Why Your Gym Membership Is Beating Core CPI

In this episode of Inflation Explained, Lucas and Luna tackle a fresh inflation puzzle: core services prices have stayed stubbornly high even as headline CPI cools. They focus on one surprising category — fitness club memberships — which have been rising at nearly three times the rate of overall core services. Using fresh data from June 2026, they break down why demand for gym memberships is booming, how pricing power works in subscription businesses, and what this tells us about the broader 'sticky services' problem that's keeping the Fed on hold. They also look at the divergence between goods and services inflation and what it means for your monthly budget. If you've wondered why your gym bill keeps creeping up while your grocery bill feels lighter, this episode is for you. #InflationExplained #CoreCPI #ServicesInflation #GymMembership #FitnessIndustry #SubscriptionPricing #FedPolicy #Economics #CostOfLiving #PersonalFinance #ConsumerSpending #PriceIndex #StickyInflation #PricingPower #Budgeting #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #EconomicTrends Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo