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Technology for the Body
Climbing to the top, wearable technology has been integrated into the fitness sector over the past few years at an exponential rate. These gadgets, which include heart rate monitors, smartwatches, and fitness trackers, continue to transform how people approach their physical fitness and health. It’s not unusual to see someone nowadays wearing a smartwatch while going about their daily business. Monitoring blood pressure, oxygen saturation, body temperature, ECG, and many more parameters are examples of recent advances.
Using free weights for strength training.
This activity uses barbells, dumbbells, and/or kettlebells to increase or maintain muscular fitness by adjusting repetitions, sets, pace, load, and exercise selection to meet specific muscular fitness objectives. It focuses on good movement and lifting techniques. Surveys conducted before 2021 have a section titled “strength training.” Strength training was changed in 2020 to refer to the more specialized strength training with free weights because it was found that the previous definition was too general. Classes using free weights, barbells, kettlebells, dumbbells, and medicine balls fall under this category. Free weight training began at #4 for 2020, fell to #8 for 2021, then rose to #4 for 2022.
Bodyweight Exercise.
This tendency is characterized by multiplane body weight and neuromotor motions with body weight as the main resistance. Body weight exercises are practical and affordable because they require little room and equipment. Body weight training made its first appearance on the trends survey in 2013 (at #3), rose to #2 in 2017, #4 in 2018, and #5 in 2019, but fell to #7 in 2020 before rising to #3 in 2021 and then #8 in 2022. Although bodyweight training has been around for a while, it did not show up as a survey trend choice before 2013 because it was only recently that it gained popularity (as a recognized trend) at gyms all over the world.
Fitness Programs for Older Adults.
This is a movement that prioritizes and meets the fitness requirements of older and baby boomers generations. People want to live long, healthy lives filled with physical activity. They also want to work longer. After being ranked #2 in 2007 and falling to #11 in 2017, this trend is making a comeback. Fitness programs for senior citizens were the #9 trend in 2018, #4 in 2019, #8 in 2020, #9 in 2021, and #11 in 2022. Fitness clubs may be able to profit from the fact that baby boomers (and older generations) generally have more disposable income than their younger counterparts do. The type of trend that seems to be getting on in commercial clubs is altering the environment of gyms to be more senior citizen friendly during the customary slack hours of the day.
Training for functional fitness.
Training to increase functional strength, endurance, balance, and coordination to enhance daily living activities. Workout routines are modeled after typical daily activities. Functional fitness declined from its peak position of #4 on the survey in 2007 to #8 in 2008 and #11 in 2009. It re-entered the top 10 in 2010 at number seven and in 2011 at number nine. Functional fitness peaked at #8 in 2014 and was the #10 trend in 2012, but it slipped to #14 in 2021 and 2022. Strength training is a common strategy used in this trend to enhance vital balance, coordination, muscular strength, and endurance to enhance daily living tasks, primarily in clinical settings but also with older persons.
Activity outside.
This development enables health and fitness professionals to provide more outside activities including guided hikes, rides, and group walks. Along with ECO challenges like stand-up paddleboarding, kayaking, mountain biking, and backcountry trekking, activities might be brief events, daylong events, or organized multiday excursions. More outdoor activities have recently gained popularity, possibly as a result of the COVID-19 regulations. Outdoor activities were ranked #4 in 2021 and #3 in 2022. People congregate with a selected leader generally in a local park, hiking area, or bike track. Outdoor activities are becoming more popular among health and fitness professionals, and this trend started in 2010. Outdoor activities were ranked #25 in that year’s annual survey, and #27 in 2011.
Training with High-Intensity Intervals (HIIT).
These exercise regimens frequently alternate periods of high-intensity activity (heart rates exceeding 80% of maximum) with rest intervals. A range of physical activities can benefit from high-intensity interval training. HIIT was ranked number one in the survey for 2014 and 2018 and remained in the top five every year between 2014 and 2021 (#5). However, for 2022, HIIT dropped out of the top five for the first time, to #7, and remains at #7 for 2023. Before 2013, HIIT was included in the survey as a potential trend but did not place in the top 20. Dumbbells, barbells, running, cycling, bodyweight exercises, and stair climbing are just a few examples of the different HIIT styles.
Workout to Lose Weight.
This fashion combines workout regimens with weight loss plans. Combining diets, cooking lessons, and physical activity and fitness training may prove to have extra benefits. Exercise for weight loss returned in 2022 (#5), maybe as a result of the COVID-19 quarantine and the ensuing perceived (or actual) weight gain. The majority of diet plans advise incorporating some kind of exercise regimen into the daily caloric restriction routine to account for the caloric expenditure of physical activity. From the survey’s inception, exercise for weight loss programs has been among the top 20 trends. Before increasing popularity in 2015, exercise for weight loss fell as low as #18, ranking in 2009.
Using qualified fitness professionals in employment.
It is stressed how important it is to hire trained fitness and health specialists who have finished educational programs and hold completely approved credentials. This trend launched at #6 in 2019, fell to #10 in 2020, and then remained at #13 in 2021 and 2022. Using certified fitness experts who have completed approved certification programs and educational programs has become increasingly important. More certification programs have been granted accreditation by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies, making it simple for employers to verify certifications through the International Confederation of Registers for Exercise Professionals and the United States Registry of Exercise Professionals.
Individual training.
Goal-setting, fitness testing, and workout planning are all included in personal training, which is done one-on-one with a trainer. Personal trainers coach their clients in proper exercise techniques, track their progress, and modify their routines accordingly. As the field of personal training becomes more available online, at health clubs, at home, and places of employment, one-on-one training remains a significant trend.
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