The document discusses the results of the 10th annual worldwide survey of fitness trends conducted by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Some key findings include: - Wearable technology surpassed body weight training and high-intensity interval training as the top trend for 2017. - Educated, certified, and experienced fitness professionals remained in the top 5 trends. - Over 2,000 fitness professionals from around the world participated in the survey. - The survey helps guide the health and fitness industry in programming for the upcoming year.

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Fitness:-An Essential Part of
Human Life.
Gym:-A basic source of body fitness
EFFORTS BY : PRABHJOT KAUR
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2. RESEARCH
 The systematic investigation and study of materials and sources in order to
establish facts and reach new conclusions. The type of research used by me while
extraction the information is as under:-
 Basic Research Investigation and analysis focused on a better or fuller
understanding of a subject, phenomenon, or a basic law of nature instead of on a
specific practical application of the results.
 Quantitative Research Quantitative research is rooted in numerical
approaches. The emphasis is on objectivity and the use of statistics or data
gathered through polls, questionnaires or surveys.
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3. FITNESS THE EVOLUTION
OF PHYSIQUE
Basic Research
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4. INTRODUCTION
 Fitness is the capability of the body of distributing inhaled
oxygen to muscle tissue during increased physical effort.
 Fitness is far more than simply exercising on a consistent basis.
Fitness has a variety of components and there are many ways it can
be measured. With a solid understanding of this topic, individuals
can address those aspects of their life that directly impact fitness.
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5. DEFINITION OF FITNESS
 According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
physical fitness is defined as 'the ability to carry out daily tasks with
vigour and alertness, without undue fatigue, and with ample energy to
enjoy leisure-time pursuits and respond to emergencies.' Based on this
definition, fitness involves everything from getting out of bed to hiking to
performing CPR.
 In order to complete all of these tasks, one must consistently address
their fitness levels. This requires proper conditioning through both
structured exercise and leisurely activities.
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6. COMPONENTS OF FITNESS
 Cardiorespiratory endurance - typically measured by how long or fast a person can
perform an activity and how this impacts measurements such as heart rate and oxygen
consumption.
 Muscular endurance - typically measured by how many repetitions of an exercise a
person can perform. Common tests involve push-ups and sit ups.
 Muscular strength - typically measured by how much weight can be moved in relation
to repetitions. Exercises involving multiple joints and muscle groups such as squats or bench
press are often used.
 Muscular power - typically measured by how much force can be generated during a
given activity. Advanced equipment used by biomechanists are often needed to measure
muscular power.
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7. OTHER COMPONENTS
 Flexibility - typically measured by how far a muscle group can be stretched or
joint can be moved. The most common tests involve the hamstrings and shoulders.
 Balance - typically measured by how long a particular position can be held with or
without some type of activity being performed. Simple tests such as standing on one
leg can be used to assess balance. More advanced tests may involve standing on an
unsteady object while trying to catch a ball.
 Speed - typically measured by how quickly an individual can move from one point
to another. The 40-yard dash is often used to assess speed.
 Body composition - this is the amount of fat on the body versus other tissues such
as muscle, bones and skin. Measured using a variety of tests and devices.
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8. C OM MON FITN ESS M EA SU R EM EN TS
 Cooper Run - This test measures cardiorespiratory endurance. In 12 minutes,
run as far as possible. For most adults, running 2000 meters or more in this time
is considered a 'good' to 'very good' level of fitness.
 Push Up Test - This test measures muscular endurance. Men should perform
this test using 'military style' (knees straight) while women should use the 'bent
knee' position. Participants should perform as many pushups as possible while
keeping proper form until exhaustion. An adult male performing 25-30
repetitions and an adult female performing 20-25 repetitions are considered
'above average.
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9. WHY BODY SHOULD BE FIT
 It gives baseline of strength,
 Muscular endurance,
 Cardiovascular capacity, and
 Flexibility to lead a fuller, healthier life.
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10. MAJOR BENEFITS OF FIT BODY
 Reduces Cholesterol
 Sleep Better
 Improves Self Esteem
 Reduces Blood Pressure
 Decreases Back Pain
 Reduces Risk of Injury
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11. OTHER BENEFITS
 Prevents Certain Cancers
 Increases Metabolic Rate
 Increases Range of Motion
 Increases Insulin Sensitivity
 Reduces Anxiety and Depression
 Strengthens Immune System
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12. THE BASIC SOURCE OF
BODY FITNESS
Gym
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13. INVENTION OF GYM
 The first gymnasia go back to Ancient Greece and to Persia (known as Zurkhaneh,
which roughly translates as "house of strength".
Japan has been known to have some form of physical education and training activity
and spaces as far back as the 17th century while many a vyayamshala (Sanskrit, lit. a
place to exercise) was commonly found around India in the 18th century and earlier.
The latter had free weights, freestyle wrestling and activities such as Mallakhambaon
offer. These practices in India are similar to varjish bastani and varjish
pahalwani practised in Persia. Varjish bastani is quite similar in concept to how the
Ancient Greeks saw gymnasia as a place to strengthen the mind and the body.
References to it are found The Shahnameh written by Ferdowsi around 1000AD.
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14. BENEFITS OF GYM
 The gym gives you access to personal trainers
 The gym is open, rain or shine
 The gym’s weight racks burn crazy fat
 The gym is climate controlled
 The gym packs a ton of workouts in one
 The gym can make you a better runner
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15. SOME OTHER BENEFITS
 The gym’s yoga classes can boost your energy
 The gym gets you around other gym-goers
 The gym’s yoga classes can speed up your brain
 The gym allows you to switch up your workouts regularly
 At the gym, you control the time and pace
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17. WORLDWIDE SURVEY OF
FITNESS TRENDS FOR
2017
Quantitative research
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18. EDITOR OF ACSM’S HEALTH
& FITNESS JOURNAL
During the last 10 years, the editors of ACSM’s Health & Fitness
Journal have disseminated this electronic survey to thousands of
professionals worldwide to determine health and fitness trends. The
results in this issue of the Journal will help guide health fitness
programming efforts for 2017. The first survey, conducted in 2005
(for predictions in 2007), developed a systematic way to predict
health and fitness trends, and surveys have been conducted annually
ever since using the same methodology. Because this was a survey
of trends, respondents were asked to first make the very important
distinction between a “fad” and a “trend.”
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19. STATISTICAL DATA
 This annual survey of worldwide fitness trends is now in its 10th year, and
this time with some very surprising results. In 2014, high-intensity interval
training took over the no. 1 spot previously long-held by educated, certified,
and experienced fitness professionals, which was in that position since 2008
and now appears at no. 5. Body weight training took over the no. 1 spot for
2016 but fell to no. 2 in 2017 behind newcomer wearable technology. The
2017 ACSM Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends continues to support
previous trends, with two additional trends
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Responses were received from just about every continent and included the countries of
Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, India, Italy, Russia, Singapore, Taiwan,
United Kingdom, and United States. Demographics of the survey respondents included
66% females across a wide variability in ages (Figure 1), with nearly half (46%) having
more than 10 years of experience in the industry (Figure 2) and 23% with more than 20
years of experience. Almost 32% of the survey respondents earned an annual salary of
more than $50,000, which included 5% who earned more than $100,000 a year (Figure 3).
Respondents were asked to identify their occupations (Table 1), with 24% indicating that
they were full-time or part-time personal trainers. When asked if they worked full time or
part time, 62% indicated full time and 31% part time. The remaining respondents either
worked between 20 and 40 hours a week or were full-time students who worked when they
could, however inconsistently. Nearly 40% of the respondents said that this was their first
job, whereas 35% said it was their second job after a career change. The remaining 28%
said that they had worked more than two jobs before their current job. Figure 4 indicates
where respondents work.

