Gen Z fitness spending outpaces bar spending as recreational sports leagues surge 34 percent
Young adults are redirecting discretionary spending from nightlife toward fitness and recreational sports, with Bank of America data showing fitness expenditures growing faster than bar spending. Recreational sports league registrations rose 34 percent year-over-year, according to Volo Sports, while participation in endurance events like Hyrox and Ironman races has grown among Gen Z and Gen X.
✓ Verified
- ✓Volo Sports reports recreational sports league registrations rose 34 percent year-over-year. (Volo Sports, cited in CNBC report)
- ✓Bank of America data indicates young adults' fitness spending is growing faster than their bar spending. (Bank of America, cited in CNBC report)
- ✓Gen Z and Gen X participation in Hyrox and Ironman races has increased. (CNBC reporting)
~ Interpretation
- ~Young adults are finding community through fitness instead of nightclubs. (CNBC analysis)
- ~Companies are capitalizing on the shift in discretionary spending toward fitness. (CNBC reporting)
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