Wearable technology, mobile exercise apps named top fitness trends for 2019

Thanks to the rising popularity of smart watches, heart monitors and wearables, the technology was recently ranked as the top fitness trend for 2019.

Health and fitness professionals believe wearable technology will be the No. 1 fitness trend next year, according to a recent survey published in the American College of Sports and Medicine Health & Fitness Journal. Mobile exercise applications were also listed as a top trend, coming in at No. 13.

Consumers in the United States have embraced the use of digital health tools over the last several years. Nearly 90 percent of Americans said they used at least one digital health tool, like telemedicine,...