Functional fitness training entails exercises mimicking real-world movements like squats and deadlifts. Doing these exercises can help reduce the risk of injury, improve mobility, and build strength.

Fifteen years ago, Lief Larson and his wife signed the lease for Carson City’s first CrossFit gym, a relatively new idea in ...

Functional fitness involves exercise to improve balance, coordination, strength, and endurance to enhance the ability to perform activities of daily living. Practically, functional fitness training ...

Functional fitness has become the defining workout trend of 2026, focusing on movements that make everyday life easier, safer, and stronger. From squats and lunges to balance drills and mobility flows ...

Two newly released guides are aiming to reshape functional fitness by combining beginner-friendly routines with advanced eccentric training techniques. Experts highlight that functional movements ...

AUSTIN, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--F45 Training, a leading global fitness community specializing in innovative, functional group workouts that are fast, fun, and results-driven, today announced the ...

FORT LEAVENWORTH, Kansas (Sept. 24, 2020) -- Harney Sports Complex has a new area dedicated to functional fitness and training for the new Army Combat Fitness Test that will be opening soon. “(The ...

If exercise made your list of New Year's resolutions or if you're getting back in the swing of things, there's a way to train your body for life's daily activities. Functional fitness means ...

PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. (Feb. 4, 2022) – The Price Fitness Center has more than doubled the size of the gym’s functional fitness area, and Soldiers aren’t the only ones taking advantage of it.

Think you’re fit? Functional fitness and HYROX are redefining what it means to be in peak condition. With Noah Ohlsen, we put them head-to-head to find out which style builds the fittest athletes.

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Over the past few ...