The State of Podcasting 2026

How long are health and fitness podcasts?

The typical top-charting health and fitness podcast runs 53 minutes an episode: that is the median of 62 shows' own medians, from 5,002 episodes released in the 12 months to 2 October 2026. Longer than the all-chart figure of 50 minutes, it ranks 6th longest of 11 categories. Most episodes (41%) run 30 to 60 minutes.

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  • 53 mintypical show’s median episode
  • 38%of episodes run over an hour
  • 7.2episodes a month, median show
  • 6th of 11categories, longest first

How long is the typical health and fitness episode?

Across all 5,002 health and fitness episodes, the median is 52.8 minutes and the middle half run 34 to 69 minutes. Only a tenth run past 90 minutes.

Show
90th percentile90.175th percentile69.2Median of show medians52.9Median episode52.825th percentile33.910th percentile19.5
Full episodes released in the 12 months to 2 October 2026, in minutes.
10th percentile19.510.1
25th percentile33.922.8
Median episode52.841.8
75th percentile69.261.7
90th percentile90.192.7
Median of show medians52.949.9
Under 30 minutes21.1%30 to 60 minutes40.7%Over an hour38.2%

Are health and fitness podcasts longer than other categories?

It sits in the middle: 6th of 11, between society and culture (54 min) and arts (47 min).

Comedy66 minTV & Film62 minSports57 minTechnology54 minSociety & Culture54 minHealth & Fitness53 minThis pageArts47 minTrue Crime44 minBusiness40 minEducation37 minNews35 min

Median of each show's own median length. Categories with at least 40 charting shows.

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How often do health and fitness podcasts publish?

The median health and fitness show publishes 7.2 episodes a month (all chart shows: 7.2). 26% are weekly and 2% daily. The most common schedule among the 62 charting health and fitness shows is twice a week (22).

Daily (5+ a week)1 show (2%)3–4 a week8 shows (13%)Twice a week22 shows (35%)Weekly16 shows (26%)Less than weekly6 shows (10%)Irregular6 shows (10%)Fewer than 3 in six months2 shows (3%)New (under four weeks old)1 show (2%)

Schedule over the last 182 days of each feed.

How long are the top health and fitness podcasts?

The ten highest on Apple's US Health & Fitness chart, with each show's median episode. Across all 62 charting health and fitness shows the range runs from The Mindset Mentor (18 min) to Feel Better, Live More with Dr Rangan Chatterjee (113 min).

Show
575 min770 min161 min1059 min255 min955 min451 min647 min835 min328 min
Apple Podcasts US Health & Fitness chart, 2 October 2026.
1The Dylan Gemelli Podcast61 min10.2
2Passion Struck with John R. Miles55 min13.0
3Tony Mantor: Why Not Me ?28 min7.2
4We're Out of Time51 min4.2
5Huberman Lab75 min8.7
6Dear Dr. Jen47 min0.5
7On Purpose with Jay Shetty70 min13.0
8Nothing much happens: bedtime stories to help you sleep35 min8.7
9Decoded | Unlock The Secrets of Human Behavior, Emotion and Motivation55 min3.7
10Extend Podcast with Darshan Shah, MD59 min8.7

How many health and fitness podcasts are there?

The Podcast Index lists 237,276 shows filed under Health & Fitness, 5.4% of all podcasts. 28,368 of them published in the 90 days to 26 September 2026: 12% of the category, a higher survival rate than the 9.4% for all podcasts.

Questions

How long should a health and fitness podcast be?

There is no rule, but the top-charting health and fitness shows have a median episode of 53 minutes, and half of their episodes run between 34 and 69 minutes.

How many episodes a month do health and fitness podcasts release?

The median charting health and fitness show released 7.2 episodes a month over the last six months; 2% published daily and 26% weekly.

What share of health and fitness podcast episodes are over an hour?

38.2% of the 5,002 health and fitness episodes released in the past year ran over 60 minutes, and 21.1% were under 30.

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Where do these numbers come from?

Slice, The State of Podcasting 2026: the RSS feed of every show on Apple Podcasts' top charts in six countries and eleven US genre charts, read on 2 October 2026. Category counts from the Podcast Census 2026 (Podcast Index database of 26 September 2026).

n = 62 health and fitness shows and 5,002 episodes. Last updated 2 October 2026.

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