Zumba In The Top 20 Fitness Trends For 2012
The American College of Sports Medicine is the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. More than 45,000 international, national and regional members and certified professionals are dedicated to advancing and integrating scientific research to provide educational and practical applications of exercise science and sports medicine.
The survey, now in its sixth year, was completed by 2,620 health and fitness professionals worldwide (many certified by ACSM) and was designed to reveal trends in various fitness environments. Thirty-seven potential trends were given as choices, and the top 20 were ranked and published by ACSM.
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Zumba is in and Pilates is out, according to more than 2,600 fitness professionals who completed an American College of Sports Medicine survey of the top fitness trends for 2012. The survey results were released today in the worldwide Survey of Fitness Trends for 2012, article published in the November/December issue of ACSM Health & Fitness Journal.
Zumba (and other dance workouts) and outdoor activities both made their debuts in the top 20 this year. Zumba and other dance workouts ranked ninth, and outdoor activities ranked 14th. Zumba and other dance workouts first appeared on the list of potential trends in 2010, but this is the first year Zumba has made the top 20, said Walter R. Thompson, Ph.D., FACSM, the lead author of the survey. While Zumba has experienced a rapid surge in popularity in the past year, future surveys will indicate if Zumba is truly a trend or simply a fad.
Article source: ACSM The American College of Sports Medicine
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