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 ...
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What is functional strength training?

Medically reviewed by Theresa Marko, PT, DPT, MS Key Takeaways Functional strength training improves your ability to perform daily tasks by enhancing strength, balance, coordination, and flexibility.
Big goals make for great workout motivation, whether you’re packing on muscle for summer or training for your first half-marathon. But in the grand scheme of things, those milestone moments are a blip ...
THERE ARE SO many reasons to exercise: aesthetics, athletic ability, even mental health. As you age, one motivation often distinguishes itself above others: functionality. When you get older, your ...
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 ...
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Functional fitness is probably the most practical type of exercise you can do – though you're likely not alone if you're not quite sure what it is. While we can get caught up in trying to attempt ever ...
AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F45 Training, a leading global fitness community specializing in innovative, functional group workouts that are fast, fun, and results-driven, today launched its first ...
New Functional Racks to be introduced to studios globally to empower members to take their fitness goals to the next level while staying true to F45’s signature functional training style AUSTIN, Texas ...
Forget one-dimensional endurance—the fitness world is obsessing over HYROX, the global race that demands both speed and raw functional strength. HYROX is a standardized event: all competitors run 1 km ...
What on earth is functional workout, and why the heck are we trying to sell you on the best functional training gear? Basically, a functional workout is anything that mimics everyday movements—picking ...