Functional Fitness

Functional fitness means that the goal of exercise is preparing your body so it can perform daily activities – walking, bending, lifting, climbing stairs – without pain, injury or discomfort. It’s training for life, not events. Functional fitness originates in postural alignment, balanced muscle development, distributed flexibility, and precise, controlled movements. This approach, which integrates disciplines as varied as yoga, Pilates, dance and physical therapy. Functional fitness is learning to use multiple muscle groups in an integrated and balanced way. This approach is the opposite to machine-based weight training, which is focused on isolating single muscle groups. Functional fitness literally changes in the way your body functions in everyday life. [Bookmarks: Functional Fitness]