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Functional Fitness for Older Adults

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It is a universal truth that humans need exercise for maintaining their optimal health. Take a look in nearly any gym, however, and it is common to see people exercising for a whole host of motivations, including the desire to lose weight, build endurance toward a particular fitness goal, or simply to “look ripped.” Older adults often have an additional motivating factor for working out: maintaining an adequate quality of life. Numerous everyday tasks can become much more difficult for older adults. Getting up from the floor, climbing the stairs, and lifting and carrying heavy things can present challenges as strength and coordination decline. Therefore, the concept of functional training for seniors should incorporate exercises that promote endurance, strength, balance, and flexibility. Ideally, individual exercises can address all four simultaneously. Here are some basic, yet extremely effective functional fitness exercises for older adults. Walking Walking is, without a do...
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The Many Mental Health Benefits of Functional Fitness

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Functional fitness doesn’t just help you physically. Exercising will also benefit your mental health! Functional fitness will help reduce stress, boost your mood, and much more. The following highlights just a few of the benefits. Why not start a functional fitness routine today? Reduces Stress Exercise helps reduce both physical and mental stress. Working out releases chemicals that help your brain moderate your levels of stress. Functional fitness exercises require you to put your body through routine physical stress. Through this, your body learns to adapt to physical stress. This adaptability and flexibility also carries over to how you handle mental stress. Mood Boost Functional fitness exercises also help make you happier. Exercise releases endorphins, chemicals that make you feel happy. When endorphins are released naturally through exercise, you’ll be  less at risk for depression  and more likely to have feelings of euphoria post workout. Opting to exercis...
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The Best Equipment for Functional Fitness Routines

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One of the best parts of functional fitness is that you don’t need a lot of equipment! Many of the exercises, such as squats and pushups, you can do without anything extra. Sometimes, however, you want to vary your routine a little bit. If you’re looking to incorporate some new equipment, the following pieces will be a great place to start.  Medicine Balls Medicine balls come in a great variety of weights and sizes, so there are plenty of options to choose from depending on your specific goals. For example, you can  use medicine balls for reaction drills . You can also use them in activities such as lunges or curls to take those seemingly simple exercises to the next level.  Platforms or Risers Steps are inexpensive, which is one of their many benefits. Through the height difference, they provide your exercises with increased intensity. Stepping up and onto something will work different muscles than just walking or jumping up and down. Vary up your routines so ...
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