Disease Proof

So what will be the most popular fitness crazes for the new year? Jack Kelly of The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette breaks them down. Take a look:

The most important fitness trend for 2008 will be the availability of "educated and experienced fitness professionals" to run health clubs, conduct exercise classes, and serve as personal trainers, said the American College of Sports Medicine, an organization that certifies fitness professionals.


Increasing the number of fitness professionals nudged out programs to fight childhood obesity and personal training for the top spot in the ACSM's second annual survey of what its more than 20,000 members worldwide think will be the top fitness trends for the new year. Programs to fight child obesity topped the list in last year's inaugural survey.

Personal training jumped from seventh in last year's survey to third.

Yoga clocked in as number ten—yippee!