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1 Workout Trends — Fad or Here to Stay?
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2 Get Wobbly and Get Ripped With This Gym Equipment
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3 Punch It Out: Aerobarre, Where Boxing Meets Ballet
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4 Class Act: Slackline Yoga
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5 Fitness Trends For 2011
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6 Yoga for Your Face...Seriously
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7 New Hybrid Class: Spinning and Yoga
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8 Latest Exercise Trend: Ramping
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9 Which Fitness Trend Got You Moving in 2009?
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10 iPhone Apps Lead the Pack in Fitness Trends
If you've tried surfing, skateboarding, or skiing, you know firsthand the challenge of balancing on an unstable surface. Not only is it difficult to remain upright without falling on your face, but the shifting and quivering micro-movements your body does as you attempt to stay upright work your muscles in amazing ways too. That's the logic behind strength training with equipment that makes your Read more
Going through the same workout routine can be boring, which is why new products and methods keep people motivated to get fit. However, with so many options, it's hard to anticipate which technique or method will stick around and influence gym workouts nationwide. Now's your chance to vote on the workout equipment you think is a fad versus the ones that you are convinced are here to stay. Read more
Since the new millennium rolled around, it seems like the ancient practice of yoga has been mixed with almost every form of exercise, from the Pilates hybrid Yogalates to kickboxing's Koga. A new yoga mashup is making its way into the fitness world: yoga and spinning. Before your third eye conjures up images of holding a downward-facing dog while clipped in on a stationary bike, let me explain Read more
Fitness mashups are key to keeping your fitness routine from becoming stale. Aerobarre, a new hybrid blending boxing with ballet moves, is a new way to get your sweat on while working muscles you never knew existed. Yep, those shy muscles are often the deep, supporting ones that give your tush that lifted look. Actress Katie Cassidy (you might recognize her as the schemer from Gossip Girl and Read more
Before I've even had a chance to plan my Thanksgiving menu, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) has already predicted what fitness trends will be hot in 2011. While a lot of things on the list are a continuation of past trends — think boot camps and fitness tech — there are a few surprising items on the list. Economic upswing: With the economy doing better, people will start Read more
Yoga isn't just for the mat anymore. Nowadays, people do yoga moves while cradled in a ribbon or hanging from the ceiling, in between hiking hills, and while balancing on a paddle board. Need another yoga trend to try? Slackline Yoga involves doing yoga poses on a tensioned rope or slackline. Talk about challenging our sense of balance. I had the opportunity to try this type of yoga at a Read more
The fitness world has had its fair share of memorable trends from high-impact aerobics and leg warmers, to mind-body exercise and the rise of Pilates. This year the fitness trend that has impacted FitSugar readers the most is all those healthy iPhone apps. While most of you voted for the iPhone, many of you commented about CrossFit training — a fun full body workout that will certainly increase Read more
Boredom can kill a workout routine. To keep us moving, new fitness experiences are forever being invented. Here are a few trends from the last year. Reebok teamed up with Cirque du Soleil to create Jukari, a trapeze-based workout to entice you to move and swing. On the other end of the spectrum, everything old is new again with the Cross Fit phenomenon gaining traction this year and getting more Read more
I am always looking for a way to do something new, fitness wise. At one point, step aerobics was the latest thing, but that time has since come and gone. You'll still find step classes in almost every gym, but they are not nearly as popular as they once were. Enter Ramping. I know it sounds a little odd but ramping is very similar to step aerobics (in fact it was created by the very same person Read more
I showed you all that Naked Yoga does really exist, and now I bring you a new trend - Yoga for the Face. It goes by many names: Revita-Yoga (NYC), Happy Face yoga facial toning (Atlanta), and the Yoga Face Lift (Northern CA). Muscle tension in the face contributes to lines and wrinkles while sagging jowls are caused by weak muscles. Face toning regimens have appeared for years in ladies Read more
