Studio aerobics training, advanced technology and muscle strengthening at home online • The fitness world has changed, evolved and improved over the past decade, and what seems to be just the beginning • It's time to move

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The beginning of 2020 is a good time to look at what we've done over the past decade, and where else to go. One of the areas that made the biggest leap is health and fitness.

At the beginning of the previous decade, sports awareness was much lower than what we see today, supply was limited and amounted to mostly gyms, swimming pools and individual pioneers offering personal training. Today, the gyms are adapting to the new styles, so you can find CrossFit areas, a combination of advanced technologies and different body-operating methods. What has changed, what are the major trends we have experienced in recent years, and where else can we go? We asked those who deal with it every day.

Niv Harel, CEO of Icon Fitness from Holmes Place: "In Israel, only 12% currently have a gym or studio subscription, which is much lower than what happens in Scandinavia or the US, where it reaches 25% As the number of trainers grows, and that happens, so does the broader range of workouts and different types of gym and studio space. That doesn't mean it bites the big gyms - on the contrary, growing together. Growth is both lateral and elevated, and that's the thing I expect that in the coming years there will be a significant increase in the number of trainers in Israel, following the trends in the big countries where fitness has already become an integral part of what The routine of citizens. "

Fitness trainer and Pink Rum Network owner, Ira Dolphin, adds: "What's happening in the US comes to us at some point, too. We usually mimic the big world, and a few years ago the US became a superpower, which was mainly due to obesity and poor nutrition. Previously, the gym did not have a competing gym, today we see more small institutes. Studies show that about 10% of people who actually sign up for the institute "The attendance is 90% because the coaches have a commitment, they feel kind of 'unpleasant' from the coach and they come and train."

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Omar Rosenberg, owner of Studio Next, agrees with Dolphin, "It is true to divide the world of fitness into past, present and future. In the past, there was a separation between women and men, women were more connected to aerobics and men than 'Arnold Schwarzenegger' - meaning heavy training. "We are seeing more integration between the two. The gym world is starting to come into the studio with more intense workouts like HIIT workouts, boot camps and various station workouts, and we are seeing more and more men entering this world in team workouts."

Ronnie Duaney, who came into our life as a superstar chronicler, is now the owner of a "Fitness" gym, and she also believes in small group training. "Just when we thought studio workouts in bodybuilding and leggings were gone, they came back in their new form. So what will change? First, the training includes fewer trainers, who can now benefit from a physical correction and close supervision of the coach. The basic step of mass step training has given way to a new world. Of fitness accessories that fit into small group workouts, such as tee-ax straps, kettlebell weights, resistance bands, ladders and ropes and more. Even training on a surfboard has become popular ... "

"... The Zumba, Kickboxing and other large-group workouts were characterized by a sequence of movements that the instructor sampled followed by the trainers and the trainer. At the end of the decade, the training style changed, and the movements became functional and complex under the assumption that movements from daily life and repetitive changes were repeated or with resistance. It's easier. Everyone who practices squats remembers the moment he gets up from a low couch easily, and all the sweat in practice pays off. There is no substitute for team energy, and now that the content is so improved and the coaches can really see their coaches, it adds value. "

The gyms have not gone extinct

Although team training is a trend that goes nowhere, the big fitness networks are not afraid, especially from the economic direction. Harel makes it clear that "in the past they would pay about NIS 400-300 a month, and today we see that the trend is changing and the gyms are lowering prices, combined with technology that allows them to do it like studio video training and more.

Importantly, the top three networks in Europe are low-cost networks, the price speaks and there is nothing to do with it. The traditional gyms also adapt to trends and offer many varied workouts. We never stop and always offer new and interesting things that answer our customers who want to come and try a variety of workouts, which is also one of the benefits of the gyms. We do not specialize in one specific type of training. The gyms have studio workouts, along with weights, treadmills, guides, and everything to provide the trainer with the widest variety at the lowest cost. "

I have no time

Another thing that has been highlighted in the last decade is the lack of time, which most of us suffer from. Rosenberg: "The trend of short and focused workouts is appropriate for those who have the leisure to train for about 45 minutes, two or three times a week, and thus manage to gain from all worlds, aerobics, both strength and group work, something that combines everything."

Another way to channel time is to do sports at home. May Moore, owner of Digital M3 Studio, explains: "I set up Studio M3, an online fitness studio, because times have changed, people prefer to save time, and a digital training studio saves people a lot of time and money. Home training is not easy for those who tend to think so Today people learn everything online, and with the help of a proper and professional program you can achieve very impressive achievements. In the coming years I believe home fitness training will catch on. The world is already a strong trend, and I believe that in the coming years, here too in Israel, it seems that it will carry quite a few people. Training with people is important, but you can always combine. "

And what about the future? Dolphin: "This decade is very significant, but it doesn't scratch what is supposed to be here in the next decade. I am very excited for the next decade. We expect training to reach accuracy levels that we have not seen to date, combined training that amounts to short periods and maximizes potential. , True and not too long. "