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(0:53) If your favorite American company switched overseas, would you still buy from them?
About 43% said yes, while only 8% voted “definitely not.” Therefore, “Made in America” is likely not the #1 priority for most purchases.
(2:50) Nearly 7/10 own Horse Stall Mats
The most popular flooring option is easily to stall mats, which is no surprise.
(4:30) Adjustable vs. Flat to start a home gym
In a head-to-head matchup between a couple of reasonable home gym bench options, about 4.2x more voted for the AB-3100 over the FB-5000 when asked what’s a better bench to start a home gym with.
(6:41) # of fitness apps
This was a repeat question from 2019, and the numbers didn’t change as much as you might expect. 35% use 0 fitness apps, only down from 39% in 2019.
We saw a slight bump in those that use 1, 2, or more, but it was not a drastic change.
| How many fitness apps do you use? | 2019 | 2022 | Change |
| 0 | 39.10% | 34.69% | -11% |
| 1 | 31.70% | 33.32% | 5% |
| 2 | 21.50% | 23.48% | 9% |
| Three or more | 7.70% | 8.51% | 11% |
(9:04) Fitness event options
To no surprise for anyone familiar with these surveys, the powerlifting meet was the #1 choice by a decent amount when compared to CrossFit (2nd place), OCR/Spartan Race (3rd place), or Strongman Event (distant 4th place).
(10:57) Worry about making too much noise?
About 2 in 3 do not worry about making too much noise.
For those who fear, bothering those within the house is more of a concern than the neighbors.
(11:17) Miscellaneous
- 71% played high school sports, 27% college
- 56% look on the used marketplace for gym equipment weekly
- 58% have attempted an overhead snatch (down from 64% in 2019)
- 73% have tried a clean and jerk (down from 79% in 2019)
- 74% vote “Training for Life” vs. 26% for “Training is Life.”
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