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Functional Fitness Training

Posted by Darius in Exercise & Fitness, Featured Articles, Fitness Strength Training on November 9, 2009 | no responses

LaVanda Elite holds Functional Fitness Strength Training courses most nights of the week.

Functional strength training should be thought of in terms of a movement continuum. As humans, we perform a wide range of movement activities, such as walking, jogging, running, sprinting, jumping, lifting, pushing, pulling, bending, twisting, turning, standing, starting, stopping, climbing and lunging. All of these activities involve smooth, rhythmic motions in the three cardinal planes of movement-sagital, frontal and transverse.

Training to improve functional strength involves more than simply increasing the force-producing capability of a muscle or group of muscles. Rather, it requires training to enhance the coordinated working relationship between the nervous and muscular systems. To check out some of the challenges you would be put through when undertaking Functional Fitness Strength Training, view our functional fitness gallery.

Functional strength training involves performing work against resistance in such a manner that the improvements in strength directly enhance the performance of movements so that an individual’s activities of daily living are easier to perform. Simply stated, the primary goal of functional training is to transfer the improvements in strength achieved in one movement to enhancing the performance of another movement by affecting the entire neuromuscular system.
In functional training, it is as critical to train the specific movement, as it is to train the muscles involved in the movement. The brain, which controls muscular movement, thinks in terms of whole motions, not individual muscles.

We are truly governed by thoughts, desires and actions!

Components of a functional exercise program
To be effective a functional exercise program should include a number of different elements:

Specific to the sport. Any program must be sport specific, working to develop and maintain sport specific strength.
Integrated – It should include a variety of exercises that work on flexibility, balance, strength, power and core
Increases Core Stability – core stability is crucial for any sport or activity. A stable core allows for more efficient transference of power from the lower to upper body, and an increased ability to maintain correct athletic posture over long periods of time.
Progressive – Progressive training steadily increases the strength demand from workout to workout. While most people are aware of the need for this in relation to traditional strength training, it is sometimes overlooked in functional training. For functional training is also means varying speed of movement to make it more sport specific.
Periodised – for competitive athletes, their functional training needs to fit into their competitive cycle of competition. In broad terms this means that they will vary their program throughout the year to achieve optimal results, peaking for competitions or races and building in recovery time also.
Individualized – An athlete’s program need to be designed for them. The only way to do this is to work with a coach or trainer who specializes in the particular sport and can custom design a program. A LaVanda trainer can easily include functional training in their clients’ exercise programs, whether they are recovering from an injury or looking for weight loss.

To make a booking for Functional Fitness Strength Training

Benefits:
Fat Loss
Core Strength
Functional Fitness

Equipment used:
Power Bags
Kettle Bells
TRX
Boxing
Sand Running
Sled Drag

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