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The dynamics of the fitness industry make it hard to keep up withalltraining trendscurrentlyin demand.From fitnesstechnologyto workouts on-demandandCrossFit tohigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) all are popular,but what doclientsreally want?Toprovidesomeinsight,we reviewed threefitness trends reportsthat collecteddatafromfitness professionals, studios and fitnessenthusiasts.

The American College of Sports Medicine(ACSM)began surveying the top fitness trendsabout13years ago and launcheditsfirstWorldwide Survey of Fitness Trends Reportin thefall of 2006.Since then,it has become one of the most referenced reportson the topic for the industry.To get asenseof theindustrysstrongest trends,weexaminedthe top10trends on this listover the life of the survey.

If you throw out the top two trends on the surveypersonal training and employing educated, experienced fitness professionalsas seeming to be a little biased coming from a panel of fitness professionals,thetrendwith the most staying powerisstrengthtraining. It has beenin the top10for12of the past13years.

The 2020 edition,however,changedstrengthtrainingtotraining withfreeweights.Why? The termstrengthtrainingis a broad term. Instead, ACSM uses training withfreeweights,which is defined asexercises featuringbarbells, kettlebells, dumbbells and medicine balls. Body weight training has also been listed in the top training trends for the past seven years andalsocould becategorizedasa type ofstrengthtraining.Based on this information,the shiftwithin thebroadstrength training trend (at least for now)is focused onmore traditionaltraining tools and methods,such as free weights and body weight exercises,as opposed to usingselectorizedstrength machines.

Sowhat are themost popular forms ofcardiotraining?If HIIT wasfirst to pop into your mind, youare correct.Again, looking over the history of the ACSMFitness TrendsReport,the first timethe ACSM mentions atraining type thatwould be categorized ascardiovascular-basediswhen is mentionsHIIT, which appearedin the topspotin 2014. Ithas been in the top three ever since.The benefits ofHIIThave beenresearched and validated over the years. Fromtheafterburn effectmade possible byEPOCto themost effective workout to do in a time crunch, HIITis still on top and making an appearance in many programs:Tabata drills, sprints,timed max intervals all aimed atthe goal of producing all-out effort in a short time frame.

Another survey on cardio comes from MINDBODY.People whoworkout in a group exercise environmentprefer to get their cardio and/or HIITina danceorcyclingclass, according toMINDBODYs 2019 survey,Fitness in America: Behaviors, Attitudes, and Trends. Thereportshares thatcardio machinesarepopularcardiovascularmodalities for group exercisers,confirmingthatgroup classesthatimplementcircuit-styletrainingwith bodyweight or free weight strength exercisespaired with HIIT intervalsoncardio machineshavepaved theway fortreadmills, bikes and rowing ergometersto enter the group training space.

The third report examinedpopulartraining typesfor fitness enthusiastsby region.Strengthtrainingis the most popular activity by cityacrosstwo-thirdsorapproximately67percentof the United States, according to a study byClassPassof people who use the companys services.Unfortunately, strength training was never specifically defined,butif you cross-reference with ACSMs most recent trends report,you might assume thatthese classes likelyusefree weights, kettlebellsandbarbellsas their strength-training tools of choice.It did not appear thatclassesdefinedascardio-basedwere as popular forthose usingClassPass. Yoga was thenext most popularwithcycling cominginadistant third.

Speaking of surveys, if you still arent sure what equipment or program to invest innext,conducting a member surveymight be a good nextmove.Members like to be heard and acknowledged, and offering them aquestionnairespecific to yourtraining spacemightprovide thefinaldirection you needto choose whats next for yourfacility.

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Elisabeth Fouts serves as the education coordinator forPower Systemsand is their primary content contributor for blogs and articles on a variety of subjects from personal training and group fitness programming to product spotlights and health club operations. She holds a B.S. in exercise science and has more than 12 years of experience in the fitness industry as a personal trainer and group fitness instructor as well as regional level fitness management. Fouts is also a master trainer forPowerWaveMaster and holds industry group fitness certifications with ACE and Les Mills.

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