I’d argue that we’ve fallen into a trap: overcomplicating our workouts. Drawn in by sparkly new exercises and social media trends, we’ve forgotten that the most effective workouts are actually just ...

Functional training is a type of exercise that looks like movements you make in your daily life. It can be helpful for athletic performance, injury prevention, and other everyday fitness tasks.

Forget about thinking that exercising means spending hours in one place or always using the same machine. The fitness landscape is changing, becoming more flexible, smarter, and above all, functional.

We asked an expert to weigh in on the benefits and practicalities of functional training. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.