Functional fitness is a wide set of exercises that mimic everyday movements. It's an amazing way to improve general fitness, not for any particular sport or event, but for everyday life.
Functional fitness can make everyday actions like carrying heavy bags, running for the train and playing with children feel like a breeze. Functional fitness aims to improve our fitness levels so that we can improve our lives. With selected exercises and some functional training equipment, you'll soon feel the benefits, especially outside of your training sessions.
Functional fitness exercises use multiple muscle groups in combination, which improves core strength, balance and posture. Training multiple muscle groups with functional fitness equipment allows us to manage weight properly, releasing strain from overworked areas. This leads to better posture because as the muscles even out, we will begin to hold ourselves correctly.
Anybody, at any point in their lives, can become injured from an unexpected event. These events might not be particularly dramatic, It might be as simple as a pulled muscle from bending down. Functional training strengthens the muscles that we use for everyday tasks such as reaching, pulling and sitting.
By strengthening the muscles and improving stability and freedom of movement, functional fitness prepares the body to move through the body with ease and reduces the risk of an unexpected injury.
Function fitness, unlike static weight training, aims to increase your mobility and movement.
During any exercise, the body releases endorphins which make you feel alive, happy and fulfilled. Because functional fitness is so high intensity, you're sure to get your endorphin rush! To find out more about the benefits of exercise for mental health, take a look at our blog.
WHAT IS CROSSFIT®?
CrossFit® is an increasingly popular, trademarked form of functional fitness. Developed in 2000 it now hosts competitive games, The Sanctionals™, drawing in top athletes and huge crowds.
Crossfit® consists of performing functional fitness exercises at high intensity. While there are gyms that specialise in CrossFit®, exercises can be performed at home or at the gym with a range of equipment. Make sure you perform CrossFit® exercises with safety in mind. The intensity suggested could cause injury to anyone training without a personal trainer.
Our range of functional fitness equipment is perfect for CrossFit® style workouts.
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