Will Ahmed

And at the end of the day, I think... Weightlifting for a lot of people is intimidating. Exercise is lonely and hard. It makes sense that there are these boutique communities, so to speak. And so... I wouldn't actually attribute the success of these other communities solely to CrossFit's downfall.

I think CrossFit in itself, it probably appeals to you and me, but you know, it had a high injury rate before they even had dysfunction as a, as a company. It is like a pretty intimidating workout out of the gates. Like there's a lot of people that it,

I think CrossFit in itself, it probably appeals to you and me, but you know, it had a high injury rate before they even had dysfunction as a, as a company. It is like a pretty intimidating workout out of the gates. Like there's a lot of people that it,

I think CrossFit in itself, it probably appeals to you and me, but you know, it had a high injury rate before they even had dysfunction as a, as a company. It is like a pretty intimidating workout out of the gates. Like there's a lot of people that it,

Yeah, there's a lot of people it's going to turn off like right out of the gate.

Yeah, there's a lot of people it's going to turn off like right out of the gate.

Yeah, there's a lot of people it's going to turn off like right out of the gate.

So last year, the biggest uptick was pickleball.

So last year, the biggest uptick was pickleball.

So last year, the biggest uptick was pickleball.

And then in the last... So I mean 2023, actually. And then 2024, the biggest we saw was paddle. So two racquet sports, interestingly. Pickleball grew a lot in the United States. Paddle... which people in the States call padel, but paddle, which is what it's called internationally, has just taken off. And so that's a pretty fascinating game too. I grew up playing squash and tennis.

And then in the last... So I mean 2023, actually. And then 2024, the biggest we saw was paddle. So two racquet sports, interestingly. Pickleball grew a lot in the United States. Paddle... which people in the States call padel, but paddle, which is what it's called internationally, has just taken off. And so that's a pretty fascinating game too. I grew up playing squash and tennis.

And then in the last... So I mean 2023, actually. And then 2024, the biggest we saw was paddle. So two racquet sports, interestingly. Pickleball grew a lot in the United States. Paddle... which people in the States call padel, but paddle, which is what it's called internationally, has just taken off. And so that's a pretty fascinating game too. I grew up playing squash and tennis.

So for me, paddle's like maybe the most fun game I've ever played because it's a sort of perfect hybrid of the two. Are you familiar with what it looks like? Yeah. So it's, you know, the whole glass courts all the way around and you're sort of, you're sort of in a tennis court in like, you know, a glass cage and you can essentially play the ball off of anything.

So for me, paddle's like maybe the most fun game I've ever played because it's a sort of perfect hybrid of the two. Are you familiar with what it looks like? Yeah. So it's, you know, the whole glass courts all the way around and you're sort of, you're sort of in a tennis court in like, you know, a glass cage and you can essentially play the ball off of anything.

So for me, paddle's like maybe the most fun game I've ever played because it's a sort of perfect hybrid of the two. Are you familiar with what it looks like? Yeah. So it's, you know, the whole glass courts all the way around and you're sort of, you're sort of in a tennis court in like, you know, a glass cage and you can essentially play the ball off of anything.

And it's, it's pretty dynamic and fun.

And it's, it's pretty dynamic and fun.

And it's, it's pretty dynamic and fun.

Yeah, in terms of like the percentage increase of activities we've seen on Whoop. Wow. That was the biggest one last year.