Fitness facilities should invest in less equipment, more space for natural movement exercise and well-educated and certified personal trainers. The top trend for 2015, says the American College of Sports Medicine's Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2015, is body weight training. Professional and experienced personal trainers had been the top trend for eight years, and now sits at No. 3, while high intensity interval training dropped to No. 2. ACSM sent nearly 30,000 health fitness professionals worldwide a list of 39 fitness-related items, asking them to rate their trendiness from 1 to 10, with room for comments. The results, in order, are:
1. Body weight training
2. High-intensity interval training
3. Educated, certified and experienced fitness pros
4. Strength training
5. Personal training
6. Exercise and weight loss
7. Yoga
8. Fitness programs for older adults
9. Functional fitness
10. Group personal training
11. Worksite health promotion
12. Outdoor activities
13. Wellness coaching
14. Circuit training
15. Core training
16. Sport-specific training
17. Children and exercise for the treatment/prevention of obesity
18. Outcome measurements
19. Worker incentive programs
20. Boot camp