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23. IN THE NUTSHELL
 Consistent with the previous nine ACSM worldwide surveys, some new
trends from last year were embraced (e.g., body weight training and high-
intensity interval training), others were once again supported (e.g., educated and
certified health fitness professionals), and still others failed to make the top 20
trends (postrehabilitation classes, worker incentive programs, exercise programs
specifically for overweight and obese children, balance training, boot camp,
indoor cycling, Pilates, running clubs, water workouts, Groupon, stability ball,
and Zumba). Trends have been defined as a general development that takes some
time and then stays for a period (usually described as a behavior change),
whereas a fad comes and goes..
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 In the top 20 fitness trends for 2016, 17 have been on the list in previous years. Taking
over the top spot from body weight training and high-intensity interval training is wearable
technology. It will be very interesting to watch wearable technology during the next year to
see if it is truly a trend or a fad. Pilates, indoor cycling, balance training, and use of the
stability ball continue to exist in the health and fitness industry but with not as much
popularity according to the ACSM trends survey.
 After first appearing in the 2008 survey at no. 26, boot camp was no. 23 in 2009, no. 16
in 2010, and no. 8 in 2011 but fell to no. 13 in 2012 and no. 16 in 2013. In 2014, boot camp
was no. 20 and remained in that spot for 2015. Boot camp is typically a high-intensity
structured activity patterned after military-style training. Boot camp includes
cardiovascular, strength, endurance, and flexibility drills and usually involves both indoor
and outdoor exercises typically led by an enthusiastic instructor. Boot camps also can
combine sports-type drills and calisthenics. Perhaps now that the worldwide economy has
gotten better, these “back to basics” exercise programs may be a thing of the past.

25. REVIEWS OF
INTERNATIONAL EXPERT
Survey of fitness
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26. E D U A R D O E . B U S T A M A N T E , P H . D . , A S S I S T A N T P R O F E S S O R ,
D E P A R T M E N T O F K I N E S I O L O G Y A N D N U T R I T I O N ,
U N I V E R S I T Y O F I L L I N O I S A T C H I C A G O ; C H A I R , A C S M ’ S A D
H O C C O M M I T T E E O N D I V E R S I T Y A C T I O N ; D I R E C T O R ,
A C S M ’ S L E A D E R S H I P & D I V E R S I T Y T R A I N I N G P R O G R A M .
Reading the annual Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for the past
decade, one of the most exciting developments has been its continuous
growth in invited certified professionals (4,000 in 2006 vs. 27,000(!)
this year), respondents (500 in 2006 vs. ~3,000 this year), and list of
participating countries. Across sectors, to the innovator go the spoils
and a leader does not ask which way the crowd is going so he/she may
follow it. In this spirit, I urge you to view these trends as ingredients
for obliterating the 25% ceiling. Combine them thoughtfully,
systematically, iteratively, and imaginatively, and a decade from now,
we will have dramatically improved both the public’s health and the
fitness industry’s profitability.
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27. B R I D G E T A . P E T E R S , P H . D . , S E A C S M S T U D E N T
R E P R E S E N TAT I V E ( 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 6 ) , M E D I C A L S T U D E N T,
E D WA R D V I A C O L L E G E O F O S T E O PAT H I C
M E D I C I N E , S PA R TA N B U R G , S C .
The benefits of regular exercise are well
documented. However, nearly 160 million
Americans are either obese or at risk of obesity. This
indicates the ongoing need for new and innovative
ways to engage the population in regular exercise
activities. In its 10th year of publication, ACSM’s
Worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends continues to
serve as the leading authority on health and fitness
trends and a primary mechanism for the fitness
industry to better serve its consumers in the coming
year
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28. ANY QUERY?
Thank you
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