functional training
Real-life movement practice
Functional training is exercise that mimics everyday movements—lifting, pushing, pulling, squatting—rather than isolating individual muscles.
The idea is to build strength and coordination that transfers to real-life activities: carrying groceries, climbing stairs, playing with kids.
She switched from machines to functional training after her physical therapist recommended it.
- squatCrouching on bent legs
- kettlebellHandled iron weight
- resistance bandElastic strip for workouts
- lungeSudden forward movement
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
core strength · full body · balance · injury prevention · progressive overload · agility · box jump · gait · crawl · elderly care · mobility · medicine ball · proprioception · range of motion · specificity · push · coordination · flexibility
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- fitness classesfitness class, aerobics, spin class, bootcamp, yoga class
- fitness trendsCrossFit, yoga, spin class, HIIT, bootcamp
- workoutsaerobics, cardio, HIIT, yoga, CrossFit
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