New Delhi, July 23 -- Less than a decade ago anyone active or interested in fitness couldn't go a single day without hearing, reading or seeing posts about CrossFit. After all the first rule of CrossFit was, "always talk about CrossFit." Today, one hardly sees people talk or post much about CrossFit. One of the biggest probable reasons for that is a new fitness trend that has exploded globally and is steadily climbing the popularity charts in the fitness world: Hyrox.

More than half a million people participated in about 80 Hyrox races globally in the 2024-25 season, and Delhi just hosted India's second Hyrox race on Saturday. The event attracted 2,600 participants from different parts of India and the rest of the world. That is a sharp ...