As another year of fitness trends and triumphs comes to a close, ACSM have released their fitness predictions for the year ahead. How delighted we are to discover that many of the hot topics for the New Year are already available within our clubs.
Bring on 2025…
WEARABLE TECHNOLOGY
Wearable tech seemed to have taken off during the pandemic when our only choice of exercise was a masked-up run in the great outdoors or a spot of YouTube yoga in the living room. We teched-up to ensure we were maximising our limited forms of fitness.
However, with increased interest in fitness community connections, social support networks and data driven fitness plans, these handy little devices are now an integral part to most fitness plans. When you think of wearable tech, your mind may automatically go to smartwatches, but there are specifically built fitness trackers and heart rate monitors you can wear too! They’re by far and beyond the easiest way for you to track your workout, health and wellbeing.
Missing out? As a member, you can bag yourself a discount on a MyZone Belt.
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EXERCISE FOR WEIGHT LOSS
The quest to shed the pounds has been driven this year by celebrity-endorsed quick-fix hunger suppressants and diet pills. Though there’s only one way to lose the weight, for good.
It’s no secret that exercise is the only legit way to torch fat and tone the body. So ditch the fad diets and get set on a solid weight loss journey. Our Village Advance Weight Loss programme offers 12 weeks of fitspo, meal plans and weight loss tips from the experts, to keep you on track.
Plus our Technogym kit in club comes kitted out with bespoke programmes, specifically designed for weight loss, for a personalised calorie-burning workout.
FITNESS PROGRAMS FOR OLDER ADULTS
As we age, maintaining a healthy lifestyle is one of the most valuable investments we can make when it comes to our health and wellbeing. The emergence of holistic fitness amongst the older generation has helped the nation ease stiff joints and back pain. Plus, the community spirit of being a part of a fitness club is a great way to expand your social circle.
Whether you’re looking to improve or maintain your current mobility levels, recover from injury or improve strength, balance and flexibility, you’ll need a tailored program to suit your needs.
Keep your eyes peeled, as in early 2025, we’ll be putting another feather in our Village Advance cap as we launch our Forever Fit Fitness Program filled with tips, motivation and healthy meal plans to keep you feeling fitter, for longer.
Read more about our Village Advance programs here
EXERCISE FOR MENTAL HEALTH
Exercise is often celebrated for its physical benefits, but its impact on mental health is just as important. From eliminating symptoms of stress & anxiety to improving mood and enhancing focus, regular exercise is one of the best and natural mood boosters. In today’s fast-paced world, where mental health challenges are increasingly common, incorporating movement into your daily routine can be a game-changer. Whether it’s a calming yoga session, or a high-energy workout, exercise provides more than just physical strength.
DATA DRIVEN TRAINING TECHNOLOGY
In today’s digital age, fitness is no longer a “one size fits all” journey. Thanks to data-driven training technology, workouts have become smarter, more personalised, and highly efficient. By analysing key metrics like performance, body composition, and recovery, these advanced tools assist you to achieve their fitness goals faster and more effectively.
The Technogym Checkup comes to Village Health & Wellness Clubs in early 2025. This slick bit of kit assesses your body composition, balance, mobility, strength, cardiovascular health and cognitive abilities. The data then forms a personalised training plan based on a calculated wellness age. As a member, you can get your assessment absolutely free, just visit the Technogym Check Up machine in-club, follow the instructions on screen and you’re all set for your personalised training plan.
HIGH INTENSITY INTERVAL TRAINING (HIIT)
In a world where we continue to live life at 100mph, busy days can easily escape us and we find no time to cram in our fitness routines. That’s where HIIT comes in - a workout designed to deliver maximum results in minimal time. A combination of short, intense bursts, followed by very brief stints of rest, HIIT training pushes your limits, burns calories and builds strength like no other workout.
At Village, we’re no strangers to needing to get our heads together to think up some killer classes in which you can nail when short of time, we totally get it, you’re busy! With BURN HIIT, you’re in and out in under 30 minutes and the workout is designed to create a thing known as the ‘after-burner effect’. This means your body will still be burning calories for up to 36 hours after the session has finished! Find out more and book your spot onto your next Burn HIIT session here!
STRENGTH TRAINING
In recent years, strength training has surged in popularity. Going from a rather niche workout to being one of the most mainstream ways to get your fitness kicks in 2025. Strength training may have one day been reserved for bodybuilders and elite athletes, however it’s now an activity that those of any age, any fitness level and any gender is currently working into their standard fitness routine. Proven to boost metabolism as well as being a real endorphin enhancer, it’s clear that strength training goes way beyond the aesthetics.
Here at Village, we’re constantly keeping up with trends, and we’d love to think we’re rather good at setting them too! That being said, we know our members and know the rise in popularity strength training is having with you. That’s why you’ll be able to find brand spanking new, top-notch Technogym PureStrength kit in every single one of our clubs. So get loading those plates and get yer gains on!
FUNCTIONAL FITNESS
Over the last few years, functional fitness has risen to the top of the fitness world. Unlike traditional workouts that focus on specific muscle groups, functional fitness leans more on everyday activities such as lifting, pushing, pulling. It’s all about building strength, flexibility, endurance, things that come in handy in day-to-day life.
Village have teamed up with the absolute giants of the functional fitness world, HYROX. Staging events all around the world, the HYROX concept is fairly simple. It’s a race that tests your best but we’re strong believers of completion over competition. Just finishing this beast of a challenge is enough to shout about! Anyway, we digress, HYROX is formed by 8 Functional Fitness exercises, split by 8 x runs. Fastest time wins!
As proud partners, that unlocks a whole new world of fitness for our members as we bring you HYROX based classes to get you ready and raring to go for our HYROX SIM events that we host up and down the country in our clubs. Want in? Get involved with the action here!
So, we look set for another year of fresh new trends, tech and ways to keep your fitness routine ramped up. Bring on the new gear, the New Year and a new you.
