In the world of exercise, if the 2000s were all about the rise of group cardio, and the 2010s the importance of ‘functional strength’, there’s a strong case for the hot topic of 2024 being ‘hybrid training’. Catalysed by the boom of CrossFit and, more recently, Hyrox, hybrid training is so called because it is a multifaceted approach, simultaneously targeting strength and endurance. Hybrid training doesn’t target one single facet of fitness; instead, it aims to develop a wellrounded athletic profile. Typically involving a mix of resistance training, cardio (often running) and mobility, in many ways the hybrid athlete is more akin to a decathlete or heptathlete, who competes across a broad spectrum of disciplines.
What’s it good for?
Hybrid training offers a number of
