Your 2024 fitness mega-guide: the trends to know, from wall pilates to mood-based workouts
You might not want to hear this, so we'll say it quickly: that new Christmas Garmin isn't going to clock up the kcals by itself. Now for the part you probably do want to hear: jumping back on the January fitness wagon doesn't have to mean signing up for a marathon or guiltily sweating off silly season with seven-day-a-week HIIT.
No no. You might have missed that post-Barry's euphoria but the good news is London's fitterati has been hard at work to serve up some less daunting workout trends you'll actually look forward to getting stuck into: think classes designed to be done after a long day at work and sustainable workouts you'll actually be able to stick to through summer and beyond.
From 30-minute lunchtime 'snack' classes to karaoke on a spin bike, let this be your 2024 fitness bible. Let's do this.
Train for longevity, not just January
If 2023 was the year of biohacking your body into living longer through extreme wellness treatments (ice baths, oxygen chambers etc.), 2024 will be the year we apply this longevity mindset into our fitness routines. "It's all about going back to basics," says Wes Santos, founder of boutique group PT gym Instate Fitness, who believes this turn towards simpler, more sustainable fitness is a backlash to years of expensive fad diets and pretentious, gimmicky workouts.
