Wearable technology is No 1 fitness trend for 2016

Nearly 3,000 health and fitness experts worldwide have voted wearable technology as the number one fitness trend of 2016.[Photo/Xinhua]

Ana Lawson, is an actress and uses the method to relieve stress.

"I love it because when you take the sand bell, you take out all of your stress, from work, whoever drives you nuts. You slam that sand bell on top of his head! No, it's a really great workout. You sweat a lot so you burn a lot of calories."

Different from conventional physical activity involving sets of strength training, aerobic exercise and flexibility exercise fitness programmes for older people are on trend as baby boomers head towards retirement.

Many of them have more discretionary cash than younger people, so health professionals are taking time to tailor age-appropriate fitness programs.

Kora-Lee Bruno is a trainer creating personalized programmes for her clients.

She uses a body composition scanning machine, which can help outline a plan of action for weight loss thought it doesn't just focus on weight.

"We use a really cool tool here. It's called the InBody machine. It measures body composition and analysis. It gives us numbers in percentage of fat, bone, muscle and water in a person. It measures it on an individual basis and this is really cool for us as trainers to use to track a client's progress as opposed to just monitoring their weight alone."

Yoga ranks number ten on the trends list.

As a long-term favorite, it's based on ancient traditions, and using specific body postures to promote relaxation.