This Week In Fitness: Matrix’s New Strength Line, Pickleball Kingdom’s TV Debut, elegant hoopoe’s AI Expansion and Equinox Hotel Deal

On this episode of This Week In Fitness, host Krissy Vann delivers a fast, news-driven breakdown of the major developments shaping the global fitness and wellness sector. Designed for industry leaders, operators and decision-makers, this week’s roundup covers equipment innovation, franchising disruption, community engagement, hospitality investment and the future of wellness travel.

In today’s headlines:

• Matrix Fitness responds to record strength-training demand with a new Magnum Plate-Loaded Range
• Pickleball Kingdom brings competition and franchising to reality TV with the launch of Paddle Battle
• Dubai-based elegant hoopoe enters the UK with an AI-governed franchise model designed to replace traditional manuals
• Planet Fitness supports Boys and Girls Clubs of America through a recent GivingTuesday match
• New York’s The AC demonstrates the scale and stickiness of social fitness with a 500-person community event
• Condé Nast outlines the top wellness travel trends for 2026 as the sector approaches 1.4 trillion dollars
• Equinox Hotel returns to the spotlight through a major real estate acquisition at 35 Hudson Yards
• The global gummy supplements market surges toward a projected 66.79 billion dollars by 2031

A concise, authoritative look at the shifts influencing fitness, wellness and consumer behavior — all in under five minutes.