This is the first entry of my new Blog for Surrey Connect P.E. The idea is to make connections with students and to present topics/articles /websites for all of us to review. Students can refer to any of the items posted on this blog and write their comments as a reflection comment in their Surrey Connect P.E. course.
The American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) conducts a yearly survey in order to predict fitness trends for the New Year. A fitness trend is “a general development or change in a situation or in the way that people are behaving” (http://dictionary.cambridge.org); whereas, a fitness fad is “a fashion that is taken up with great enthusiasm for a brief period” (http://dictionary.reference.com). Some of the fitness trends for 2011 such as Pilates, stability ball, and balance training did not make the 2012 list; therefore, what was thought to be a fitness trend may have actually been a fad.
Top 20 Fitness Trends for 2012
- Educated, certified, and experienced fitness professionals
- Strength training
- Fitness programs for older adults
- Exercise and weight loss
- Children and obesity
- Personal training
- Core training
- Group personal training
- Zumba and other dance workouts
- Functional fitness
- Yoga
- Comprehensive health promotion programming at the worksite
- Boot camp
- Outdoor activities
- Reaching new markets
- Spinning (indoor cycling)
- Sport-specific training
- Worker incentive programs
- Wellness coaching
- Physician referrals
some questions to ponder:
Are there any items that you think will not be on next year's list and therefore be considered a fad? (according to the definition above)
Which of these fads/trends would you like to try out or are presently doing? Provide some details about your experience(s)...positive and /or negative.
Of course you can always just add a comment regarding anything that comes to mind!
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