Tonal Releases 2025 State of Strength Report as Americans Shift Toward Shorter and More Personalized Training
Krissy Vann | Host, All Things Fitness and Wellness
As 2025 approaches its finish line, Tonal has released its annual State of Strength Report, offering a detailed look at how training habits are changing across the United States. Drawing on data from thirty two thousand members and survey responses from seven hundred participants, the report points to a noticeable shift toward shorter, more efficient routines and a more intentional approach to long term health.
The data shows a departure from the long, high intensity sessions that once defined modern fitness culture. Members are choosing workouts that fit more naturally into daily life, and they are still seeing measurable progress. More than half now complete sessions in the thirty one to forty five minute range instead of forty five to sixty minutes. Ninety percent say they have built more strength in less time. For people who previously cited time as their biggest obstacle, the change is significant. Seventy percent now train three to five times per week and nineteen percent are working out every day.
The report also highlights what Tonal describes as a growing focus on strength and power as a strategy for aging well. Eighty percent of members say they are training to age better. More than seventy five percent of people over forty report feeling more physically capable since joining the platform. The consistency gap between age groups is striking. Boomers average eleven workouts per month. That is thirty seven percent more than Gen Z. They also show sizable improvements in key movements with deadlift strength increasing twenty five percent and bench press strength increasing twenty two percent.
Another notable shift is the rise of personalized training. Tonal’s system adjusts weight recommendations in real time and evolves programming based on member interaction. The report states that people who actively engage with their weekly targets are far more likely to complete their plans. They reach their goals ninety percent of the time compared to seventy two percent for members with lower engagement. Trust in adaptive training appears strong. Ninety percent of members accept Tonal’s suggested weights across millions of sets and seventy one percent say they lift more with adaptive support than they would independently.
Hybrid training continues to expand. Strength remains the most common training mode on the platform, but more members are integrating Pilates, mobility work, and meditation. Women are driving much of that growth. Since 2021 they have completed three times more Pilates sessions, nearly three times more mobility work, and more than twice as much meditation. Men are also increasing their mobility work, which is up forty four percent since 2021. This broader mix of modalities appears to deliver performance benefits. Women recorded average gains of fifteen percent in both deadlift and bench press strength, and thirty percent of all members say they train with more variety than they did before joining.
The report arrives during Tonal’s tenth anniversary. The company recently introduced a reformer inspired Pilates experience led by trainer Kristin McGee. The addition builds on Tonal’s progression toward more integrated hybrid training and provides another structured pathway for members to develop core strength, mobility, and control.
