www.getfitkit.com (Photo: Business Wire)
Today the American Council on Exercise (ACE) revealed their predictions of the hottest fitness trends of 2010. Among the usual suspects, (bootcamps, circuit training,etc.) ACE has included exergaming. The fitness industry may be stubborn, but we are not stupid.
Exergaming
'Exergames will continue to climb in popularity and be taken to the next level: fitness clubs. By integrating fitness-based video games into their programming, clubs will offer unique exercise sessions for game-lovers and those looking for variety within their workouts. Studies conducted by ACE on exergaming-type systems, including Nintendo's Wii Sports and Wii Fit and the PC-based Dancetown, offer insight into the true fitness benefits associated with these alternative fitness options.' [from press release]
Listen to full article here
With clubs like 24-Hour Fitness partnering with Nintendo's Wii Fit product line and Sports Authority now an authorized vendor for Wii Fit products, exergaming, with Wii leading the way, is becoming a popular and accepted mode of health-enhancing physical activity {Audio: ACE research supports 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines}.
Trends in listed order
- Cost-Conscious Workouts at Fitness Clubs and at Home:
- Group Training
- Time-Efficient Workouts for the Time-Pressured American
- Exergaming
- Boomer-Specific Programs
- Functional Training Workouts
- Health and Fitness Awareness
- Importance of Proper Professional Credentials
- Specialty Exercise Classes
- Fitness Training Tools
Screenshot from Ubisoft's Your Shape boasts 1st ever Wii webcam
21st century fitness
Independent research [Physical activity research reveals cost efficient way to reach sedentary individuals] further supports the Fitness Training Tools trend described as, 'technology continuing to infiltrate the fitness world and the use of tracking and online training and scheduling tools.'
Penda will be discussing the 2010 ACE Fitness trends on BTR show Virtual Fitness Wii FAB. Keep abreast of airtimes and join in the discussion by logging onto BlogTalk Radio and registering as a listener. It's free, siimple and fast.
Comments
The hottest fitness trend for 2010 is Holosfitness.com. Holosfitness.com is a social networking website focused on fitness.
There have been a lot of great exergames released this month. The earlier generations perhaps didn't quite cut it in terms of exertion and aerobic effort, but the news ones are getting more and more effective. Although I would recommend against Your Shape as shown in the screenshot...see www.nutwiisystem.com/blog
Wii Fan- Yeah, I saw that article Extreme Gamer did comparing Your Shape to EA SPORTS Active More Workouts. I haven't tried Your Shape, though I'm not surprised at the lackluster review by a gamer. Gamers have a very difficult time assessing Wii fitness games for fitness because they are constantly obsessing about the score and feedback. Wii fitness players enjoy scores when possible and ignores scores when detrimental.
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