Forget Zumba and spinning, Gillian Orr discovers how we'll be working out in 2015
Bodyweight training - Good news for those whose bank accounts took a hammering over the festive period. Bodyweight training requires no fancy, expensive equipment, merely, well, your own body weight. The American College of Sports and Medicine's worldwide survey of fitness trends for 2015 has listed squats, lunges, push-ups, burpees and planks as the No 1 fitness trend for the coming year.
But just because no machines, dumbbells or weights are required does not mean it's easy. These movements are some of the most efficient ways to get in shape and strengthen muscles – so they are certainly intense.
"What's changed in the industry, in my opinion, is the rise of social media," says Mckenzi Sager, a London-based personal trainer. Better still, this sort of training can be done practically anywhere from the living room to the park. Just make sure that you make some time for cardio for a full-range workout.
Raise your arms and do a little dance because fat is back. While low-carb diets will remain popular this year, goodwill towards low fat is going sour, like a sad, little out-of-date 0 per cent yoghurt.
