Functional training is a type of exercise that looks like movements you make in your daily life. It can be helpful for athletic performance, injury prevention, and other everyday fitness tasks.

Functional strength training involves exercises that mimic everyday activities, such as climbing stairs. It aims to improve people’s movement in their daily lives or their performance in certain ...

“Is this exercise functional? I read that I should be doing functional training exercises”. This client was right, she should be (and was) doing functional exercises. But what makes an exercise ...

Functional strength training is a workout designed to enhance one's ability to perform everyday activities with ease and efficiency. Focusing on movements that mimic real-life actions—such as lifting, ...

We get it. Ranking the "world's best functional exercises" is an exercise in futility. Because really, what makes a thruster better than a jump squat or a handstand push-up? The actual rankings aren't ...

'Functional fitness' is a term that throws even the most seasoned fitness pros (... you rang?). Otherwise known as functional training, it’s a buzzphrase that’s dallied around in gym circles or class ...

When it comes to increasing your levels of physical activity, anything is better than nothing. "I always tell my clients that the best exercise is the one you're willing to do," says Austin "Ozzie" ...

Functional fitness is a workout philosophy that uses exercises that mimic real-life activities to make daily movement safer and more efficient. Think about all of the non-exercise movements you ...

These days, most people understand the importance of basic core strengthening, but functional core workouts are essential for building a resilient body that can handle everything from carrying heavy ...

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