Fusion Style Fitness

•  Fusion style fitness is a type of fitness that combines different types of exercise to create a new workout to provide variety and something new. It was among the top 10 Canadian fitness trends for 2019.
• Some Canadian companies, such as Trix Acro Gym, have tapped into this trend by incorporating fusion style fitness programs in their gyms. Trix-Acro gym offers acro-gymnastics fusion, which is they are calling "the latest craze in kids' fitness activity."

Holding Events at FECs

• Family entertainment centers (FECs) are increasingly "being used as a location of choice for corporate parties and birthday parties for children as well as adults."
• "This trend is increasing revenue generation from the food & beverage segment."
• "Birthday parties account for up to 50% of weekend traffic at family entertainment centers."

Rise of New Technologies

• Family/Indoor Entertainment Centers are offering a "diversified range of gaming options for customers. New technologies, such as 3D technology, virtual reality gaming are trending and consumers are preferring modern modes of entertainment over traditional ones."
• Currently, "Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) games are highly trending, thus, players in the family/indoor entertainment centers market have started offering these games."
• Additionally, "some gaming manufacturers are also focusing on developing various technologies for improvising the gaming experiences in these centers. Manufacturers are working on mixing the AR and VR technology with 3-D projection mapping and interactive digital surfaces to generate new technologically advanced games."
• The "VR gaming zone segment is estimated to create and incremental opportunity of $14,569.00 million in this market between 2018 and 2028."

 Garden Centers Becoming Family Entertainment Centers

• Garden Centers are turning into Family Entertainment Centers by broadening their offerings in more leisure activities and gastronomy.
• In Canada, Wilsons Lifestyle & Retail Centre looks more like a Family Entertainment Center instead of a retail Garden Center. This shop not only sells products for home gardens but also has fun activities akin to a Family Entertainment Center. They include activities such as "karting, climbing or playing miniature golf. Kids can play at the Indoor Playground while parents enjoy a coffee at the restaurant."