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Would you like to start the year healthier with an active lifestyle consisting of physical activity? find out what’s going on sports trends Based on science for the year 2023.
The fitness trends research of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), one of the world’s most famous institutions in the field of Sports and Exercise Sciences, celebrated its twenty-seventh anniversary has been published. This is an online survey of movement professionals from all continents of the world who selects 42 possible trends that are most likely to explode in the next year. In addition, survey-based studies are conducted in Australia, Brazil, Europe, Mexico, Portugal, Spain and the United States.
Article published in the January and February issue of the scientific journal Health and Fitness MagazineIt summarizes the top 20 trends for 2023.
Discover the 5 main fitness trends for 2023 around the world and in Brazil
If you wear a smartwatch or bracelet, this trend may be on your body, possibly on your wrist. Suitable. They are body-worn devices that monitor variables such as heart rate, number of steps, calories, sitting time, sleep time, and other data. Advances in technology allow for ever-increasing precision.
If you have doubts about the effectiveness of these devices, a recently published study, although more research is needed lancet This research, which pooled the results of 39 other studies that included data from more than 160,000 participants from all age groups, showed that wearables increased the equivalent of approximately 1,800 extra steps per day, 40 more minutes of walking per day, and 6 minutes of physical activity per day. moderate to severe intensity. little but for your health, any move counts. Small clocks won’t do a miracle, but they can support you in your struggle to be more active as you can feel more competent while reaching goals like daily steps.
- strength training with free weights
It’s a trend driven by the pandemic, where people are clearing their stock of free weights in stores to set up their own gym at home with bars, dumbbells, and weights. kettles (weight with handle). Greater freedom of movement is a positive point of this app, especially one of my favourites.
- bodyweight training
Perhaps nothing is more functional than mastering your own body and using your body mass as resistance. Also known as Calisthenics, this training mode allows for freedom through extensive use of muscle groups simultaneously in challenging exercises such as floor presses and pull-ups.
- Exercise programs for the elderly
The general population is living longer and longer, but also needs to live better. Exercise is a behavior that can positively affect quality of life. The concern is to make exercise an enjoyable activity, in this sense it is important to emphasize changing the atmosphere (including lights and music genre) to make gyms more friendly to the older generation.
- Functional Fitness Training
A trend of exercises aimed at improving physical fitness components such as balance, strength, muscular endurance and balance.
Other trends, such as outdoor activities, came to the fore. HIIT (high-intensity interval training) and exercise to lose weight. in BrazilThe top 5 trends were: train with personal trainer (#one), weight loss exercise (#2), exercise programs for the elderly (#3), functional fitness training (#4), and bodyweight training (#5).
Do you identify yourself with any of these trends? A consistent start for trying these is to seek help from a PE professional. The most important thing is to move, and your chances of sustaining the exercises in the long run are better if they are something you love, that is, inclination!
*Fabio Dominski He holds a PhD in Human Movement Sciences and a degree in Physical Education from Santa Catarina State University (UDESC). He is a university professor and researcher at the Sport and Exercise Psychology Laboratory (LAPE/CEFID/UDESC). He is the author of Physical Exercise and Science – Facts and Myths and presents the Physical Exercise and Science program on UDESC Joinvile radio (91.9 FM); The show is also available as a podcast on Spotify.
Source: Tec Mundo
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