The HFA Show 2027

How it compares

FIBO in Cologne is the stronger alternative for European distribution and a product launch that needs both industry buyers and fitness enthusiasts. Its April position gives brands another major European platform after HFA’s spring gathering. The mixed professional and consumer audience also makes it useful for testing how a concept resonates with the people who will use it. HFA concentrates more tightly on the business of running fitness facilities and the US operator network.

For university recreation, NIRSA Conference & Expo is a different purchasing environment. Its March meeting in Kansas City puts campus recreation professionals, students, and directors together around university facilities and professional development. A supplier whose main customers are universities has a clearer reason to prioritize NIRSA; a club operator comparing member-management platforms, strength equipment, or studio formats has more direct counterparts at HFA.

HFA’s distinction is the overlap between its supplier floor and the association’s management community. A visitor can assess equipment and club systems, then hear operators discuss retention, staffing, and investment. That makes it a useful trip for commercial fitness businesses whose next purchase depends on how they plan to grow.

The HFA Show is the right trip for commercial club and studio leaders who need to connect supplier choices with the economics of operating a fitness business.

Who exhibits

Life Fitness / Hammer Strength, Matrix Fitness, and Technogym anchor the equipment side of the floor, while ABC Fitness and Daxko put club operations and software alongside it. Centr/HYROX adds the fitness-racing format; WellnessSpace Brands represents the recovery side. The mix gives an operator more than a machinery comparison: it connects training space, member systems, and services that can reshape the club offering. Large established suppliers share the floor with smaller specialists.

1. 

   Italian Trade Agency

2. 

   Technogym

3. 

   BISSELL Commercial

4. 

   LightStim

5. 

   Hyperice

6. 

   A1 American

7. 

   Axess

8. 

   Budderfly

9. 

   gym80 International

10. 

    Life Fitness

11. 

    Rep Fitness

12. 

    Precor

13. 

    WellnessSpace Brands

14. 

    Sunlighten

15. 

    Perform Better

16. 

    Gantner Electronic

17. 

    sofSURFACES

18. 

    Keiser

19. 

    J. B. Hunt

20. 

    Woodway

21. 

    Americaneagle.com

22. 

    Hollman

23. 

    Ashworth Awards

24. 

    VO2 Master

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The HFA Show 2027

The HFA Show 2027 returns to Las Vegas with a new HFA/HYROX member team and simulated challenges from Centr x HYROX on the expo floor. The Hall of Fame reception and dinner puts industry recognition into the evening program, while the Women’s Networking Brunch changes the format of that gathering. The Rick Caro Financial Panel remains a business-focused anchor. Together, these additions connect operator education with fitness racing, leadership networks, and the association’s industry community.

• Try the Centr x HYROX challenges if fitness racing is part of your club’s programming plans; they let you experience the format alongside equipment suppliers.
• Use the early-morning expo-floor workouts to assess equipment under exercise conditions before returning for commercial discussions.
• For multilingual conference participation, bring headphones for Wordly’s translated audio and captions.
• If club investment or expansion is your priority, include the Rick Caro Financial Panel alongside your supplier comparisons.

Exhibiting

The floor suits suppliers selling to independent studios and multi-site club operators, particularly where a product benefits from hands-on testing. Stand inquiries go through HFA’s exhibition team. Sponsorship options extend into workouts, education, networking, and placements outside the expo floor, allowing equipment and service suppliers to build an activity around their presence.