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Workout: in fitness we are one

All are welcome to discuss working out in all its various aspects; discuss routines, nutrition, ask for help or support, and share your success with others! Please be kind to all.

655k subscribers3,362 posts / mo in Sep 20262,694 authors / mosince 2010

r/workout has 655k members (+29% over the last 12 months). It gets about 3,362 posts a month from 2,694 people. Top topics: MotivationBoosters, Starting Out in Fitness and Split Routines.

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Size and growth

How r/workout has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+29%in 12 months · +6.4% in 3 months · +1.4% in 1 month
Oct 2026653k
Growing653k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−9.7%vs Sep 2025 · −4.6% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20263.4k
QuieterPeaked at 4.4k in Jan 2026
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/workout

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. MotivationBoosters2.3%
  2. Starting Out in Fitness2.1%
  3. Split Routines1.9%
  4. Gym Etiquette & Gear1.8%
  5. Arm Workouts1.5%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. The Fitness Wiki
  2. Apple
  3. Stronger By Science
  4. Tdeecalculator
  5. Exrx

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research