HOW TO WORK OUT IN 2020
Are you ready for a new year packed with fitness? Prepare to track your training, sync your heart-rate stats to social accounts and pick up a smart device at new-age gym classes. That’s the view of the The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), which has just released its Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2020. Top of the list is wearable technology, closely followed by HIIT and group training. But exercise industry insiders know this is just the tip of the fitness iceberg – there’s a lot going on under the workout radar that will shape your gym plans this year. Perhaps you’ll skip that extra Spin session and sign up to a meditation class, or maybe you’ll ditch your gym membership and join the growing crowd of connected home exercisers. However you choose to make the next 12 months your fittest yet, one thing’s for sure, you’ll have had a taste of the following trends by next January. Here’s what you can expect!
1 MULTI-CONCEPT ACTIVITIES
Variety is the spice of life and data is showing that fit folk are seeking more diverse activities to keep motivation levels high. Meditation on a Monday, HIIT on a Wednesday, at-home Spin on a Friday, boutique yoga studio on a Sunday – whatever activities they choose, it’s clear) reports a growing number of consumers looking for fitness memberships that offer access to a horde of workout concepts, so much so that ClassPass is moving outside London and expanding across the UK in 2020. Gyms are also getting in on the action, with David Lloyd having announced the creation of new boutique studio, Blaze, in Birmingham this January. By running sessions on a pay-as-you-go basis, David Lloyd offers non-members the chace to work out in the way that suits them best and without committing to a long-term membership. Outdoor sports fans are also looking to try out new things, from cycling to kayaking to cold water swimming. And multisport activities are gaining pace – Quest Adventure Series, races that involve cycling, running and kayaking, saw a huge rise in participants in 2019, and early sign-ups means 2020 will be just as big.
