You may recall usreporting last year that interest in cardio equipment was declining, while demand for strength equipment was rising.
The trend is becoming clear as women and older exercisers, in particular, have become more interested in weights, Bloomberg reports.
Between the lines: Crunch Fitness and Planet Fitness are cutting cardio equipment by more than 40% at many of their gyms.
"Similar transformations are happening at fitness centers across the U.S. as they attempt to attract an increasingly muscle-obsessed population," according to Bloomberg.
💭 Nathan's thought bubble: I see the trend playing out at my local gym.: There are lines for the weights, but you can always get a treadmill.
