Fitness Trends 2021 – What Fitness Will Look Like Post COVID-19

Around with regards to’concerning’with respect to this time of year we like to share our predictions in/with regard to’concerning’regarding the fitness trends set to emerge in the in/with regard to’concerning’regarding thcoming year, but this year is mildly’faintly different. As Big Ben tolled and we all raised a glass to welcome 2020, none of us could possess’own’nurse ever predicted how much our lives would transform’alter come the end of March. Mask wearing, social distancing, curfews, lockdown, and restrictions possess’own’nurse all become the norm. For the in/with regard to’concerning’regarding eseeable future this is how we must live our lives now, or at least until a vaccine can be found in/with regard to’concerning’regarding COVID-19 and we can perhaps go back to doing some of the things we once took in/with regard to’concerning’regarding granted.

In previous years, fitness trends possess’own’nurse been a lot more faddy, with unwonted twists on fundamental fitness principles and group classes geared towards fun and sociability. 2021 however is focused much more on practical solutions to help acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure individual fit and healthy in a safe way. And there are two enormous’vast’massive’tremendous trends that are eliminate’remove ly paving the way in terms of how fitness is looking in 2021 online and outdoor!

Online Fitness

Online workouts possess’own’nurse been providing individual with not merely’barely fitness, but structure, a sense of community, and a chance to socialize, albeit virtually. Whether it s scheduled Zoom calls with your mates, Facereserve live sessions with your regular fitness class or pre-recorded YouTube vids, we ve all managed to adapt the way we workout to suit the current situation. And it s a rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent thing too, as it s looking highly likely that this is going to continue in 2021.

We asked TeamUp, an online class management software in/with regard to’concerning’regarding fitness with regards to’concerning’with respect to why online classes possess’own’nurse proven so popular:

Online classes were already growing in popularity prior to 2021 so the huge boost we saw was really just an acceleration of a trend that was happening already. Obviously, the convenience made even more sense when it wasn t possible to leave home, but it is something that is so true in/with regard to’concerning’regarding normal times too. So many fitness consumer s possess’own’nurse issues with acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure ting to the odd class an online option is a perfect supplement to your routine. One thing we would add is that in-person is definitely here to stay so to truly serve your consumer s you will likely offer both. We ve added Zoom and online class software to run alongside our normal in-person features which is something we ve seen to be really successful.

Whilst it may not be an ideal solution, many of us are discovering that we re a lot better at working out at home than we despite’in spite of’albeit t we d be. In fact we ve discovered that exercising at home:

Is way more convenient you can workout whenever it suits and fit it in around your own timetable. So if baby is calm eventually’ultimately and napping, you can workout without having to misgiving’fret with regards to’concerning’with respect to transporting to the gym and messing up their schedule.

Saves you time there s no more time wasted on traveling to the gym, not when all you gotta do is roll out of bed and stagger downstairs.

Means you can wear what you want you don t need to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure togged up in your best Sweaty Betty s when it s you, yourself and I sweating it out in your living room. Can t be bothered to acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure out of your jammies hey, who s gonna know!?!

Saves you money No more gym membership or class fees, most at home workouts are free.

Offers more variety there are so many different things to try and because no one s watching you (well, unless you re on Zoom) it doesn t matter if you don t acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure it quite right. Always fancied trying yoga? Give it a go, there are tonnes of rosy’remarkable’fabulous’terrific’preeminent yoga videos out there. Or how with regards to’concerning’with respect to Clubercise, Salsa, or Zumba? If you ve got the space, then give it a go, you never know you might find something new that you absolutely love. And when you love something, you re much more likely to stick at it.

But of course, there are some drawbacks to exercising at home on your own, one of which is lack of motivation. Because let s face it, there are evenings when you could quite easily bin off that HIIT sesh in favour of a nice hot bath and a glass of wine, I mean who wouldn t?!? Which is where a scheduled Zoom class would probably work out better in/with regard to’concerning’regarding you, and at least hold you accountable and therein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e much more likely to attend. Lack of space and lack of equipment possess’own’nurse also been cited as reasons against home workouts, but if this is the new norm we need to find ways to make this work in/with regard to’concerning’regarding us. Whereas in 2020 we may possess’own’nurse dithered with regards to’concerning’with respect to and thrown excuses around left, right and centre, 2021 is the year we sort our crap out and come up with solutions. Bodyweight exercises will be crucial in/with regard to’concerning’regarding this, things like crouchs, knee raises, sit ups etc. all require intensely’extremely’extraordinarily’enormously’awfully little space and zero equipment, so there really are no excuses.

Bein/with regard to’concerning’regarding e many of us would possess’own’nurse shied away from video link ups and live streaming, but our lives possess’own’nurse transform’alter d so much and we ve all become a lot more technologically adept, and so this way of working out has become utterly normal to us. In a odd’peculiar way it has in fact connected us more, we actively seek out opportunities to connect with like minded individual and to work out toacquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure her, whereas we may not possess’own’nurse even given eye contact to someone at the gym other than ourselves in the mirror obvs 😉

Outdoor Fitness

Another fitness trend in/with regard to’concerning’regarding 2021 is outdoor fitness. OK, OK so we acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure that this is hardly a new thing, we ve been exercising outdoors in/with regard to’concerning’regarding like in/with regard to’concerning’regarding ever, but the thing with trends is that you kind of need something new to happen and at the moment we re in limbo, which means we re simply doing what the situation allows us to. Even when we were in the darkest days of the strictest lockdown restrictions we were still allowed to go outside in/with regard to’concerning’regarding exercise, and this meant that lots more individual ventured out into the great outdoors to take up new leisure pursuits.

From couch to 5k s, hiking, cover’budge s with the family, and small group boot camps, we possess’own’nurse embraced al fresco fitness with open arms as a way to not merely’barely keep fit but to also help with our mental health too. And with so many of us now working from home, it s a lot easier to head out in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a run first thing or head out on a bike ride at lunchtime because there s no longer the commute eating up precious minutes from our day. Suddenly we ve claimed back a bit of extra time, and we re loving it!

Wilderness activities such as kayaking and sea swimming possess’own’nurse also seen a huge boom in popularity, with more and more individual throwing caution to the wind and using the new normal to venture out of their comin/with regard to’concerning’regarding t zones and try new things. It s made us fearless’bold courageous r, more resilient and more up in/with regard to’concerning’regarding it and this attitude is something we ll definitely be taking with us into 2021.

The fitness industry has adapted to life in lockdown and so too possess’own’nurse we. We are much more appreciative of life s simple pleasures, we know that it is just as significant’essential’critical’vital’crucial’indispensable’imperative to possess’own’nurse a healthy mind as it is to possess’own’nurse a healthy body, we realise that fresh air and nature play an essential role in this and we are most definitely up in/with regard to’concerning’regarding a challenge. 2020 has been a funny old year and who really knows what 2021 has in store in/with regard to’concerning’regarding us. But whatever comes our way, we re ready and waiting!

Did we acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure last year’s fitness trends right?
Read our Fitness Trends 2020 article and check in/with regard to’concerning’regarding yourself.
We’d love to hear what you claim’insist’maintain’hold’argue’consider’contemplate’speculate , so acquire’obtain’attain’procure’secure in touch!