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Functional training

Functional training has become the new buzzword in gyms – but it’s by no means just another ‘fad’ of fitness. Using workouts that shift the focus in fitness to a much more practical full body workout, functional training works by exercising your muscles in a similar way to how your body would be used in everyday life. It’s the type of training that prepares your body for various forms of daily activity and thus, maintains body strength and endurance that can be applied across all areas.

With an emphasis on strength, respiratory and flexibility the benefits of functional training differ from other workouts because of the way it targets your body. By incorporating the best of each field of fitness and taking into consideration the physical laws applied to daily body movements, functional training is aimed at boosting your health and general wellbeing. Here’s what functional fitness is all about and the benefits you’ll get.

1. Increases the ease of everyday life 

By improving the overall function of your body, boosting muscle strength and endurance, and developing muscle and body stability everyday activities can be completed with more ease. Compared to conventional training, the benefits of functional fitness tend to out-weigh everything else because it’s actually targeting the movements we are doing every day.

2. Greater Muscle Memory 

By performing regular functional fitness exercises, you’re not just building muscle and core strength but actually exercising the brain too - effectively boosting your brain’s memory. 

3. Low Impact 

Because functional training implements exercises that are low impact, it’s a great starting point for anyone at any fitness level to try. For newbies starting out with a different workout or fitness style, it can be really hard knowing what is going to work best for your needs, but functional training will help to improve all your physical abilities without causing stress to your body and joints.

4. Increases Flexibility and Coordination 

One of the primary goals of functional training is to offer resistance. Implementing its exercises and programs works in boosting your body’s functional strength by increasing overall flexibility and coordination. As your range of motion is enhanced, you’ll find day-to-day activities become easier.