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Popular fitness programs and methods are constantly changing. Each year new programs become popular and others fall out of favor. The American College of Sports Medicine publishes a list of trends each year. Here are some highlights from the 2011 list.

• Personal training will continue to grow in popularity. Licensing programs for trainers will help improve the quality of training, which will in turn reduce injuries and encourage more people to hire the services of a personal trainer.
• Employer sponsored training program and on-site health programs for business will continue to increase in popularity. Businesses are increasingly taking notice of the benefits of having a healthier workforce.
• Exercise, weight-loss, and childhood obesity prevention continue to be important trends.
• Pilates is not on the list for the first time in years, perhaps indicating that it was just a fad.

You can find the full list of fitness trends for 2011 at WebMD.