GEORGE TOWN: Gym-goers these days are moving away from training for a muscular, action-hero physique like that of actors Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans and Jason Momoa.<\/p>\n
According to fitness trainer Dwayne Ang, 38, the priority has shifted from bulking up to staying fit and healthy, a trend that accelerated after the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the past, people were mostly focused on building muscular bodies.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut lifestyle changes have led to a growing number of people using gyms to stay fit rather than to build bulky physiques.\u201d<\/p>\n
Ang said that health awareness has increased since the pandemic, with a growing number of people prioritising overall well-being.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany come in hoping to lose weight, but we advise them it is more important to lose fat, not just weight.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe also tell them about proper diet and nutrition so they can be healthier,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Ang, who is setting up a new gym in Bukit Mertajam, also noted a rise in female gym parti\u00adcipation.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreviously, about 70% of gym users were men.<\/p>\n
\u201cToday, women make up over 60% of those taking up personal training and memberships,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
While outdoor activities are popular, he said that people without the know-how or interest in sports still prefer gyms for guided workouts and professional training.<\/p>\n
Then there are gym-goers like businessman Michael Loh, who uses the gym for recovery and rehabilitation.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have knee osteoarthritis. And I had spinal surgery in 2019, which left a permanent hole the size of a 20sen coin in my backbone.<\/p>\n
\u201cI need machines with back support to exercise safely.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me, it\u2019s not leisure but a necessity to prevent further biomechanical issues,\u201d said Loh, 55.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"GEORGE TOWN: Gym-goers these days are moving away from training for a muscular, action-hero physique like that of…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":152258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[7700,17218,12293,89230,89232,1198,89229,210,89231,33706,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-152257","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-chris-evans","9":"tag-chris-hemsworth","10":"tag-covid-19-pandemic","11":"tag-dwayne-ang","12":"tag-female-gym-participation","13":"tag-fitness","14":"tag-gym-goers","15":"tag-health","16":"tag-health-awareness","17":"tag-jason-momoa","18":"tag-united-states","19":"tag-unitedstates","20":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115042242032511497","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=152257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/152257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/152258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=152257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=152257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=152257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}