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(HealthNewsDigest.com) – John Rowley, best selling author of Climb YOUR Ladder of Success Without Running Out of Gas and Director of Fitness and Wellness at the American Institute of Healthcare & Fitness, declares the top 10 fitness trends for 2010 which will help shape the “New You” of 2010 and beyond.
John notes that we will see consumers pushing the fitness industry to a
new level of professionalism. Medi-Gyms, a combination fitness and
medical center, will begin to bridge the healthcare and fitness gap that
has lasted too long. But, Rowley believes the most important forecast
is that 2010 will consist of life altering, overall health and wellness
plans; instead of the “lose 20 pounds in four days” diets.
John has outlined his fitness/health trends forecast below:
1. Pumping Iron. Strength training builds healthy bones and
muscles. Your metabolism is driven by muscle and more and more people
will be pumping iron in 2010.
2. Healthy Children Programs. As a society we are seeing a an
alarming trend with obese children. I think we will see more and more
programs tailored made for overweight and obese children and gyms that
will cater exclusively to children. They will make fitness fun and help
them to develop a fitness lifestyle
3. Core training. This type of training works on conditioning the
core muscles, including the obliques, pelvis, lower back, hips and
abdomen – all of which provide needed support for the spine. A good
well rounded fitness program will take care of this but since we have so
many people with big bellies this type of program will have mass appeal
even though spot reducing doesn’t work.
4. Medi-Gyms. This is the future of healthcare. Medi-gyms bridge
the gap between the Medical and fitness communities. The baby boomer
population is reaching retirement age and many are not ready grow old
gracefully, they want to fight it every step of the way and are tired of
going to 15 different doctors and then trying to figure out how diet and
exercise fit in. Medi-Gyms like AIHF Wellness are beginning to emerge
as the wave of the future where you can get a comprehensive wellness
exams that address all of your healthcare and fitness needs and then you
are given a lifestyle plan to enhance your health.
5. Functional fitness. This is a growing trend toward using
strength training to improve balance and ease of daily living for
everyone including older adults. More and more trainers are focusing on
this type of training using regular weights and kettle bells. Kettle
bells have reemerged after a few decades of being placed in moth balls.
6. Pilates. Incorporating core training using the entire body and
these classes are very popular in many gyms today.
7. Group training. This trend reflects the economy and makes a lot
of sense. Instead of training one on one with a trainer you will work
out with a small group with the trainer. It makes training more
affordable but also fun.
8. Fitness menu’s. More restaurants will offer foods that are in
line with the needs of people living a fitness lifestyle.
9. Miracle potions. Unfortunately I think we will see more
“miracle’ products that over promise and under deliver. For example the
berry that will not only have you loose weight but make you two inches
taller and more handsome (only a slight exaggeration). Fat burners that
will not only have you loose 80 lbs in 12 weeks it will have all your
body hair vanish and give you an incredible, vibrant tan plus have you
ready for the cover of a magazine (another slight exaggeration). “Snake
oil” products have been around for a long time and I don’t think they
will disappear in 2010.
10. Repackaged Truths. Last but not least I think you will see old
school training principles from the bodybuilding community renamed and
sold for a huge profit to hungry consumers.
For more information on the med–gym concept and the American Institute
of Healthcare & Fitness, please visit www.aihfwellness.com.
Bio: John Rowley
John Rowley, Director of Fitness & Wellness at the American Institute of
Healthcare & Fitness, is also a number one best-selling author,
motivational speaker, and health and fitness expert. John strives to
passionately espouse the benefits of a healthy mind, body, and spirit to
all he comes in contact with.
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