Fitness equipment brand Centr, the Official Competition Equipment Provider for HYROX, has introduced ‘Sled Blades’. These offer a replaceable blade system for the official HYROX Power Sled and are designed to improve consistency in sled resistance across all international events.
The upgrade addresses equipment wear and friction variance resulting from high-volume usage, following a 163% year-on-year reported increase in global event participation. Developed in tandem with the official HYROX competition turf introduced in 2025, the replaceable blade system attaches to the second-generation Power Sled base, maintaining identical dimensions, weight, and aesthetics to the original unit while allowing worn contact points to be swapped out.
The system is being deployed across more than 125 scheduled events in over 30 countries during the 2026/27 HYROX season, which is expected to host more than 2 million athletes. Beyond competition venues, Centr is introducing a commercial subscription model for HYROX Training Clubs and affiliated gyms to replace blades based on usage volume.
Under typical commercial gym conditions with 200 active users, blade replacement is recommended approximately every 10,000m of sled travel (roughly every 30 days) to preserve consistent friction characteristics.
Andrew Sugerman, Chief Executive Officer of Centr, said “HYROX has become a truly global phenomenon, and we see that every day in how the equipment is used across races, gyms, and training spaces. The Sled Blades were designed around that reality, focusing on performance consistency by improving the part that takes the most wear.
“Centr’s commitment to HYROX goes beyond supplying equipment; Centr is a global partner as HYROX continues to grow. That means building solutions that genuinely help standardize infrastructure, support athletes, and deliver scalable solutions to training facilities around the world.”
Christian Toetzke, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of HYROX, added “We always hear from athletes that the sled stations are the most important ones to get right. At HYROX, we always want to ensure we are taking the steps to make the athlete experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible, so knowing that the upgraded Sled Blades will help improve consistency on race day and during training is a really positive step for us and this partnership.”
Centr, founded by actor Chris Hemsworth, manufactures commercial and consumer fitness equipment and serves as the exclusive equipment supplier for HYROX races worldwide. HYROX is a global functional fitness racing series featuring a standardised format of eight 1km runs interspaced with eight functional movement stations.
