Most of us tend to be pretty ride or die for our gyms (SoulCycle devotees and Flywheel followers are basically modern-day Montagues and Capulets). And according to new survey data from FourSquare, your go-to sweat station suggests more about you than what type of exercise equipment floats your boat. A lot more.
Here's what your place of workout worship says about your social life, eating habits, and other personal preferences.
Equinox
Equinox enthusiasts are as fancy pants as everyone assumes they are (those memberships are not cheap). According to the data, they can be found frequenting juice bars, airport lounges, and fancy boutiques when they're not flexing in the weight room. They’re also nine times more likely to check into gluten-free restaurants and chow down on ramen and dumplings—no doubt somewhere chic.
Flywheel
Hipsters tend to flock to Flywheel. When they’re not on the bike, they’re checking into indie theaters, sculpture gardens, yoga studios, boxing gyms, and Buddhist temples. But they aren't totally pure: This group is more likely to splurge on brunch and Bloody Marys.
24 Hour Fitness
They don’t call it 24 Hour Fitness for nothin’. This group is (unsurprisingly) more likely to visit coffee shops. Plus, they’re also more likely to be spotted in marijuana dispensaries, so you know they're super chill.
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Planet Fitness
Patrons of Planet Fitness know how to party. This group is four times more likely to go salsa dancing—a genius way to show off that hard-earned bod. But they also appreciate a balanced life, as evidenced by their likelihood to be found atfried chicken joints.
YMCA
Loyalists to The Y lead busy lives. They check in at private schools, organic grocery stores, and hockey arenas most frequently (sounds like an interesting day). They’re also four times more likely to hit up the local liquor store and twice as likely to indulge in that burrito bowl at Chipotle. We like your style, Y-ers.
Macaela MacKenzie is a journalist who writes about women and power. She covers women’s equality through the lenses of sports, wellness, and the gender gap across industries and is the author of MONEY, POWER, RESPECT: How Women in Sports Are Shaping the Future of Feminism. Mac was most recently a Senior Editor at Glamour where she directed all health and wellness coverage. Her work has appeared in Elle, Glamour, SELF, Bustle, Marie Claire, Allure, Women's Health, and Forbes among other publications.
