What’s Going To Be Big This Year?

January 28, 2009 by Chris. Average Reading Time: about 3 minutes.

Big in 2009 – Health and Fitness

When we look back at 2008 and what took the fitness industry by storm it seemed to be a few main things; CrossFit and more short intense workouts exploded as did more natural style’s of eating as oppose to the carbohydrate laden/Protein shake diets of yesteryear.

So What’s going to take the Fitness and Health industry by storm in 2009?

Raw Food

For me this seems like something becoming more prevalent with people like Steve Pavlina doing Raw Food diets and reporting how good he is feeling eating purely Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables all raw. This basically consists of eating loads of raw foods, juicing them and basically trying to supercharge your body with vitamins and minerals.

The basic biological reason people feel so energetic on a raw foods diet is that sweet fruit is the easiest type of food for your body to digest. If you eat a meal of nothing but raw fruit on an empty stomach, it will normally pass through the stomach within a matter of minutes, since fruit is largely digested in the intestines. That assumes it’s all sweet fruit and not something fatty like avocado or coconut, which would greatly slow digestion.

There are many resources that you can look into with Raw Food diets. The Best of Raw Food is a great site and will give you a low down on some Raw recipes and benefits of eating raw.

Full of Enzymes which aid in digestion
Raw Food is Rich in Fiber
High energy
Clear Complexion
More Nutritional value, as heating up food kills some of the nutrients

While this kind of diet is certainly not for me it has its benefits and we can all take something out of it. There is no doubt Raw Foods are awesome for our health but I have no qualms with supplementing them with some good old cooked meat.

10 Reasons Eating Raw is Healthier For You and the Planet

No-Gym Workouts

Due to the economic situation the world is going through at the moment I think we are going to see more and more people adopt an at home style of working out. With a bit of dedication and know how you can do some amazing workouts in your own home, the park or in your garden with little or no equipment. By doing combinations of Pushups, Squats, Burpees and Pull-ups you can get a great full body workout which will keep you fit and build muscle.

Fitness Back Book on BW Circuits

Who Needs a Gym – Men’s Health

20 Minute Body Weight Workout

Zen in the art of Self Resistance

I for one have substantially cut down my time in the gym. Most my workouts are done outdoors or at home with nothing more than some Body weight Calisthenics and a Kettlebell and its getting me pretty amazing results.

Main Benefits of Home Workouts:

Shave off time spent traveling to gym
Train spontaneously as you can hit a workout when your feeling high energy
10 Minute Body weight circuits can be snuck in before work
Cheap, No need to pay gym memberships
Develops Self Dicipline

So these are going to be huge this year and rightly so we often underestimate how much we can do with our bodies and a bit of motivation to have a good workout.

Being Frugal in 2009

This is another thing that will explode. Methods of saving money and being frugal whether its in Regards to Health and Fitness or general everyday life. Here are some great resources:

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