Functional training- activities & use of Kettlebells

Over the past few decades, there has more inclination towards making exercise regime more functional. Functional fitness involves exercises that mimic what you do at home. It includes training for activities that we perform in our daily routines, stimulating the common movements that you usually perform at home, work or while playing. The ideal behind is to develop strength so as to make it easier for you to perform daily tasks.

Let’s see examples of some activities:

·         Picking up things up off the floor like clothes, baby’s toys or anything that fall on the floor by mistake by you.

·         Putting things away over your head like keeping utensils in cupboards over your head.

·         Carrying items example bags of grocery

·         Squatting down example, cleaning the floor of your house

The regime, focus on more than one body part. All the muscles work together to produce a compound movement. However, when all the muscles work together, your body movement become more energy efficient, thereby using less energy and putting less stress on your body.

Relevance of functional training

Adding such regime into your exercise routine; balances, coordinates and stabilizes your core, thereby enabling you to perform your daily tasks efficiently. 

Benefits

·         It makes performing daily tasks a lot easier

·         Reduces the risk of injury

·         Enhances the overall musculoskeletal and joint function within the body

·         Develops strength in shoulder, hip and core.

·         Boost physical endurance

·         Improves quality of life

·         Increases resting metabolism

·         Improves posture by strengthening the lower back

Kettlebells and functional training movements- a few examples

·         Snatch & Military press- resemble pushing

·         High pull, bent over rows & sumo high pulls- resemble pulling

·         Russian twists, wood choppers & ballet twists- twisting

·         Squats, lunges and side bend- bending

However, functional training with the Kettlebells works on different body movement planes, including frontal, spatial and transverse. As per the design of the equipment, its center of gravity is around 7 inches outside of your hand grip, so, therefore, it duplicates the force used in daily activities and also improves your grip strength.

Moreover, it works on all the planes of your body unilaterally ensuring all major muscle groups are involved.

Movestrong Fit is a US-based specialty equipment manufacturer. We offer high quality, functional training equipments. Call us for details or get in touch with us online.