The new year also means new ways to improve our bodies and minds. Fitness has gone a long way from the simple hard labor of ancient times, but the fundamentals of hard work and discipline are still present. However, with the advent of new thinking, a lot of trends have popped up last year that just might find an explosion of popularity at the start of the new decade. Let's take a look at some health trends and see how likely they are to make it into 2020.

The Vegan Gains Diet

With the explosive popularity of acclaimed filmmaker James Cameron's The Game Changers lasy year, the "vegan gains" diet is picking up steam, steam that isn't just smoke and mirrors. There have been some definitive research that most average people can get massive gains in strength without eating any meat. 

Not only is this diet fresh, but it also helps to save the environment because eating less meat means fewer greenhouse emissions in the world. Of course, nobody expects you to stop eating meat altogether (it's delicious after all), but it's good to know you can cut out a lot of it and still be healthy.

Mindful Snacking

Back in the day, snacking was considered an unhealthy lifestyle. Now, people have started to realize that it was never snacking that was bad, but mindless snacking. If you plan out your meals and buy only food that's good for you, then you can snack all you want. 

This revelation means that no longer will fitness be associated with people who are slaves to their diets. A healthy lifestyle does not mean cutting the joy out of eating. Alternatives for heavy dairy products, sugar, and even meat may revolutionize the world of people who like eating a bit too much all the time.

Having Enough Sleep

Yes, for some reason, sleep is becoming a trend just now. Having enough sleep is something that is becoming more prominent every day. The days of bragging about overtime and staying up past your bedtime are slowly fading, as the consequences of not having enough sleep started to rear its ugly head this year. Now, some gyms are even employing sleep coaches, who specialize in scheduling sleep for their clients.

Alternative Food

In a way, food evolves much like music. There's no wrong way to do music, only in different ways. Food has become a lot more complicated in recent years, but alternative food hopes to bridge the gap between health and what we've gotten used to. Products such as nut milk, impossible meat and soy have made large strides in making alternative choices to some of the most sought after foods in our diets.

Only time will tell if alternative food can eventually become the norm.

Home Fitness

Be it traffic, work from home or just plain laziness, home gyms have been making waves in the fitness world. Calisthenics, bikes, and weights are all relatively easy to have in our homes. The realization that machines are not necessary for most people has led to home gyms becoming more popular. Although most people view home gyms only as a substitute when going to an actual gym isn't feasible, the future for home gyms is bright.