Your Workout Routine 2015

By David Johnson Contributing Writer
 
Body weight training is the number one workout trend of 2015, according to The American College of Sports Medicine’s worldwide fitness survey.

The training system, which has existed for centuries, saw a recent rebranding in the past few years in gyms. With its minimalistic approach to training, bodyweight training has fast become a popular inexpensive yet effective regimen.

The survey, now in its ninth year of listing the top 20 fitness trends worldwide, listed high intensity interval training, like Crossfit, and certified personal training, which ranked closely behind.

This year seems to be the year where many are noting major trend declines. Previous top 10 trendy workouts, like Zumba, Pilates and indoor cycling have fallen off of the list entirely. Walter Thompson, author of the 2015 survey, notes that many of these trends rely heavily on marketing. He predicts that workouts like Crossfit might see similar declines in the near future.

“Many of the comments claimed that clients liked this kind of program for a short time then were looking for something else, while others warned that it was very popular but were concerned with a potentially high injury rate,” Thompson wrote in the survey.

High intensity workouts, like Crossfit, have become popular in gyms across the world, but also come with potential health risks for unaware members.

“It will be very interesting to watch body weight training and high-intensity interval training during the next year to see if these are truly trends or fads,” Thompson said.

Below is a list of the top 20 trends.
1.Body weight training
2. High-intensity interval training
3. Educated, certified, and experienced fitness professionals
4. Strength training
5. Personal training
6. Exercise and weight loss
7. Yoga
8. Fitness programs for older adults
9. Functional fitness
10. Group personal training
11. Worksite health promotion
12. Outdoor activities
13. Wellness coaching
14. Circuit training
15. Core training
16. Sport-specific training
17. Children and exercise for the treatment/prevention of obesity
18. Outcome measurements
19. Worker incentive programs
20. Boot camp