Trends in Fitness in 2022

The American College of Sports Medicine successfully surveyed 478 Fitness Australia registered exercise professionals and business members, to gain their insights into what’s popular in Australia in 2022.

Small Group Personal Training

An economical way to add an extra workout(s) to your existing training program. You benefit from smaller numbers than you’d find in a typical group fitness or bootcamp training session which means you can still get plenty of personal attention and care. There is the added benefit of working out with friends, or meeting new ones! How good is that!

Wearable Technology

Wearable technologies such as smartwatches, rings and fitness bands  are getting more sophisticated. Watches and rings can provide us not only data about our workout, our sleep, movement, heart rate, readiness to train and oxygen saturation levels.  The Oura ring is something I wear to track this important information. www.oura.com

Research by Deloitte Australia shows that the biggest growth area for wearable technology is within our population of older Australians. It is hypothesised that due to the pandemic it prompted older generations to try technologies that might once have seemed out of reach.

Bodyweight Training

The advantages of bodyweight training are great and a lot of people don't realise it is a form of weight or resistance training – if you’ve got a body, you’ve got a gym! As long as you can find yourself a reasonable amount of clear space to lay down you do bodyweight exercises. Examples of bodyweight exercises: push ups, squats, lunges and the plank

The body weight training trend was brought about through the lockdowns of the pandemic where equipment was scarce. Bodyweight training is accessible to almost anyone who wants to improve their health and fitness, including older people or those with disabilities. I can put together an awesome online program for you to follow, based on your individual needs or goals.