All articles tagged with #functional training
Originally Published 4 days ago — by adidas News
adidas has launched the Dropset 4, a highly versatile training shoe designed for multi-discipline workouts, featuring advanced technology for stability, support, and energy return, endorsed by athletes like Laura Horvath, and available from January 8, 2026.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Tom's Guide
A standing ab workout can provide functional benefits and target the core muscles effectively. The workout consists of four exercises, including knee to elbow taps, rotations, oblique crunches, and seated leg lifts. It can be done with or without dumbbells, depending on the desired intensity. Strong abdominal muscles offer more than just aesthetic benefits, as they can protect the spine, improve posture, enhance athletic performance, and reduce lower back pain. Standing ab exercises mimic functional movements and can be incorporated into daily activities.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo Life
A standing ab workout can provide functional benefits and target the core muscles effectively. Personal trainer Caroline Idiens suggests a four-move workout that can be done with or without dumbbells. The exercises include knee to elbow taps, rotations, oblique crunches, and seated leg lifts. Strong abdominal muscles not only enhance appearance but also protect the spine, improve posture, boost athletic performance, and reduce lower back pain. Standing ab exercises mimic everyday movements, making them more functional. It is important to choose a weight that challenges but does not compromise form, and to focus on body fat percentage for visible abs.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo Life
Functional bodybuilding coach Marcus Filly shares a full upper-body workout comprised of variations on some bodyweight staples that will hit the chest, back, arms and shoulders. The workout includes 5 to 10 pullups and 5 to 10 strict dips, deficit pushups, Bulgarian ring rows, ring bicep curls, inverted skull crushers, and extended range pike pushups. Filly recommends using an isometric stretch or contraction at the end of a working set to safely overload a muscle once you've reached or come close to reaching failure.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Yahoo Life
A comprehensive core workout can be completed in just six minutes with a single dumbbell and six exercises. The workout includes unilateral exercises that work one side of the body at a time, helping to rid the body of muscular imbalances and recruit core muscles to keep you balanced. Strengthening these muscles can improve stability, prevent injuries, and improve performance in other sports and activities. The workout hits a wide range of core muscles responsible for bending and twisting motions, as well as connecting the upper body and supporting the spine.
Originally Published 2 years ago — by Fit and Well
Fitness trainer Rhiannon Bailey has shared a five-move kettlebell workout that can help improve balance and build muscle all over the body. The workout includes functional moves that closely mirror daily tasks and challenge the body to hold the kettlebell away from the center of gravity, improving balance and coordination. The workout requires good coordination and can be performed by swapping which hand you hold the kettlebell with each round.