Kickstart your 2026 momentum by joining NexGym's New Year, Active You Challenge. Complete ten workouts in January to unlock the first digital reward of the year.
NexGym's New Year's Challenge is back with some exciting new features. For the first time ever, Zumba is joining the fitness challenge party. Also new this year: optional bonus workouts to keep the fitness fun going.
During this event, you can choose between a NexGym or Zumba workout to complete your challenge days. You only have to do one each day to get credit for the challenge. Have FOMO? You can do both workouts every day, but it won’t come with any bonus badge, just the knowledge that you’re kicking your fitness to the max.
Feel free to mix and match your workouts. For example, if you chose Zumba yesterday, you can still pick either one today. Just be sure to always start in NexGym, then choose the challenge tile to select your workout. That’s the only way that day’s workout will count towards your challenge goal.
Another first for the NexGym Challenge series is the ability to upgrade your badge. We're going fully digital with challenge rewards this year, so now you can boost your reward with these bonus “overdrive” challenges.
After completing the first 10 workouts, we're giving you two extra goals to work towards. Overdrive Level 1 is five additional workouts to complete by February 8th. Meet that challenge, and you enter Overdrive Level 2 with another 5 workouts to complete by February 15th.
These bonus workouts follow the same format as the first part of the challenge, completing either a NexGym or Zumba workout each day. As you level up your fitness, you upgrade your digital reward. Each badge has a unique design, and the final badge in your showcase will be the highest one earned.
Just to recap, the deadline to finish the first 10 workouts is January 31st. Then, after opting in, you have additional time to complete each of the bonus levels. Aim high and push those limits for an amazing start to 2026.
The NexGym New Year, Active You Challenge begins January 1st.
Follow these steps to join the event and start the year strong.
Even though we're offering both a NexGym and Zumba workout, you only need to complete one to get credit for that day’s workout—but we won’t stop you if you want to finish both.
Tackle your first fitness challenge of the year with support from the Playground community.
Whether you’re checking in after your first workout or pushing for that top-tier badge, seeing others show up, stay consistent, and work through the same ups and downs can make all the difference!
