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All of us are affected by the push to make and keep resolutions for the new year. So often, we receive the message that our fitness goals need to be focused on looking better. What if, in 2024, we remind ourselves that fitness is really about feeling better, in whatever form that takes for us? These 7 super fitness trends for 2024 will help you live a long, sustainable, healthy life.
1. Wall Pilates
The term Pilates probably brings to mind
expensive equipment and studio fees, but Wall Pilates, the new form of exercise
that has taken over social media recently, is just the opposite. Wall Pilates
exercises are designed for you to do at home with just your body and an actual
wall. Proponents claim that it improves strength, balance, and stability in a
low-moderate intensity exercise that is easy on the joints. If you’re hoping to
start exercising but don’t want to commit to a gym membership, Wall Pilates
routines online might be right for you.
2. Chair Yoga
Chair Yoga is all about inclusivity and making yoga more accessible. Flexibility and strength are important throughout our lives, and as we age, we can lose them, making ourselves more prone to falls and injuries. Chair yoga, done either seated or using a chair for balance assistance, helps people develop balance and reap the other benefits of traditional yoga such as breath work and mindfulness.
3. Mobile Exercise Apps
Mobile Exercise Apps have been taking center stage in recent years, and there are now more than ever to choose from. You can find any type of workout you like online from free apps to apps that require a paid subscription. Whether you do Yoga with Adriene on her Find What Feels Good app or Thor-level workouts with actor Chris Hemsworth on the Centr app, you will find that mobile apps make it even easier to incorporate exercise into your busy life.
4. Group Exercise
Group exercise classes first entered the American consciousness in 1969 when Jacki Sorenson was asked to create a fitness class for Air Force wives and created aerobics dance classes. While the popularity of such classes has varied over time, it seems they are popular again, partially because you can join in from the comfort of your own home. Now you can stream everything from pre-recorded to live classes at almost any time and knowing that you are sharing the experience can be extra motivational for some.
5. Strength Training for Exercise
Strength training for exercise often creates visions of Olympic weightlifting and oiled bodybuilders posing in skimpy outfits. While those are real, that is not what everyone else will be doing this year. Doctors are now telling us that strength training, whether we do it with weights, resistance bands, or our body weight, is the key to remaining healthy throughout our lives. Resistance training, as it is also known, not only strengthens muscles, but it increases bone density and joint stability, which improves our balance. It also increases our aerobic endurance and helps us sleep better.
6. Exercise in Nature
Now that studies are showing the
connection between spending time in nature and increased mental health, people
are recognizing that outdoor recreation is good for mind and body. Whether you
walk, run, bike, or climb for exercise, doing it away from the noise of busy
streets, and preferably close to a body of water, will reap many benefits.
7. Fitness Recovery
Fitness Recovery is a fitness topic everyone seems to be talking
about this year. The National Institutes of Health discusses the 4 R’s of
recovery – rehydration, refueling, repair, and rest. While some people swear by
the equipment – foam rollers, saunas, ice baths, and the like – others are
invested in the nutrition of exercise recovery. Aronia berries are an excellent
tool to aid your exercise recovery because they help reduce inflammation and help
us retain higher levels of iron, which aids in the reoxygenation of muscles.
2024 is the year that fitness and exercise trends become
functional, focusing on our health, happiness, longevity, and wellness, and not
how we look on the beach. Adding Superberries Aronia berry products to your exercise
recovery is one way to be ahead of the trends this year and well on your way to
meeting your fitness goals.
