germany might look like a latecomer to the trend. Look a little closer, though, and the picture changes. Germany accounts for 91% of all HYROX check-ins at Urban Sports Club. This also explains why growth here is less pronounced than in other countries: check-in numbers have already been at a higher level for some time.
HYROX now accounts for 2.1% of all Urban Sports Club check-ins in Germany and is also one of the fastest-growing activities in the country. The offering is expanding, too: around 46% more partner studios in Germany now offer HYROX than a year ago.
| What the numbers don’t show Urban Sports Club data only counts check-ins explicitly labelled as HYROX. However, HYROX-style training – combining running, strength and functional movements – is also part of many other classes. Unsurprisingly, related categories are seeing changes, too. In Germany, Functional Training is up 90%, Running is up 22%, while Crosstraining is down 9%. This doesn’t prove that people are switching to HYROX, but it does suggest that the functional training landscape is evolving. The shift is particularly pronounced in the Netherlands, where Functional Training has grown by 428%. |
The Hyrox Boom Is Moving Beyond Major Cities
At a local level, the same story is unfolding everywhere – just at different stages of growth. Major cities lead in overall volume, but the fastest growth is increasingly happening in suburbs and commuter towns that had barely any HYROX activity a year ago.
Berlin and Cologne remain Germany’s leading HYROX hubs, together accounting for 75% of all HYROX check-ins at Urban Sports Club in the country. Compared with last year, Hamburg is up 283%, Stuttgart 365% and Düsseldorf 93%. Munich is the only major city to record a decline (-6%). Then there are the outliers: Meerbusch (+2,204%), Siegburg (+260%), Böblingen (+225%), Hürth (+9,483%) and Essen (+47,800%). When it comes to growth rates, the smaller a city’s existing check-in base, the greater the percentage impact of each additional check-in. In Karlsruhe, Münster, Neuss, Krefeld, Siegen, Schenefeld, Frankfurt and Frechen, HYROX appears in the data for the very first time.
| What about the international picture? The same pattern can be seen beyond Germany: HYROX growth doesn’t follow a single formula. Netherlands (+116%): Amsterdam is growing fastest, at +206%, followed by Rotterdam. Spain (+206%): HYROX check-in volume has more than tripled across Spain, with particularly strong growth in Barcelona. Portugal (+304%): The fastest-growing market in this report. Lisbon alone has surged by 606%, with Porto and smaller cities such as Vila Nova de Gaia following suit. France (+91%): Still an earlier-stage market, but the studio infrastructure for HYROX is already expanding rapidly, up 191%. The foundations are being laid here. |
Who’s Behind the HYROX Boom?
HYROX is often associated with performance, competition and ambitious training. But who actually trains HYROX at Urban Sports Club? Our community data paints a diverse picture. In Germany, 50.5% of Urban Sports Club members checking in for HYROX are women, 49.2% are men and 0.3% identify as diverse. This makes HYROX one of the most gender-balanced activity categories on the platform in Germany.
Even more interesting is what HYROX members do beyond HYROX. For most people, it’s not a replacement for their usual workouts, but an addition to them. In Germany, almost 95% of members continue to check in regularly for traditional gym-based fitness. Functional Training comes in second, followed by Yoga in third place.
This paints a picture that fits the concept of the hybrid athlete: people who combine strength and endurance, explore different forms of training and refuse to limit themselves to a single sport.
Even the timing of workouts offers a glimpse into the everyday lives of the Urban Sports Club community: Tuesday at 4 p.m. is the most popular time for HYROX check-ins in Germany.
Who Is the Hybrid Athlete? In Conversation With Leonie Bergami
Why does HYROX appeal to so many different people? Leonie Bergami knows first-hand. She is a HYROX Ambassador and Head Judge, 1:1 coach for athletes, instructor at Urban Sports Club partner studio STORM Ostkreuz, and an Urban Sports Club member herself.
1. If you had to describe the appeal of HYROX in three words, what would they be – and why?
Proof, trust, freedom. For me, HYROX is above all about the feeling of achieving something with the body again, rather than fighting against it. I experienced that myself when what was originally meant to be a one-off event became something much bigger: proof to myself that I had my endometriosis under control. Since that first race in Berlin in 2025, I’ve now completed nine!
“For me, HYROX is about the feeling of achieving something with the body again, rather than fighting against it”
2. Why has HYROX evolved into an almost pop-cultural sporting event?
Because it brings together such different people who support one another: elite athletes alongside adaptive athletes, mums signing up with their friends, couples competing in Mixed Doubles, and people who didn’t even know each other before the event but end up becoming best friends afterwards. For me, that mutual support across all boundaries is the true essence of the sport.
