Educated and experienced fitness professionals. Certification and accreditation for health and fitness programs and professionals are becoming more common.
Children and obesity: Fitness programs to address childhood obesity are a top trend for the third year in a row in the ACSM survey.
Personal training: Personal trainers are becoming more accessible to more people, according to the survey.
Strength training: Men and women are lifting weights; staying strong while aging is increasingly part of their motivation.
Core training: This trend is about strengthening muscles in the abdomen and back to stabilize the spine.
Special fitness programs for older adults: This trend includes aging baby boomers, frail elders who want to get stronger for daily tasks, active older adults, and master athletes.
Pilates: Done on a mat or special equipment, Pilates trains the core muscles and improves flexibility and posture.
Stability ball: These big, inflatable balls (also called Swiss balls or balance balls) are used for crunches, push-ups, and other exercises. Staying stable on the ball is part of the challenge.
Sport-specific training: This trend is about athletes training in the off-season to build their strength and endurance.
Balance training: In balance training, you might stand on a wobble board or use a stability ball to hone your balance: It's a trend for all ages, Thompson notes.
Functional fitness: A functional fitness workout preps your body for daily activities such as running for the bus or lifting groceries -- not just gliding along on the elliptical machine.
Comprehensive health programming at work: This trend is about improving employees' health -- and lowering employers' health care costs.
Wellness coaching: Wellness coaches support clients in making behavior changes for better wellness.
Worker incentive programs: Some employers are giving their workers incentives to make healthy changes.
Outcome measurements: This trend is about accountability and measuring progress toward fitness goals.
Spinning (indoor cycling): Spinning classes, fast-paced group workouts on stationary bikes, have been around for a while, but they're still going strong.
Physician referrals: Doctors are increasingly referring patients to health and fitness facilities, according to the ACSM survey.
Exercise for weight loss: Sensible or "sensationalized," most diets now include an exercise component, Thompson notes.
Group personal training: Groups of two or three people can often get discounts from personal trainers.
Reaching new markets: Thompson estimates that 80% of the U.S. public doesn't have an exercise routine or a place to exercise, which amounts to a "huge market" for the health and fitness industry.
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