Women Usher in Strength Training’s New Era
- Women have significantly increased their participation in strength training, reshaping gyms and fitness trends by 2024 and beyond.
- This shift follows rising evidence that resistance training boosts bone density, preserves muscle, and is essential for aging well, with experts like Dr. Stacy Sims advocating strength for women’s healthspan.
- Supporting this change, data shows women’s free weight use up 150% and resistance machine use up 558% from 2011 to 2021, while strength training uploads on Strava climbed 25% in 2024.
- Crunch Fitness CEO Jim Rowley reported that women now comprise over 50% of lifting platform users, and Planet Fitness removed 40% of cardio machines to meet rising demand for weights and functional training.
- These trends suggest a major opportunity for female-focused fitness services and products, highlighting strength training as a growing cornerstone of women’s health and aging strategies.
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Women usher in strength training’s new era Gyms are making space. The future of strength training is female. New flex. Once dominated by men, Crunch Fitness CEO Jim Rowley told Bloomberg that women now account for 50%+ of lifting platform usage. Meanwhile, Planet Fitness is removing more than 40% of cardio machines across 1,700 locations to meet growing demand for weights and functional training, Fitt Insider reports. Validated. Between 2011 and…
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