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Most Googled New Year’s Resolutions

Researcher & Writer
January 15, 2020

We’re a few weeks into 2020—how are your New Year’s resolutions coming? We won’t judge you if it’s been hard to get off the couch and into the cold (even if that means just a quick drive to the gym). The end-of-year holidays include an onslaught of sugary treats and lethargy, and we don’t mind that, but we can’t stay that way forever, can we?

‘Tis the season to believe in yourself. Working on your health and fitness is one of the most worthy and valuable goals you can have.

TermLife2Go wanted to find out what sort of ways people were looking to tune up their mind, body, and soul this year, so we took a look at what people were searching online for in the arena of health and fitness.

Methodology

We identified the most frequently searched terms in each fitness-related category on Google Trends during New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day last year (2018–2019). To learn which states had the highest search volume for each, we then ran these terms (along with any corresponding resolutions) back through Google Trends.

CrossFit is king

We found that CrossFit was at the top of most states’ search lists. CrossFit stands for Crossfunctional Fitness, or in other words, exercise that’s useful in a variety of situations.

States where “CrossFit” is trending:

  • Alaska
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Idaho
  • Illinois
  • Louisiana
  • New York
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
  • Utah
  • Virginia
  • Washington

Since most folks aren’t resolving to become NFL or NBA stars, this makes sense. You might not require explosive force for winning a boxing championship, but everybody wants full-body strength along with improved cardiovascular and respiratory health.

Make sure to work with a proper trainer, take your time learning the fundamentals, and develop a practice you enjoy. And try not to end up in one of those viral videos of people hurting themselves for trying too hard too soon.

An app a day keeps the doctor away

Not into CrossFit? Maybe you should try googling “best workout apps” and see if you can find something that fits your needs.

States where “best workout apps” is trending:

  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Indiana
  • Kentucky
  • Missouri
  • Nevada

For folks who want to work out on their own but still need some guidance, a workout app can be a great choice. Whether you’re paying for a virtual trainer or something to provide you with meal plans and exercise routines, you can spend as much on an app as a full-blown gym, or you can find something for a lot cheaper, or even free.

Either way, if it helps you accomplish your New Year’s resolutions, we’re all about it.

While there is plenty of competition, a few popular apps in the health and fitness game are Peloton Digital, PEAR Personal Fitness Coach, Fitbit Coach, Centr, and Nike Training Club.

There are far too many to list here, so happy hunting for that special app.

Judgment-free is the way to be

Anyone who’s looked inside one of the purple, black, and yellow gyms can attest: Planet Fitness is jam-packed during the New Year season, and based on the search results, 2020 is no different.

States where “Planet Fitness” is trending:

  • Delaware
  • Michigan
  • Ohio
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia

Why this gym? Planet Fitness is a cheaper alternative between a super-serious training gym and buying some dumbbells or a treadmill for working out at home.

Plus, if you spring for the black card membership, you get luxuries like massage beds and chairs, tanning booths, and red light therapy—ooh la la!

What else did we learn?

  1. Kansas and Oregon want to get rid of a double chin, while South Dakota is looking to get rid of love handles.
  2. New Jersey and Rhode Island are looking for yoga studios near them, while Hawaii and Iowa want to check out Yoga with Adriene, a popular YouTube channel.
  3. Maine and Minnesota want to get a beach body in 2020. (You got this!)
Each state’s most googled New Year’s resolutions
State

Search term

Alabama

Best workout apps

Alaska

CrossFit

Arizona

LA Fit Expo

Arkansas

Best workout apps

California

Pilates

Colorado

LA Fit Expo

Connecticut

Nutrisystem

Delaware

Planet Fitness

District of Columbia

Liposuction

Florida

CrossFit

Georgia

CrossFit

Hawaii

Yoga with Adriene

Idaho

CrossFit

Illinois

CrossFit

Indiana

Best workout apps

Iowa

Yoga with Adriene

Kansas

How to get rid of a double chin

Kentucky

Best workout apps

Louisiana

CrossFit

Maine

Beachbody

Maryland

Golds Gym schedule

Massachusetts

Best juice cleanse

Michigan

Planet Fitness

Minnesota

Beachbody

Mississippi

Fat transfer

Missouri

Best workout apps

Montana

Coolsculpting

Nebraska

Intermittent fasting

Nevada

Best workout apps

New Hampshire

Weight Watchers

New Jersey

Yoga near me

New Mexico

Beyond Diet

New York

CrossFit

North Carolina

CrossFit

North Dakota

Mindfulness

Ohio

Planet Fitness

Oklahoma

Nutrisystem

Oregon

How to get rid of a double chin

Pennsylvania

Planet Fitness

Rhode Island

Yoga near me

South Carolina

Nutrisystem

South Dakota

How to get rid of love handles

Tennessee

CrossFit

Texas

CrossFit

Utah

CrossFit

Vermont

Whole 30 recipes

Virginia

CrossFit

Washington

CrossFit

West Virginia

Planet Fitness

Wisconsin

Nutrisystem

Wyoming

South Beach diet

What are your New Year’s resolutions?

Just because most folks are trying to find the best types of workouts, or at least the best apps and gyms, doesn’t mean you have to. We’re curious about what your health and fitness goals are.

 

This content was created by TermLife2Go.com and is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with any of the brands listed above.

Written by
Trevor Wheelwright
Trevor's written professionally for five years for editorial publications and retail/e-commerce sites. He lives in Salt Lake City and enjoys photography and making music in his spare time, or you can catch him on your local dance floor bustin' a move.