Thomas Trutschel / Contributor / Photothek via Over the past few decades, “functional” fitness has been seen as everything ...

Functional bodybuilding coach Marcus Filly is all about building strength and muscle in a safe and sustainable way—and while much of his training advice revolves around tips and techniques for lifting ...

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.

For years, many people believed lifting heavier weights was the only way to build strength and stability, but fitness experts ...

U.S. Army Spc. Joseph Martin, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 17th Fires Brigade, poses for judges during the first bodybuilding competition ever to be held on Contingency Operating ...

Ditch the complicated machines and return to the foundational movements that actually matter. Science shows that mimicking ...

Doctors and trainers bust the biggest body recomp myth.

A strong core is not only a total flex – literally – it’s key for building total-body strength that carries over into everyday movement. And building one requires functional core training. Functional ...

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 ...

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 ...