“Is this exercise functional? I read that I should be doing functional training exercises”. This client was right, she should be (and was) doing functional exercises. But what makes an exercise ...

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 ...

We begin my summer Pilates class assessing what the participants want to work on. We are all women—cashiers, dental hygienists, language teachers, students, but also movement professionals such as ...

Functional fitness exercises include those that mirror real-life movements, such as squats, deadlifts, and walking lunges. A new report suggests that doing these can help athletes improve their ...

When it comes to increasing your levels of physical activity, anything is better than nothing. "I always tell my clients that the best exercise is the one you're willing to do," says Austin "Ozzie" ...

Toning the mirror-muscles or exclusively doing cardio to lose weight without a concern for strength or flexibility can be more detrimental than beneficial. In the worst case, the resulting pain might ...

Forty-four women with breast cancer, including survivors on therapy and in surveillance, excluding chemotherapy, underwent a continuously monitored dose-escalated exercise regimen utilizing heavy ...

Golf is a popular sport in the US, with over 32 million participants annually (National Golf Foundation, 2020). The most critical determinant of golf performance is the resulting combination of ball ...