3. How has HYROX changed the way we define being “fit”?
I used to associate being fit largely with appearance. HYROX has completely shifted that perspective for me, even though many people still judge by appearances first. For example, some people assume I’ve been involved in sport for much longer than I actually have. That’s both a blessing and a curse: sometimes I have to let go of other people’s expectations of me, but at the same time, I find it inspiring. As a coach, I witness this transformation every day. Participants who initially tell me they aren’t fit enough for my classes start lifting heavier, taking up space and doing so without apologising for it.
“Being fit has nothing to do with appearance for me anymore.”
4. How would you describe the “new hybrid athlete”?
The new hybrid athlete no longer thinks about sport in separate boxes – strength here, endurance there, mobility somewhere else. Instead, they aim to build resilience across as many areas as possible. That doesn’t mean going all out in every area at the same time. For me, being hybrid means growing in every direction rather than trying to be perfect at one thing. And that process never ends.
“You will cross the finish line. Even if your mind tells you at first, I can’t do this’”
More Than a Trend? What Comes Next: In Conversation With Moritz Kreppel
The data doesn’t point to a one-off spike, but to several broader patterns. Moritz Kreppel, one of the founders of Urban Sports Club, also sees the combination of accessibility and challenge as a key reason behind HYROX’s success.
1. HYROX is currently a major fitness trend. In your view, what makes the format so appealing to such a wide range of people?
HYROX is very accessible while still offering a genuine challenge. You don’t need to master complicated techniques or have years of training experience to get started. You can begin at your own level and improve step by step.
We also see just how diverse the people training HYROX are within our Urban Sports Club community. The gender split is particularly balanced, at around 51% to 49%. To me, that shows that HYROX isn’t aimed at just one specific audience – it meets people where they are.
“HYROX meets people where they are.”
2. What are people looking for in HYROX today that they don’t find in traditional fitness training?
I wouldn’t say that HYROX replaces something traditional fitness training can’t offer. Our data actually shows that most people who train HYROX continue to use traditional fitness offerings, too. HYROX is something they add to their routine.
What the sport does particularly well, however, is give people a concrete goal. Instead of simply saying, “I want to get fitter,” they can train for a race, a specific time or a new personal best. That makes progress tangible and can be incredibly motivating.
3. Urban Sports Club has seen HYROX check-ins grow by more than 90% across Europe in a single year, and by over 200% in some markets. As a founder of Urban Sports Club, how have you experienced this pace of growth?
What I find particularly interesting is that HYROX isn’t growing only in major cities. Smaller towns and suburbs are increasingly appearing in our data, too. This is often a sign that a sport is becoming more accessible in people’s everyday lives. And that’s exactly what we’re aiming for at Urban Sports Club: giving people access to a wide range of sporting opportunities, regardless of where they live or how they prefer to train.
4. HYROX has popularised the term “hybrid training”. What role does Urban Sports Club play in helping people combine strength, endurance and recovery?
For me, this combination is one of Urban Sports Club’s greatest strengths. You don’t have to commit to a single sport. Instead, you can build a routine around your own goals and everyday life.
If you’re training for a HYROX race, for example, you might combine a functional training session with running, then schedule Yoga, Pilates or a recovery session for another day. Each activity serves a different purpose, and together they create a balanced training programme.
5. Looking ten years ahead, will a trend like HYROX or hybrid training continue to shape the future of Urban Sports Club?
I believe the way people train will continue to evolve. Perhaps in the future, we’ll think less in terms of individual sports and focus more on what we want to achieve through exercise. That might mean building strength, improving endurance, working towards a specific athletic goal or simply finding a healthier balance in everyday life.
This is an important consideration for Urban Sports Club, too. We want to give people the opportunity to find their own path, with the right mix of training, new challenges and recovery.
So, Is HYROX Really More Than a Trend?
The data gives us a fairly clear answer. HYROX is no longer a niche phenomenon. Urban Sports Club check-ins are growing significantly across markets, the range of classes is expanding, and the trend is spreading from major fitness hubs to smaller towns and suburbs. At the same time, most Urban Sports Club members continue to train in traditional fitness settings and combine HYROX with other types of exercise. HYROX is therefore less a replacement for existing training routines and more a new way to bring different disciplines together – with a clear goal in sight.
| Ready To Give HYROX a Try? With Urban Sports Club, you can turn this trend into your own routine. Find a studio near you, get started with our guide for beginners and work your way towards your first class – or your first race. Discover HYROX and Functional Fitness in Berlin Discover HYROX and Functional Fitness in Munich Discover HYROX and Functional Fitness in Hamburg Discover HYROX and Functional Fitness in Cologne Discover HYROX and Functional Fitness in Düsseldorf |
