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Fitness Trends Fitness Trends come and go, from the Vita Master (the belt that wrapped around your waist and shook you until you felt like bringing up your lunch) to the Thigh Master and the Inflatable Air Shorts. We’ve compiled a short list of several of the latest fitness trends that upon further scrutiny might be around a bit longer than some of the aforementioned crazes. Wellness Coaching Wellness coaching often uses a one-on-one approach similar to a personal trainer, with the coach providing support, guidance, and encouragement. The wellness coach focuses on the client’s values, needs, vision, and goals. According to this trend survey (and results from past surveys), it seems as though wellness coaching and its principled techniques of behavior change have been adopted by personal trainers and other health and fitness professionals. According to a recent survey by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), “educated and experienced fitness professionals” now constitute the most important fitness trend in the world, having jumped from third to first place since last year. Through the supportive and self-empowering environment provided by a wellness coach, you can learn what kinds of things you may personally experience each time you undergo making changes in your life. Developing a history of success over time creates positivity towards change and thus gives you more incentive to continue making healthier decisions all on your own.
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Circuit Training Circuit training is a group of 6 to 10 exercises performed one after another and in a predetermined sequence. One does each exercise for a specified number of repetitions or for a set period before having a quick rest and moving on to the next exercise. Circuit training is short bursts of resistance exercise using moderate weights and frequent repetitions, followed quickly by another burst of exercise targeting a different muscle group. Because the exerciser switches between muscle groups, there is no rest required between exercises. This gets the heart rate up, which usually doesn’t happen during resistance exercise. Boot Camp Boot camp is a high-intensity structured activity patterned after military-style training. Boot camp includes cardiovascular, strength, endurance, and flexibility drills and usually involves both indoor and outdoor exercises typically led by an enthusiastic instructor. Boot camps also can combine sport-type drills and calisthenics. The term “boot camp” is currently used in the fitness industry to describe group fitness classes that promote fat loss, camaraderie and team effort. They are designed to push people a little bit further than they would normally push themselves in the gym alone. The idea is that everyone involved works at their own pace as they team up and work towards one goal, either in pairs, small teams of three or four, or even two teams head on.