Krav Maga the Most Popular Fitness Trend in 2018 for Arizona

To kick off the New Year, the team at Redfin released a blog post on The Most Popular Fitness Trends in All 50 States, highlighting each state’s trending way to get fit in 2018.

The post states that:

“We’ve put together a list of the hottest fitness trend in each state and D.C. by analyzing several factors so you know what your neighbors are up to. Yoga, Crossfit, and Peloton are among the most popular workouts in nearly every state, but some are hotbeds of Clubbercise (dancing like nobody’s watching), Jukari (a Cirque du Soleil-inspired workout) and Goat Yoga (which is exactly what it sounds like: yoga with baby goats).“

It is very fascinating to take a look at what the residents of each state are turning to for fitness, everything from Orange Theory to Acrobatics to Goat Yoga make the list. But of course, we are proud to see that our home state of Arizona has embraced Krav Maga as their go-to workout (Read the 7 Reasons Why). Since Krav Maga is foremost a very efficient and effective self-defense system, it is great that so many not only getting fit but also working on getting safe!

How did they determine what the most popular trend was for each state? The article states that:

“We put together this list of the hottest fitness trends across the country by evaluating several factors, including the number of Google searches performed each month in each state, how many times each workout was mentioned in blogs, newspaper articles and fitness journals, and how many gyms and fitness centers offering each workout are located in major cities.“

Here is what they had to say about Arizona:

Fitness Trends in Arizona: Krav Maga

From Phoenix to Tucson, Arizonans are hitting the Krav Maga studios in droves to learn Israeli hand-to-hand combat techniques and burn up to 600 calories an hour.

To see all 50 States, check out their blog post!