Even if you think you look really good in those jeans, how fit are you when it comes to things like…picking up your child, or moving groceries from your car to your kitchen, or raking the lawn, or picking up fallen branches from your yard, or chasing your dog that has gotten off its leash, or for that matter, chasing a golf ball around a course? Many people approach fitness with the desire to lose weight, or tone muscles, but do not focus on training that incorporates real life movements.  An unbalanced training program can provide improvements in how you look without really improving your day to day fitness.

A good fitness training program should take a comprehensive approach to fitness…good nutritional habits,  a focus on balance and flexibility, cardio endurance, and strength training designed to improve not just how your body looks, but how it functions throughout  your daily activities.  Functional training incorporates movements designed to mimic real life activities with a focus on how your posture, strength, core, and coordination all function in a situation that you are likely to encounter in your day to day life.

The results?  You look better…feel better…and function better than ever!  And as you enjoy the many activities life has to offer, you can do so knowing that your chances for injury are greatly reduced!  So, get up, get active, get fit…and seek out ways to ensure that your fitness is functional!

Stay fit!