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The Career 26

The Best Places to Build a Career in Fitness & Wellness

Coach360 is recognizing 26 clubs, studios and wellness organizations that give people real pathways to grow: education, leadership, earning potential and a future worth staying for.

If you want to build a real career in fitness and wellness, where should you do it?

The Career 26 moves the conversation past finding a job. We are spotlighting the organizations that develop people, promote from within and create careers people stay in.

"A job gets someone into the industry. A career gives them a reason to stay."

What We Evaluate

Nine signs of a place people build careers

The Coach360 editorial team reviews every application against these nine areas, alongside our own research and industry knowledge.

01

Career growth and upward mobility

02

Education, onboarding and professional development

03

Leadership development and internal promotion

04

Compensation and earning potential

05

Culture and quality of leadership

06

Hiring, expansion and breadth of opportunity

07

Retention and career longevity

08

Innovation in talent development

09

Commitment to advancing fitness and wellness as a profession

Inside the Report

What honorees receive

  • A Coach360 editorial profileThe opportunity, how you develop people, your career path and what stands out.
  • Career stories from your teamReal people showing where they started, where they are now and why they stayed.
  • Reach across the Coach360 networkFeatured in the report, the Coach360 newsletter and social channels, in front of the professionals you want to hire.
Panelists on stage at Career Lab by Coach360 LIVE in Las Vegas
The Career 26 · Class of 2026

Apply for your organization

Tell us how people grow at your organization. Owners, executives and people leaders can apply, and anyone can nominate an organization they know. Every application is read by the Coach360 editorial team.

  • Free to apply, no cost to enter
  • Open to clubs, studios, franchise brands and wellness organizations
  • Takes about five minutes
  • Applications close Friday, October 30. The Career 26 publishes by November 12.

The Career 26 is selected independently by the Coach360 editorial team. Applying does not guarantee selection, and we also consider organizations that do not apply. Sponsorship, advertising and partnerships have no influence on selection. Honorees are not ranked, and any sponsor content in the report is labeled and kept separate from the selection and the profiles.

Two speakers on the Career Lab by Coach360 LIVE stage