<p>Almost 35% of fitness enthusiasts employed in corporate India prefer to take part in yoga classes rather than going to a gym or other fitness regimes like strength/body weight training, aquatic therapy, kickboxing, pilates, Zumba and other dance workouts, a survey by Assocham Social Development Foundation has revealed.</p>.<p>Majority of the respondents favouring yoga said that following the ancient practice has helped them with positive outcomes like improved social-emotional skills, highlighted the survey.</p>.<p>Gym and body weight training is the second most preferred fitness trend said about 30% of the total respondents, followed by Zumba and other dance workouts (20%), aquatic therapy (10%), kickboxing and others (5%). Most men prefer going to gym while women prefer dance workouts to stay in shape and keep oneself fit.</p>.<p>The Assocham random survey is based upon an interaction with about 1,000 employees (age group 25-35 years) in about 100 small, mid-size and large organizations across various industry sectors – aviation, automobile, BPO (business process outsourcing), FMCG (fast moving consumer goods), retail, IT, ITeS & telecom, oil & gas, pharma, banking, finance, services, insurance, travel, hospitality, infrastructure and others during the last fortnight.</p>.<p>“Yoga teaches universal values that are often referred to as life skills, it helps enhance social and self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, and leads to responsible decision-making,” said D S Rawat, secretary general of Assocham.</p>
<p>Almost 35% of fitness enthusiasts employed in corporate India prefer to take part in yoga classes rather than going to a gym or other fitness regimes like strength/body weight training, aquatic therapy, kickboxing, pilates, Zumba and other dance workouts, a survey by Assocham Social Development Foundation has revealed.</p>.<p>Majority of the respondents favouring yoga said that following the ancient practice has helped them with positive outcomes like improved social-emotional skills, highlighted the survey.</p>.<p>Gym and body weight training is the second most preferred fitness trend said about 30% of the total respondents, followed by Zumba and other dance workouts (20%), aquatic therapy (10%), kickboxing and others (5%). Most men prefer going to gym while women prefer dance workouts to stay in shape and keep oneself fit.</p>.<p>The Assocham random survey is based upon an interaction with about 1,000 employees (age group 25-35 years) in about 100 small, mid-size and large organizations across various industry sectors – aviation, automobile, BPO (business process outsourcing), FMCG (fast moving consumer goods), retail, IT, ITeS & telecom, oil & gas, pharma, banking, finance, services, insurance, travel, hospitality, infrastructure and others during the last fortnight.</p>.<p>“Yoga teaches universal values that are often referred to as life skills, it helps enhance social and self-awareness, self-management, relationship skills, and leads to responsible decision-making,” said D S Rawat, secretary general of Assocham.</p>
