At the other end, a lot of personal trainers, physiotherapists and nutritionists who have gained an online following are charging far more for their services than in previous years. In London, for example, it used to be that only a rarified few could command a £100hr fee; that kind of money is now more commonplace, as health professionals use their websites and social media accounts to highlight their credentials and the kind of results they get. What we're now starting to see is that there's a squeezed middle between these two magnetic poles. Health pros who do not yet have a following are competing on price and forcing one another out of the industry. It's becoming harder for consumers to find quality personal training options without paying top dollar. 2. Better together Group fitness classes have evolved markedly in recent years – symptomatic, perhaps, of the difficulty of finding good personal trainers at a reasonable price. It used to be that group classes amounted to legs, bums and tums at your local, municipal leisure complex. Now, you can get a range of different classes, whether they're at a specialist centre or simply in a meeting room at work. HIIT, movement, yoga, pilates, cross training, spinning: there should be something for everyone. And, importantly, because these classes are devised by influential experts in the industry and delivered via partnerships with large gym chains, they work from good, thoughtful syllabuses. A great way to get in shape. 3. Wear your heart on your sleeve Wearable technology is on the up and up, allowing us to track our hours of sleep, daily steps, calories burned and a myriad other metrics related to performance and workout tracking. The great news is that we’re firmly out of the gimmicky stage. For the first time, I now find I trust the stats provided by modern devices – which means we can actually embrace them as legitimate fitness tools that can bring about significant improvements in our health and fitness endeavours. However, a word of warning: we still need to ignore the arbitrary goals set by some devices, like step count and flights of stairs climbed. These are often too impersonal to provide any reasonable use; they're also completely redundant if they don't talk to your principle objectives. Who cares if you've completed 10,000 steps today when actually your main objective is to strengthen your core to help your office worker's back?
At the other end, a lot of personal trainers, physiotherapists and nutritionists who have gained an online following are charging far more for their services than in previous years. In London, for example, it used to be that only a rarified few could command a £100hr fee; that kind of money is now more commonplace, as health professionals use their websites and social media accounts to highlight their credentials and the kind of results they get. What we're now starting to see is that there's a squeezed middle between these two magnetic poles. Health pros who do not yet have a following are competing on price and forcing one another out of the industry. It's becoming harder for consumers to find quality personal training options without paying top dollar. 2. Better together Group fitness classes have evolved markedly in recent years – symptomatic, perhaps, of the difficulty of finding good personal trainers at a reasonable price. It used to be that group classes amounted to legs, bums and tums at your local, municipal leisure complex. Now, you can get a range of different classes, whether they're at a specialist centre or simply in a meeting room at work. HIIT, movement, yoga, pilates, cross training, spinning: there should be something for everyone. And, importantly, because these classes are devised by influential experts in the industry and delivered via partnerships with large gym chains, they work from good, thoughtful syllabuses. A great way to get in shape. 3. Wear your heart on your sleeve Wearable technology is on the up and up, allowing us to track our hours of sleep, daily steps, calories burned and a myriad other metrics related to performance and workout tracking. The great news is that we’re firmly out of the gimmicky stage. For the first time, I now find I trust the stats provided by modern devices – which means we can actually embrace them as legitimate fitness tools that can bring about significant improvements in our health and fitness endeavours. However, a word of warning: we still need to ignore the arbitrary goals set by some devices, like step count and flights of stairs climbed. These are often too impersonal to provide any reasonable use; they're also completely redundant if they don't talk to your principle objectives. Who cares if you've completed 10,000 steps today when actually your main objective is to strengthen your core to help your office worker's back?
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