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The Hottest New Workout Trends For 2013!

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Fitness is a very important aspect of life, and that’s evident in so many people’s promises to live a healthier lifestyle for the new year. If you included more exercise in your New Year’s resolution, look into these hot workout trends for 2013.

Interval Training

Interval training is nothing new, but it’s definitely here to stay. This style of exercise emphasizes workout sessions consisting of short bursts of high-intensity activity followed by brief periods of low-intensity activity. The goal is to keep the heart rate up to burn fat while retaining as much muscle mass as possible. Traditional cardiovascular exercise is long, slow, and tends to work against those who want to build or maintain muscle. Interval training reduces workout times, boosts metabolism, and helps people get ripped faster than ever before.

Cardio Tennis

Playing a sport is an excellent way to exercise and if you love tennis, working out won’t feel like a chore at all. Cardio tennis is just like regular tennis except for the point of the game is to get a good workout, not to win. Of course, a little friendly competition keeps things intense and helps you burn even more calories. For tennis fans, this is a win-win situation.

MMA Workouts

With the incredible rise of mixed martial arts in the mainstream, it’s no surprise that there are a number of popular MMA-themed workouts on the market. These high-octane workouts involve a lot of interval training and martial arts techniques. Many of the best-selling programs were created by MMA superstars such as Georges “Rush” St. Pierre. If you want the body of a fighter, try an exciting MMA workout in 2013.

Aqua Zumba

Zumba is a Colombian dance-inspired craze that has taken the world by storm in recent years. It is usually performed in a large group to high-energy music and involves a wide range of dance moves, martial arts techniques, and other in-place movements such as jumping and squatting. Well, Aqua Zumba is the same exercise, except it is done in a swimming pool.

Bodyweight Exercises

In today’s fast-paced world, there is an emphasis put on workouts that are quick, easy to do anywhere, and effective. For the mainstream, the focus has shifted from spending hours in the gym on machines to performing bodyweight exercises. Not only can bodyweight exercises build muscle and burn fat without a single piece of equipment, but there is also so much variation in the movements that you’ll never get bored.

CrossFit

Fitness trends have shifted away from traditional strength training and cardiovascular workouts to those that combine both aspects in more engaging ways. CrossFit is an intense exercise system that consists of performing a wide range of common physical movements within a short amount of time with little rest in between. You could go from sprinting to the climbing rope to flipping tires to doing pull-ups in a matter of a few minutes–and your body will respond to the training just as quickly.

More Protein

Consuming high amounts of quality protein has been accepted in the fitness world as being essential to obtaining a lean, defined body. Consumption of protein is highly beneficial for both men and women because it repairs muscles and speeds up metabolism.

Without a steady diet of protein and regular resistance training, the body will have a little definition, even with a lower body fat percentage. Eat plenty of protein in the new year, and get the results you’ve always wanted.