Why Mixing Your Workouts Is the Smart Formula To Improve Fitness (Mint)

Posted: Dec 20, 2025 in In the News

This article originally appeared on Mint on December 20, 2025.

Variety is the spice of life. When it comes to exercise, it might very well be the difference between progress and plateauing. Gen Z likes to mix things up when it comes to fitness, says Akshay Verma, co-founder of Fitpass, a subscription that allows access to multiple gyms, extrapolating on the data of its 600,000 users. Echoing a similar trend globally, Strava’s annual Year in Sport: Trend Report for 2025 also found that more than half of its users track multiple activities, including walking...

Cross-training is an exercise regimen that uses several types of training to improve overall health and fitness, as defined by The American Council on Exercise. “It is a training routine that focuses on different types of exercises, ranging from weight and power lifting to body weight exercises and gymnastics, that work on multiple muscle groups and can be consolidated into a full body workout,” says Pothen Cherian, a Pune-based Crossfit and weightlifting coach...

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