What is functional training?
Functional training is a type of training that uses strength & conditioning, agility, and balance exercises to make activities of daily living easier. Functional training programs are specifically designed to mimic movements you do in everyday life, to help your body get stronger and feel more prepared to do them.
In short, functional training prepares your body for life!
What are the benefits of functional training?
- Improve balance & coordination. One of the key aspects of functional training are balance exercises. From walking to jumping, balance & coordination play a key role.
- Increase strength. Compound movements used in functional training are designed to help you get stronger. Deadlifts, or hinge movements, will help you be able to pick things up from the ground when you need to.
- Reduce risk of injury. Functional training is designed mimic movements you do in everyday life and to help you get stronger in those movements. The stronger your body is doing those movements, the lower the risk of injury.
- Keep doing what you love, for longer! When you train with the purpose of preparing your body for life, you’ll feel confident and capable doing doing what you love, for longer.
Many of us have goals that look like this:
✨ I want to be able to carry my groceries.
✨ I want to be able to pick up my grandchildren.
✨ I want to be able to go for a walk without the fear of falling.
✨ I want my body to feel great while moving at every stage of life.
If any of these goals resonate with you, functional training is for you!
Try a functional training workout!
If you are ready to incorporate more functional training into your workout routine, try out Spring Training with KaisaFit, and her all-star team of coaches. This program includes new strength, conditioning, and active recovery workouts a week, for four weeks. Try the first class, and let us know what you think!