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Fitness Trends for 2018
18.01.20182018 seems to be the year of change.
New fitness trends have arrested the attention of enthusiasts everywhere, sparking excitement and fervour in fitness communities. Innovation in this field has spiked optimism among trainers who can’t wait to implement novel methods to help impart fitness, health, and well-being.
Here are some of the trends making waves!
HIIT: High Intensity Interval Training
These sessions usually last only 30-40 minutes and is comprised of short bursts of high intensity exercises followed by slow-paced recovery periods. HIIT sessions are effective and efficient and if frying fat is what you’re looking to do, look no further.
This novel training method isn’t free from faults though. Injuries are an occupational hazard if not done right which is why the quality of your trainer becomes supremely important to determine results.
Wearable Technology
Just like anything else, fitness is no stranger to technology making massive inroads into this space. The 21st century’s obsession with data continues into 2018 with activity trackers, smart watches, heart rate monitors, GPS tracking devices, smart eye glasses and what not!
Devices like Fit Bit continue to find a place on the wrists of fitness enthusiasts eager to measure their progress. And it doesn’t stop there.Expect technology to govern the evolution of fitness in 2018 too!
Yoga
The ancient Indian art form is finally getting a coveted spot in mainstream fitness circles. After years of waiting on the sidelines, misunderstood as nothing but a ‘spiritual exercise’, Yoga is now accessible to school children, college students, and adults. Its offerings of flexibility, strength, and breathing practices, find appeal with both the young and the old, cementing Yoga’s position in the list of everyone’s 2018 to-do list.
Boxing Training
While boxing exercises have found credence over the years, the continued application of these exercises in fitness routines have strengthened its position in the hierarchy of exercise regiments. The need for physically demanding workouts has propelled the popularity of the kick boxing and boxing workouts. They have surprisingly caught on with women too as they are advertised to engineer self-defence reflexes and manoeuvres.
2018 promises to be an exciting year ahead for the fitness sphere. Are you game?
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