Top 5 Fitness Industry Predictions for 2012

The New Year is just around the corner, and folks everywhere will be looking to burn off the holiday pounds.  January is the busiest month in the weight loss and fitness industry.  Chanhassen Fitness Expert, Justin Yule, BS, CPT, FMS, and owner of Chanhassen Fitness Revolution shares his Top 5 Fitness Industry Predictions for 2012.

Fitness Industry Prediction #1:  Boot Camps Will Continue To Grow

The number of local boot camps that have popped up around the country, and world for that matter, over the past year is staggering.  Boot camps are all the rage, and for good reason.  They’re cost-effective and, when led by a true fitness professional, results-effective.

Fitness Industry Prediction #2:  Corrective Exercise Will Gain Massive Popularity

Skilled fitness professionals will use comprehensive fitness assessments and movement screens, and then incorporate the results into their boot camp and personal training program designs.  Corrective exercise circuits will become a staple part of every fitness professionals program.

Fitness Industry Prediction #3:  Group Personal Training Programs Will Gain Popularity

As trainers and clients see the need to get back to more customization, along with corrective exercise, we will see a shift to more of a “middle ground” for personal training formats - Group Personal Training.

Group personal training (groups of 5 -10 clients) will give both clients and trainer a “best of both worlds” scenario…

-       Customized programming

-       Group dynamic

-       Affordable rates

Fitness Industry Prediction #4:  More Home-based Workouts & Online Personal Training Solutions Will Become Available

Let’s face it, people are busy, and it’s always going to be the #1 reason (EXCUSE) why they can’t workout.  Then, of course, for those who do make the time, their #1 reason (EXCUSE) for not hiring a fitness professional is…you know it - MONEY.

Enter - Home-based Workouts & Online Personal Training Solutions.

Fitness Industry Prediction #5:  Home Delivered Healthy Meals

Busy, busy, busy.  The busy schedules continue to get busier, and now folks are finding it harder and harder to cook healthy meals.  Over the past year I’ve had more people than ever tell me they either don’t like to cook or simply don’t have the time to cook a healthy meal every night.

Healthy ready-to-heat food delivered to your home by companies like Meal Movement will be a very popular solution for busy folks who want to make better choices than fast-food or processed grocery store frozen meals.

2012 is going to bring about some big shifts in the fitness industry.  Solutions like these will make quality exercise and healthy nutrition solutions more readily available and easily affordable.