Trend #1: Peerformance is the New Performance
Do you love that unbeatable feeling you get from being part of a team? Then you’ll love this trend: “Peerformance” (performance through peers) is the buzzword for 2026! This trend is all about community, energy, and the joy of achieving together. More and more people are seeking a workout experience that doesn’t just challenge them, but also connects them.
Formats like indoor cycling and HYROX perfectly capture this spirit and are evolving into the strongest community sports – comparable to the early days of CrossFit. The focus is on team spirit, measurable progress, and mutual motivation (with plenty of high-fives).
Trend Data from the Urban Sports Club Community 2025 (year-over-year comparison)
| +38% Indoor Cycling | +176% HYROX: The new competitive trend |
| Functional Training in the Top 10 | Sustained high demand for Bootcamps |
| +176% Social Fitness Events | Growing niche format: Jumping Fitness (+58% new locations) |
Trend #2 Mind-Body 2.0
You know how it goes: everything comes back around eventually. Often, it’s even better. That’s exactly what’s happening with mind-body concepts. While yoga boomed as a new sport years ago, the trend is now shifting away from classic training toward formats that are more exclusive and “Instagram-worthy.”
Reformer Pilates is leading the charge: it’s effective, stylish, and mindful all at once. The trend is complemented by other mindfulness formats like breathwork, sound healing, or journaling, which promote mental balance and regeneration.
Trend Data from the Urban Sports Club Community 2025 (year-over-year comparison)
| +115% Reformer Pilates | +17,5 % Breathwork, Sound Healing, Journaling |
| Boutique-style Barre remains popular | Lagree is booming in major cities |
Trend #3 Urban Adventure
Out of the routine, into the adventure! Are you looking for more than just a sport, but an experience? Then the Urban Adventure trend is perfect for you. This trend leaves the beaten path and embraces new, exciting activities and adventures you can have right in the city – whether on a bouldering wall, at an outdoor bootcamp, or at social fitness events. The motto is simple: The city is your playground.
Trend Data from the Urban Sports Club Community 2025 (year-over-year comparison)
| +27% Bouldering, a top community activity | Outdoor Bootcamps are on the rise |
| +176% Social Fitness Events | Parkour: increasingly in demand, very social media-friendly |
| Emerging niches: Forest Bathing & Outdoor Ice Bathing |
Trend #4 Fluidity Core
Never heard of “Fluidity Core”? No surprise – the trend is still in its early days, but that’s changing fast. It combines core training with fluid movements from yoga, Pilates, dance, or swimming, all designed to build stability, strength, and a better mind-body connection.
Swimming and aqua-fitness are especially in demand: they promote health, are suitable for all ages, and effectively strengthen your core. Dance workouts are also focusing on flow and body awareness instead of rigid drills – with Pole Dance and High Heels classes booming in particular. Yoga isn’t losing its relevance; instead, it’s inspiring new hybrid formats like Reformer Pilates and Barre, which blend core strength with fluid motion.
Trend Data from the Urban Sports Club Community 2025 (year-over-year comparison)
| +21% Swimming | +23% Pole Dance |
| +115% Reformer Pilates | Dance trend: High Heels classes |
Trend #5 Next Level Recovery
We all know by now: training and recovery are the ultimate power duo. In a working world that demands everything from us, active regeneration is becoming the decisive key to performance and long-term wellbeing – and that’s exactly what this trend shows. The variety of recovery options is booming, from ice baths and saunas to cryotherapy and back health classes. They offer the perfect balance of physical repair and mental stability, tapping into megatrends like stress management and anti-aging.
Trend Data from the Urban Sports Club Community 2025 (year-over-year comparison)
| +23% Wellness & Recovery | +22% Healthy Back |
| Massages are well-established | Up-and-coming: Ice bathing, Cryo, Lymphatic drainage |
| 10,000 – The number of times our community went ice bathing last year | Over 30,000 – The number of times our community used Cryo chambers for regeneration |
Which Trend Suits You? No matter what drives you – inner peace, competition, or just having fun while working out – the 2026 Urban Sports Club Wellbeing Trends have something new for everyone.
