A woman wants to join her family on backpacking hikes. A golfer would like to strike the ball better and avoid back soreness. A grandfather longs to lift small grandchildren with confidence. An elite ...

Most of us don't think about fitness in terms of picking up a laundry basket, carrying groceries from the car, or getting up ...

A famous football coach was once asked what makes a good football player. His reply was simple: “Playing football makes good football players.” The same is true for firefighters. Previously, I ...

If you’ve browsed for new group fitness classes to try lately, chances are, you’ve seen “functional training” in a workout description. Like most health and fitness terms, it may seem like a ...

“I'm seeing a lot more people incorporating functional training into their workout routines,” says one of the experts who recommends the exercises for their everyday usefulness and injury prevention, ...

Due to the popularity of the functional fitness training program at Specker Field House, the Sports and Fitness department of the Fort Belvoir Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation ...

Your body is another tool of the trade which you always carry on a job. If you do not constantly train your body, you will not be able to function optimally, and you may be putting yourself or one of ...