Is it tougher to pack that healthier lunch than it was a month ago? Are your trips to the gymnasium going through a sudden February decline? The New 12 months isn’t so new anymore, and that signifies overall health and fitness goals might already have hit some (potentially delicious) snags. But fear not: You are almost certainly not alone for a resolution examine-in, and as with all factors in health and wellness, it’s in no way as well late to get back in the game. All you require is a minor further determination (and for the socially linked, a bit of on the web accountability will not harm).
Thankfully, we’re in the midst of a digital revolution when it comes to all things physical exercise, and these 4 trends are creating it simpler than ever to get moving and stay on track — through 2014 and beyond. Miss any that are impacting your wellness? Sound off in the remarks under.
CrossFit to Fight (Photo credit: Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson)
Fitness Monitoring Goes Mainstream (But Still Lacks a Clear Winner). Fitbit, Nike, and Jawbone all launched new wearable trackers in the second half of 2013, and there’s no shortage of other companies fighting for prime actual estate on our wrists, ankles, and waistbands. And the data they record — from measures taken to rest tracked — is more socially compatible than ever, so syncing your fitness information and sharing it with your networked globe are turning into 1 in the same perform. But that doesn’t suggest we’re a lot closer to crowning a Quantified Self winner, a marketplace improvement we most likely can’t anticipate for many years to come.
On the web Competitions Flip Supporters into Athletes. Whether you’re a “Fran” fanatic or the ultimate “WOD” hater, it’s more and more hard to deny CrossFit’s maturation from fringe fad to mainstream fitness juggernaut. (Many would happily get in touch with it the world’s most work out-aware cult.) A essential element of that growth has been the CrossFit Open, the worldwide qualifying round top up to July’s Reebok CrossFit Video games. Last year saw over 140,000 competitors publish their scores and workout video clips to an on the web leaderboard, and this year’s Open — which begins February 27th — is on tempo to easily eclipse that mark. Assume more sports to comply with suit this 12 months by providing followers a opportunity to check themselves towards the ideal (albeit on a much smaller scale).
Exercisers Battle Back on Body Picture. It all started out last Fall when a series of on the web rants and criticisms brought the “thigh gap” to the heights of Web debate (which is to say, not always high-brow). But as an alternative of just deflecting criticism, the fitness neighborhood rallied all around substantive thighs, with quite a few trainers and athletes taking to the blogosphere to defend their proper to bear legs of all shapes and sizes. A “#closethethighgap“ hash tag trended all through January, signaling a new culture wherein the fitness community — and the public at huge — just won’t consider physique shaming lying down.
Stream Your Trainer. While virtual coaching is absolutely nothing new, far more and more platforms are producing it straightforward to check out yoga form and swap barbell wisdom with qualified authorities around the globe. Galactic Net Empire Empire and occasional search engine company Google Google not too long ago upped the ante, piggybacking off their current Hangouts to create Helpouts, a platform exactly where users can shell out for half or complete hour sessions with a plethora of professionals. The organization has pushed “Fitness and Nutrition” as one particular of Helpouts’ main verticals, and count on a lot more trainers to head on the web with this effortlessly promotable, practically bug-cost-free interface.
What organizations and techniques are shifting wellness and fitness for you? Sound off in the comments below, and discover the author on Twitter @d_tao.
Four Digital Trends Redefining Fitness in 2014
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