Without question, 2020 was utterly demanding across the board.
It summoned us to be collectively agile.
It required an increased level of resilience and strength.
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It compelled scores of us to be more compassionate and empathetic.
For better and for worse, we changed, from the most intrapersonal shifts to the most global transformations.
And things will continue to look and feel different moving forward.
For many of us, moving forward is both literal and metaphorical.
Movement is a tool and a healer, but even that changed last year.
The entire fitness industry, along with almost every other industry across the globe, has shifted rather quickly.
Sure, the fitness industry has been evolving dramatically over the last few decades.
Because, well, thats kind of what happened.
So, what does 2021 hold for the fitness industry?
Here are my fitness predictions for where I think we might be headed:
1.
Digital and online fitness will persist.
As a result, more competition in this space may increase accessibility and reduce pricing as well.
And because of this, digital will surely persist.
Which leads me to number two.
Gyms and studios will reopen as hybrid digital/physical spaces.
Plus, some people maychoose to wait longer to return to their gymseven once spaces do reopen.
There will be an increased focus on inclusivity and racial justice.
This goes as much for the fitness industry as it does for the individual gym or studio goer.
Movement should be accessible to all, and we have a lot of work to do in this area.
Like I said, we havea lotof work to do!
We will continue to appreciate how movement contributes to healthand work toward greater accessibility for it.
And movement, of course, can also contribute to an improved sense of well-being and better mood.
to be able to put into practice many activities that contribute to better health.
As those of us in public health know all too well, none of these disparities are new.
But I do believe they opened many eyes in 2020.
Movement serves us in so many ways.
Movement allows us to get from yesterday to tomorrow, yet somehow magically keeps us focused on today.
Yes, 2020 was heavy.
