Inside the global fitness movement bringing strength, endurance and community together.

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Eight kilometers. Eight workout stations. One finish line. And a growing global community redefining what it means to compete. You may have seen the sled pushes, wall balls and packed indoor arenas. Or someone at your local gym suddenly training very seriously for something called HYROX. So, what exactly is it?

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A Race Built Around Running and Functional Fitness

HYROX is a global fitness race that combines running with functional workout stations. Athletes run 1 kilometer, complete one functional station, and repeat the sequence eight times. By the finish, they have completed 8 kilometers of running and eight stations. The core format is consistent around the world, making performance measurable from race to race and city to city.

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The eight stations are SkiErg, sled push, sled pull, burpee broad jumps, rowing, farmers carry, sandbag lunges and wall balls. Athletes can compete individually in Open or Pro, race with a partner in Doubles, or share the challenge as a four person Relay team.

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More Than a Race

Perhaps the most compelling thing about HYROX is not how difficult it looks. It is how many different people can see themselves in it. Elite competitors race for podiums, while runners discover strength training, gym athletes build endurance, friends compete together, and first time racers train toward a goal they can make their own.

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100+ GLOBAL EVENTS IN 2026

A shared race format connects a worldwide community through training, competition and progress.

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Where Technology Meets the Athlete

Hybrid fitness creates a different challenge for wearable technology. A HYROX athlete is not simply running or strength training. They are repeatedly moving between the two, managing pace, effort and fatigue as the race progresses. Understanding performance across the entire experience can make training more useful and more personal.

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That is why Amazfit and HYROX expanded their relationship in April 2026 into a new three year global partnership spanning training, racing and recovery. The collaboration includes connected app experiences, HYROX specific training modes, selected performance data integrations and deeper engagement across the HYROX 365 network of gyms, coaches and athletes.

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Independent testing has also begun to examine how this approach performs in the real world. The5KRunner's HYROX simulation testing of the Amazfit Balance 3 highlighted dedicated HYROX workout tools and station by station analysis in the Zepp App, while also identifying areas for continued refinement in mixed intensity heart rate tracking. That kind of testing matters because useful performance technology has to work where athletes actually train.

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The Next Generation of Athletes

What makes HYROX exciting is that it is expanding the definition of an athlete. You do not have to specialize in one sport or compete professionally. You can start with a goal, build consistency, show up alongside thousands of others and discover what you are capable of.

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At Zepp Health, we are excited to support the next generation of athletes as they train, compete, recover and keep pushing toward whatever comes next.

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