The Run Rate IndexSummer 2026Inaugural Edition

The 15 Fastest-Moving Brands in Fitness

A quarterly power ranking of consumer fitness and wellness brands, scored on six public momentum signals. This isn't a ranking of who's biggest. It's who's moving. Planet Fitness has more members than everyone below it combined — it sits at #7.

15 brands scored
6 public signals
Q3 2026 window · scored August 2026
Scored on six public signals, weighted to 100.
Demand25
Expansion25
Capital15
Pricing power15
Talent10
Buzz10
The Full Ranking

The Index

RankBrandMomentum score
01
Racing
HYROX
Nothing in fitness is scaling like HYROX — a projected 2M athletes across 107 race weekends on six continents, with events stretching into 10-day residencies.
76
NEW
02
Wearables
Garmin
In one week Garmin acquired TrainingPeaks + TrainHeroic (~120 staff) and launched the subscription-free CIRQA band — owning sensor to data to plan to coach.
76
NEW
03
Wearables
WHOOP
Crossed 3M members and hired like a consumer-goods company: ex-Nike CMO DJ van Hameren and ex-Glossier CEO Kyle Leahy.
72
NEW
04
Gym franchise
Crunch Fitness
Crunch 3.0 bolts recovery and boutique onto the value model, plus 20 Phoenix clubs, 50 in Mexico and a New Zealand entry under a new CEO.
70
NEW
05
Wearables
Oura
The demand story of the quarter — search up 44% on an Eli Lilly equity investment, 5.5M rings sold and a confidential IPO on file.
69
NEW
06
Luxury gym
Third Space
Permira lined up a ~£700m bid for the 13-club London luxury operator (£250/mo) — the quarter's biggest capital signal, paired with strong pricing power..
65
NEW
07
Gym chain
Planet Fitness
Q2 revenue +7.1% and Black Card penetration at 68% — but same-club growth was all rate, not new members.
63
NEW
08
Gym chain
Basic-Fit
H1 memberships hit 6.1M (+34%) and 2,192 clubs (+35%), outlook raised, free cash flow positive — the growth machine turned cash-generative without stopping..
62
NEW
09
Luxury gym
Life Time
Q2 net income +40.6%, revenue +13.7%, guidance raised, 14 clubs opening in 2026 — a luxury operator compounding on premium pricing and healthspan positioning..
60
NEW
10
Connected fitness
Strava
180M athletes, ~$500M revenue, 50% new-user growth and an IPO waiting in the wings.
60
NEW
11
Boutique
Solidcore
A 250-location pipeline via SiteRise and 30–35 openings in 2026 — the boutique that industrialized site selection.
59
NEW
12
Gym franchise
Anytime Fitness
Hit its 6,000th club and extended Apple Fitness+ to UK & Ireland members — a value ladder built on someone else's content..
58
NEW
13
Luxury gym
Equinox
Quiet quarter, loud pricing: the $40k/yr Optimize longevity tier still carries a 1,000+ waitlist.
53
NEW
14
Longevity
Human Longevity
Dropped a clinical-grade genome to $599 ("Genomics for All"), commoditizing the longevity entry point.
46
NEW
15
Social wellness
Othership
Opening its second NYC social-sauna site (Williamsburg) on a US expansion push — sober social wellness goes multi-unit.
42
NEW
The Finding

The loudest brands aren't the fastest-moving ones.

The two brands making the most noise — HYROX and WHOOP — have flat search demand. They're already at a high plateau. The real acceleration is Oura, Third Space and Planet Fitness. A vibes list ranks the loudest; a scored one shows where attention is still growing.

Oura
+44%
Third Space
+38%
Planet Fitness
+30%
Strava
+16%
Garmin
+13%
WHOOP
−4%
HYROX
−5%
Methodology

The score ranks.
The writeup judges.

Each brand earns 0–10 on six public signals, weighted to a 100-point score. A brand growing on discounts gets called out for it. Nothing here is a vibe.

Sources: company filings and IR, press releases, and Google Trends (demand trajectory, quarter over quarter). Consumer brands only — no B2B software.

Demand · search trajectory
25%
Expansion · locations & platform
25%
Capital · funding, M&A, IPO
15%
Pricing power · raising vs discounting
15%
Talent · hires & leadership
10%
Buzz · press volume & tone
10%
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