Like every year, in 2021, one of the main purposes of millions of people around the world is to exercise more. Whether it is to take better care of your health, improve your quality of life or have an impact body with the help of different types of workouts.
And while new exercise trends emerge every year to work the whole body or to focus on a single specific area, there are also times when some types of training that already existed for a long time become much more important than ever before. Therefore, below we will tell you what are the exercise trends in 2021 that you should not stop trying in the next 12 months: they are super cool and highly effective. Check it!
Times when exercising will be the greatest trend in 2021
Although most of us remain in lockdown and have more free time than we had before the pandemic, the hours when most people will continue to exercise are forecast to be early in the day and in the afternoon ( From 6 pm).
On the other hand, experts say that in financial and busy cities, people exercise later (once they have finished working). The start time in Mexico, for example, is 7 pm, while Madrid is at 8 pm
Exercise at home
Especially in the first 6 months of 2021, exercise at home will continue to predominate. But, little by little, people will look for places that comply with the necessary security measures and where they can train and clear themselves after having spent so much time locked up.
Outdoor training
People will also be extremely interested in turning each exit from their home into an experience since confinement has taught us to value every moment of life to the fullest. That is why outdoor workouts will gain more popularity, where a group of people exercise (such as spinning or yoga) in unconventional places, with incredible landscapes or surrounded by nature (from heliports and parks to the famous Oasis that both have impacted in Spain).
The rise of after-workouts
Before we lived a very hectic pace of life, so we used to run to exercise class or, even worse, we had to leave before finishing it because we were ‘late’ to leave, so we had little time to socialize.
On the other hand, some people decided to go to exercise only when they were in the company of their best friend or partner because they were very sorry to go to a place to train alone.
And how will this change in 2021? Either virtually or in physical places, studies that create a community within the group of people who train with them will take off with great force, allowing them to get to know each other better and interact within the class but also after finishing it.
An after-workout implies that a group of people can go to breakfast or have a coffee after having trained together, also that (considering that the confinement is prolonged) you end up getting along so well with your fitness equipment that they can continue talking virtually about their interests, recommending series or movies for example.
Remember that we are social beings and, whether physically or through a screen, we need to continue to establish social ties with others to maintain our emotional health.
What are the types of exercise that will be fashionable in 2021?
In recent months, approximately 62% of users who hired online classes opted for yoga, which is perfectly understood due to the harsh world situation, which we are going through in 2020 (and it is thought that this trend will continue to increase) .
After yoga, the most requested types of training were functional training, Pilates and finally HIT (although these latter high-intensity exercises, in a few minutes, only represented around 10% of users). And it is suspected that these practices could also increase, although yoga will surely continue to dominate.
Personalized training
Finally, another of the great exercise trends in 2021 will be personalized workouts, combining unlimited classes when you want and how you want (alone, in a group, more than once a day, only once a week, combining classes outdoors or virtual) according to your mood of the day, the purpose you have and your health condition.