This Week in Fitness: Jane Fonda in VR, Dry January & ABC Fitness, and ŌURA’s $200M Funding Round

Welcome to This Week in Fitness, where we crunch the latest fitness business headlines in under five minutes. Here’s what’s making news:

Jane Fonda Goes Virtual: Jane Fonda partners with Supernatural on Meta Quest, bringing her retro fitness style to virtual reality with immersive workouts launching December 25.

Dry January Meets Fitness: ABC Fitness and Sunnyside team up to integrate mindful drinking tools into ABC Trainerize, reflecting growing lifestyle coaching trends.

ClassPass Fitness Boom: 2024 saw fitness bookings soar by 51%, with Pilates, low-impact training, and even ice skating leading the trends.

ŌURA Raises $200M: ŌURA completes a $200 million Series D funding round, valuing the company at $5.2 billion.

Xponential Fitness Leadership Shake-Up: Xponential Fitness announces the resignation of its president, Sarah Luna, marking a significant change in leadership for the global fitness brand.

Chapters:
00:00- Intro
00:14- Retro Fitness meets VR with Jane Fonda
00:37- ABC Fitness Dry January Collaboration
01:09- ClassPass Bookings Surge in 2024
01:44- OURA Series D Funding
02:11- Xponential Fitness Leadership Shakeup
02:41- Extro

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