Abstract:
The study conducted the online survey of fitness professionals in education, training, commercial, community, clinical, and corporate field, trying to predict the fitness trends in China in the coming year.The results demonstrate that the China fitness trends in 2019 are strength training, exercise for weight loss, personal training, group training, boutique fitness studios, youth sport, yoga, core training, pregnancy/post-natal classes, barbell training, dance-based work-outs, mobility/myofascial devices, boxing/kick-boxing and martial arts, body weight training, high intensity interval training, walking/running/jogging clubs, Pilates, small group personal training, square dancing, and outdoor activities.There are similarities (9 identical trends) and differences (11 different trends) between the 2019 China and worldwide fitness trends.Strength training, exercise for weight loss, personal training, group training, yoga, and outdoor activities seem to be relatively stable and robust trends in China.The 2019 China fitness trends can provide reference for national fitness industry in fitness programming, device developing, and professionals cultivating, etc.