Fitness column: Which 2019 fitness trends are untenable?

Examining 2019’s fitness trends, Paul Robinson doesn’t see fitness technology replacing simple solutions related to diet and exercise. The fitness powers that be have released this year’s top 10 exercise trends that, frankly, may have little bearing on your next workout. The challenge with most trends is they disappear as quickly as they arrive. What makes the list this year is often absent from the next. Here is a quick review of 2019 trends (in no particular order) with a few notes on staying power and whether they can boost your health and fitness goals. Bodyweight training Resistance training accomplishes a lot more than I can fit into this small space. Bodyweight training (i.e. pushups, chinups, etc.) can be done at home with little to no investment. The challenge with bodyweight training is knowing what to do when the load is too light or too heavy. With exercise, progression is necessary for improvement — that’s when free weights or resistance bands come in handy. Staying power: Bodyweight training isn’t going anywhere. It’s a great complement to most workouts. Fitness technology I’m not a big fan of fitness technology. This stuff is popular not because it works, but because its trendy and looks good. We used to measure fitness by health and performance. Now we track sleep and the number of steps between your chair and the bathroom. Good old fashioned perseverance and hard work is a distant memory. Staying power: Sales for wearable technologies are skyrocketing — much like obesity rates. Hmm, maybe there’s a correlation. Having said that, if it works for you, knock yourself out. This bling is here to stay — at least until they plant a chip in your brain. Mindful eating and sober curious Seriously? Sober curious?! Eating and drinking with abandon has became […]

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