This exercise was 698% more popular in 2024 and 2 other trends on the rise

The fastest-growing workout of 2024 pulled a bit of a Tonya Harding on the competition.While it wasn’t the most-booked exercise on ClassPass — that honor goes to Pilates, which users did 84% more than in 2023 — ice skating some a massive booking boost this year, with reservations rising by 698% According to the app’s year-end report, “community-centric activities” and team sports saw a rise in popularity this year.Ice skating was the most dramatic of all, growing by 698%.As a workout, it targets muscles all over the body, and despite freezing temps, it can certainly work up a sweat.“Skaters exercise almost all body muscles,” fitness expert Nataly Komova told Woman & Home.

“This is partly because of the synchronized leg movement that happens while you skate, which in the long run, boosts joint flexibility.It’s also good for the heart as the movement and exertion improve your circulation and your heart rate.”Peter Zapalo, the director of sports science and medicine for US Figure Skating, agrees.“It has cardiovascular benefits as it trains both your aerobic and anaerobic systems, and it’s a fantastic overall body challenge to your core, your balance, your coordination, and your posterior chain,” he told Vogue.

“Also: Skaters have great butts,” he added.“But the really cool thing is that [the sport] trains total body proprioception—the ability to sense your own body’s position, motion, and equilibrium.” Subscribe to our weekly Post Care newsletter! Please provide a valid email address.

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As for other rising trends, volleyball also spiked by 256%, while soccer went up 158% since last year, all of which ClassPass attributes to Olympic excitement over the summer as well as anticipation of the 2026 Winter Olympics.But though all three sports were booked much more than usu...