Otherwise known as functional training, this fitness trend is blowing up in the gym community with more full-body sessions and feeling the results in day-to-day movements. Instead of focusing each day of the week on individual muscle groups, functional exercises train them together while building on balance, stability and mobility too.

Dive into the fundamentals of fitness with us at Richmond Hill Health Club. In our first workshop of the year, we’ll explore why strength sits at the heart of all fitness components and how it supports everything else you do.

Fitness and health remain a top priority for many; the obstacles stopping over half of the UK from pursuing it are changing, and this is where gyms and exercise spaces need to evolve in 2026 to meet them. In January, the gyms are bustling from the influx of New Year’s Resolutions. Energy is at an all-time high, but the gymtimidation is back. In February rolls in, and we are burnt out; it's a ghost town.