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Top Fitness Trend in China and South America
Adding exercise to weight loss programs is increasingly popular in China and South America.
By Shirley Archer, JD, MA
Feb 25, 2020
The number-one fitness trend identified in both China and South America is the inclusion of exercise in dietary weight-loss programs, according to ACSM’s
2020 Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends. This could be the fitness industry responding to rising rates of overweight and obesity. In North America, exercise for weight loss has declined as a trend, superseded by health and wellness coaching.
To learn more about global fitness trends, go to ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal (2019; 23 [6], 41–48).
Shirley Archer, JD, MA
Shirley Archer, JD, MA, is the 2008 IDEA Fitness Instructor of the Year and is IDEA's mind-body-spirit spokesperson. She is a certified yoga and Pilates teacher and an award-winning author based in Los Angeles, California, and Zurich, Switzerland. Two of her books, The Walking Deck and The Strength and Toning Deck, are now featured as iPhone apps. Contact her at www.shirleyarcher.com.
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