The
last decade has seen quite overwhelming changes in the field of wellness. These
times have pushed all of us to focus on our physical and mental well being. New
tactics and wellness trends took the fore run to create routines that people
now seem to follow judiciously. While many of these changes rose in response to
the new normal with Covid, other popular fitness trends are surely here to stay
for longer.
Working out at home has been one step that was
readily adapted with the pandemic. Although home workout regimes did exist in
culture way before the pandemic started, the colossal change that marked
records was how people were increasingly keen on making simpler everyday
routines with workouts a part of them. As opposed to relying solely on gym
equipment, taking walks, yoga, stretching on the terrace or as simply as
following your favorite fitness influencers moves on a yoga mat became more in
practice and more common. This is what experts denote ‘the evolution of home
fitness’ which was all about staying healthy, conveniently at home. It is
undeniable that post-covid people will soon flock back to gyms, but the trend
here to stay is how physical activity has barred past the barricades of gym to
be a part of everyday, with a more holistic approach today.
Experts explain how self-care has shifted from
being less of novelty to becoming intrinsic part of our lives in the present
time. Businesses have introduced great
array of products that make self-care easier. Handy self-care sets have entered
in the market, which put all “CTM” steps into one handy kit, saving people from
the hassle of running after, looking for individual products during the
covid-crisis. Not only have people understood how we ought to make use of
what’s available around, but also stick to products and services that are more
effortless, accessible and workable to the-longer-run.
The
trend of ‘eat fresh, eat local’ has been gaining strength in India as well as
around the world. In truer terms, consumers are more interested than ever in finding
out exactly what goes into the food products they buy for consumption. With
health influencers taking the leap to debunk myths around hidden ingredients in
products that hide behind medical-sounding jargon, people have been consciously
picking what goes into their bodies. Adding C supplements or immunity boosters
to everyday portion, the trend on food consciously has been one healthy change
that surely needs to continue.
Finally,
an increased awareness of mental health and mainstreaming conversations has
been one of the best benefiting trends arising in the year. As the prolonged
isolation from social life and the anxieties around the pandemic have been
prevalent around, more people are seeking good-quality mental health care and
support to cope up with the times. There has indeed been a rise in people who
are reaching out to therapists and psychiatrists, or even using meditation and
mindfulness apps to get started on their mental health journeys. In India, the
sheer number of new mental health platforms, both online and offline ones, are
clear markers of this positive induction that the year has witnessed.