Functional Training

Functional training is gaining popularity even amongst the novice gym goers because let’s face it – who doesn’t want to train, feel, and look like an athlete? Gone are the days when young men aspired to be super heavyweight bodybuilders and young women aspired to make the Victoria Secret runway (with the exception of a few of course). Functional exercise aims to mimic everyday real life movements and prevent injuries. One will gain in increase in flexibility and balance when performing this type of exercise regularly. Functional training is widely used for injury recovery, workout diversification, and targeting specific muscles and movement patterns.

A functional training program is designed to engage core muscles of the lower back and abdomen. By targeting these muscles, you’ll be able to perform activities of daily life more easily. It has become a staple in many workout regimens. The exercises involved aim to increase strength and endurance, burn calories, and recover your muscles after an injury. They also support cardiovascular health and enhance physical performance.

No matter novice or expert, this kind of training is ideal for beginners and pro athletes alike because it emphasizes multi-planar movements involving power, strength, and stability. When performed correctly, it has been proven to help athletes get stronger, improve balance, run faster, and jump higher. The benefits of functional training go beyond body conditioning. Athletes can train for speed, strength, power, cardiovascular fitness, flexibility, muscle endurance, or fat loss. In theory, you can achieve any desired goal through functional training.

Here are some of its key benefits:

  • Improves balance and coordination
  • Is designed to optimize movement
  • Enhances athletic performance
  • Increases strength and endurance
  • Helps your muscles recover faster from injuries
  • Strengthens your core muscles
  • Involves compound exercises that mimic real life movements
  • Suitable for people of all ages and fitness levels
  • Restores posture, muscle imbalances, and dynamic stability
  • Burns fat
  • Relieves stress
  • Alleviates back pain

Functional training is effective as it forces the body’s stabilizers to facilitate movement. Most exercises help restore function to the abdominal wall and improve reaction time.

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