The health and fitness industry took over Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, last week, flooding the offices of senators and representatives with 125 industry leaders urging co-sponsorship of the Personal Health Improvement Today (PHIT) Act and inclusion of it in the Reconciliation Bill that Republicans in the House of Representatives are putting together. The group was there as part of the Health & Fitness Association’s 2025 Fly-In and Advocacy Summit.
The hard work is paying off as the HFA learned today that the PHIT Act is included in the Reconciliation Bill as it stands today, giving the act one of its best chances to pass since the industry began working on it 17 years ago.
The PHIT Act would allow Americans to use pre-tax dollars from their health savings accounts and flexible spending accounts to pay for health club memberships, fitness equipment, exercise videos, and youth sports leagues.