StyleNest have teamed up with Fitness First to bring you the top fitness trends to hit gyms in 2015.
Whether you prefer strength training or high intensity group activity, look no further than Fitness First’s five top tips for 2015 fitness trends.
Tip 1. Strength training
With the ‘Fit not Thin’ trend firmly reigning amongst celebrities and the media, strength training will continue to be the aim of the game in 2015. Shape your body and burn fat whilst building your anaerobic endurance, bone and muscle strength in one fell swoop, with the following new strength training trends, set to be big for the year ahead including Calisthenics, Ring Works, Awkward Carries, Olympic Lifting Platform and Fitness First’s Freestyle Strength Training Class.
Tip 2. Freestyle HIIT
High intensity and group training are two trends that show no sign of slowing down in 2015, with everyone searching for the next challenge to ramp up the intensity of their work outs. Freestyle HIIT has also evolved to include elements of partner and team work outs – requiring you to not only be an athlete but a great coach and motivator too. Fitness First has a range of HIIT work outs to challenge you at every level including Fitness First’s FGT (Freestyle Group Training) HIIT Class and FGT Power Class.
Tip 3. Train like an athlete
Challenge yourself and go pro in 2015 with a truly athletic work out. Following the announcement that Fitness First is the first ever Official Fitness Partner for Team GB, the chain of clubs has rewritten the rules of fitness and created the Team GB Pro Athlete programme, to give members a taste of what training like a Team GB athlete can feel like. Try Fitness First’s Team GB Pro Athlete Class and Victoria Pendleton Pro Cycling Class.
Tip 4. Outdoor training
2015 will see the gym floor take to the great outdoors! Fitness First is leading the charge on this hot new trend – hitting the streets with group running classes and group freestyle training sessions such as: Home Run – Get Fit and Get Home with Fitness First’s guided, sociable and safe way to run home with like-minded runners, without the hassle of the tube. Allowing Londoners torun all or part of their way home, theprogramme includes a unique bag carrying service for participants to lighten the load ontheir run, whilst enjoying scenic routes through London.
Tip 5. Virtual training
With technology set to take training to a new level, why not try the newest way to be tech savvy with Fitness First’s interactive training and virtual classes. These include; interactive and immersive group exercise session MOVE, cardiovascular fitness and agility session Cardio Walls, heart-rate based technology classes BEAT and informative video station with over 600 exercises via Fitness First’s Ipoints.