2025 ACSM The annual trends survey is used by wellness facilities and
Worldwide independent sport and exercise professionals to direct
investments and remain on the leading edge of the market.
Fitness Trends: Rather than highlighting fads or otherwise fleeting changes,
the data-driven survey focuses on forecasting trends that will
Future Directions of the have a significant and potentially lasting impact in the space.
Health and Fitness Industry
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Wearable Mobile Fitness Programs Exercise for Traditional
Technology. Exercise Apps. for Older Adults. Weight Loss. Strength Training.
Devices like smart Smartphone Interventions Incorporating Using barbells,
watches, heart rate and related focused on the dieting and dumbbells,
monitors and other applications that unique needs other culinary kettlebells and the
fitness trackers. aid in exercise of the aging interventions like to improve or
performance and population. alongside an maintain muscular
programming. exercise routine. fitness.
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High Intensity Data-driven Exercise for Functional Health/Wellness
Interval Training. Training Mental Health. Fitness Training. Coaching.
Repeated short Technology. Improving mental Programming Using behavioral
bouts of near- Leveraging real- well-being through intended to science principles
maximal high- time and other physical activity. boost balance, to promote
intensity aerobic tracked data to coordination health and
efforts followed by tailor exercise and functional lifestyle medicine
active or passive and related health movement. programs.
rest periods. programming.
Learn more at acsm.org/trends
