The 20 Hottest New Trends In Health & Fitness 2022
01 Health and wellness will be the same
Once combative, the two will increasingly converge, says the Global Wellness Institute’s Beth McGroarty. “Sterile” healthcare will style itself after “cooler, more aspirational” wellness, she says, which will borrow the former’s scientific credibility: the probiotic purveyor Seed has an advisory board of academic researchers and a one-hour ‘university’ course to prevent affiliates spreading #fakescience on social media. “The era of Goop is so 2019,” says McGroarty. CrossFit has launched a Precision Care health program, which includes blood tests, genetic analysis and consultations with CrossFit doctors.
02 You’ll train with a brand new split
Rumours about the gym’s death from COVID complications have been greatly exaggerated, says Les Mills’ Clive Ormerod. In fact, fitness facilities are enjoying a “live revival,” he says. Streaming is not going anywhere, though, so dual memberships will facilitate the new hybrid of remote and office work, says United Fitness Brands’ Kris Pace. He’s seeing reduced studio attendance on Mondays and Fridays as people work from home, where they can train using video workouts.
03 You’ll sleep on the latest innovations
The pandemic has only compounded the “sleep-loss epidemic,” says WellToDo’s Laura Hill. And with vitamin Zzz firmly embedded “at
