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Fitness à La Mode
By Asna Abdul Haq
No one could have predicted living in a global pandemic and its subsequent consequences. Being shut away from the world, pushed our potentials to the limits, which made the masses come up with creative solutions and adapt to new changes. One such spectre being Health and Fitness. Along with a lot of other trends, Inclusive and Wearable Fitness Tech are a couple of new additions in this digitally connected social fitness that have gained popularity for all the right reasons.
Inclusive Fitness for All
Virtual coaching has started a huge movement to make fitness accessible to anyone. People who did not feel comfortable in a packed gym, turned to online classes by certified personal trainers. This new trend has not only helped the trainers to focus on and help their clients more efficiently but also has encouraged more and more people to take up a healthier lifestyle. Though there’s a long way to go, fitness influencers and brands are promoting the Fitness for All mantra.
And with this range of accessibility, the notion of ideal body type is slowly fading away. People are beginning to lean away from the idea of a “perfect body” and have started embracing themselves. People are now trying to attain good health and overall fitness, rather than just exercising blindly. People are appreciative of the specialized approach of size-inclusive fitness. This gives them options to workout sitting down or follow an instructor who understands how bodies of different sizes experience movement. We hope to see this movement continue well into 2021 and beyond. 58 APRIL, 2021 TULIP
