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Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Abbi Henderson

Heard of hybrid training? PT's reckon it's undoubtedly the best way to boost muscle, heart health and longevity

Hybrid training: A woman pushing a tyre at the gym.

Hybrid training is the style of physical activity you’re probably already doing, whether you’re aware of it or not. While it may sound like a workout made internet-famous by outlandish exercise combinations and preposterously long sets, in actual fact it features all the components of functional fitness training and can be easily modified for all experience levels.

By no means a new form of moving, hybrid training has become a trend with fitness enthusiasts across social media platforms due to its flexible and arguably open-to-interpretation definition, and the fact that – when applied responsibly – its principles can help you achieve serious results where strength, muscle and cardiovascular fitness are concerned. It’s even thought to have infiltrated the training routines of the Hollywood elite, with Queen Bey – of all people – reportedly a fan, according to a 2016 article in Glamour. Need we say more?

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