NUTRITION

Restrictions on the use of gyms and fitness centres negatively impacted demand for sports nutrition during 2020 and 2021, while fewer people are also participating in outdoor exercise and team sports due to social distancing measures. As fears around…

The closure of gyms during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) lockdown period and strict health protocols upon reopening have taking their toll on sports nutrition. Upon reopening, gyms only accepted vaccinated consumers; hence, a large part of the…

The lifting of COVID-19-related measures and re-opening of sports centres and gyms have had a positive impact on sales of sports nutrition. All categories of sports nutrition are seeing positive growth in both value and volume terms, though volumes…

The progressive return to visiting gyms is helping the category to recover. Despite the easing of restrictions, many consumers were still reluctant to return to gyms and thus consumed less sport nutrition products. However, in 2022 people have been…

Having plunged by almost a quarter during 2020 amid the disruption caused by COVID-19, retail constant value sales (2022 prices) of sports nutrition saw a substantial recovery during 2021 and 2022 but nonetheless remained well below their…

Two years of the pandemic, recurring restrictions (including the closure of sports facilities), social isolation and, often, non-ergonomic working conditions at home, all combined to have a negative impact on the level of physical activity among…

Sports nutrition is expected to register healthy current value growth in 2022 following the reopening of gyms and sports centres in the aftermath of the vaccination programme. Although COVID-19 is still rife in the country, fewer people are falling…

In the first year of the pandemic, sports nutrition registered a notable slowdown in retail current value growth, as gyms and other sports venues were closed for an extended period due to COVID-19 restrictions. This was driven by the decline of…

Sports nutrition saw a significant drop in sales in 2020 as a result of the pandemic, as only large manufacturers were able to distribute their products in large marketplaces, due to the closure of gyms, and home seclusion, with most companies…

While sports nutrition is the smallest product area in terms of value sales within consumer health, it is an emerging product, with high growth potential. In 2022, in spite of soaring inflation as a result of the war in Ukraine, which is causing a…

After some two years of living with considerable restrictions on mobility, Peruvians are eager to get fit and are resuming their pace of physical activity in 2022. Young adults in major cities such as Lima, Trujillo and Arequipa are driving this…

Value sales of sports nutrition registered accelerated growth in current value terms in 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many Portuguese people to follow a regular exercise regime for the first time in their lives, a habit that persisted in 2022.…

Sports nutrition is projected to continue to see very strong retail volume and current value growth in Serbia over 2022. The category is benefiting from consumers paying greater attention to health and fitness. This trend was already underway, but…

Over 2022, sports nutrition is expected to return to the double-digit retail growth of the early-to-mid-review period. In 2021, the category more than recouped the retail current value losses of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020. As a…

The category has shown a considerable recovery in current value terms in 2022, with demand having slowed during the pandemic. After seeing solid growth earlier in the review period, sports nutrition saw a decline in volume sales in 2020 and only a…

Sports nutrition is expected to see double-digit growth in current value terms in 2022 with a full return to pre-COVID-19 sales levels. The category suffered a sharp decline in sales in 2020 with the COVID-19 pandemic negatively impacting the demand…

The pandemic and its multiple lockdowns have led to rapid development in some sports practices among French consumers, with running standing out in this regard. Interest in running surged during the coronavirus crisis and continues to attract more…

The COVID-19 pandemic had a large impact on sports nutrition in Algeria during 2020 and 2021. The prolonged closure of gyms during lockdown periods had a particularly negative impact, as sports nutrition products are primarily used by regular gym…

Sports nutrition is expected to be an outlier in terms of consumer health in Denmark in 2022, with healthy double-digit current value growth predicted. While retail prices are also expected to rise, as a result of the energy crisis stemming from the…

Local brands are set to continue increasing their share in 2022, with their strong performance being attributed to the expansion of brands’ retail distribution network through e-commerce, which has increased its presence among consumers and offers…