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Analyzing The Top Fitness Trends For 2014

To help you keep a pulse on the latest buzz in the fitness industry, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recently released the top 20 fitness trends for the year in its Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2014. This industry-leading survey unveiled that the top two trends are time-efficient high-intensity interval training –- workouts 30 minutes or less full of high bursts of energy followed by short rest periods -– and cost-effective body-weight training such as push-ups, pull-ups, sit-ups and planks. As new trends emerged this year others fell from the top 20 such as Zumba, Pilates, spinning, kickboxing, barefoot walking and running, and stability ball workouts.
 
To navigate through what’s hot in fitness for 2014, we asked Pratt to give us his take on some of the top 10 exercise trends in the fitness industry according to ACSM.

To read more: http://fitnesstogether.com/avon/blog/11854/analyzing-the-top-exercise-trends-for-2014

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