Wellness Culture's Weird Year: Fitness Festivals, Parasite Cleanses, and Power Pauses

Fitness festivals are 2026's hottest wellness ticket. Chicago's sold-out Faces of Fitness Festival packed attendees into an outdoor campus with 16 different workout classes — yoga-Pilates hybrids, glute camps, high-intensity sessions — all in one sweaty afternoon. With single boutique classes running $35-$46 a pop, sampling four modalities at one event isn't just a great workout — it's a steal. And the trend isn't slowing down: the Hamptons Sweat Fest launched its inaugural...