Functional Fitness: Exercises That Support Your Daily Activities
Functional Fitness: Exercises That Support Your Daily Activities The man grunts with effort as he hoists the suitcase into the overhead bin, his face reddening from the awkward angle and sustained exertion. His arms are strong enough—he can bench press respectable weight at the gym—but this real-world movement pattern, combining lifting, rotating, and reaching overhead while balancing on one leg in a cramped airplane aisle, defeats him. He succeeds eventually, but his lower back twinges ominously, a reminder that will persist for days. He returns to his seat wondering why his gym routine, which makes him look fit and feel strong during workouts, seems entirely disconnected from actual physical demands of daily life. This disconnect between gym fitness and life fitness affects millions who dutifully perform exercises that build isolated muscle strength but neglect the complex, multi-joint, multi-plane movements that define human activity outside the gym. They can leg press 300 pou...
