The Most Important Kind of Strength

Unless something heavy falls on you or you have to pull something heavy to you, you may not specifically do the movements of exercises like bicep curls or bench presses in real life.
Here’s the thing…bicep curls, bench pressing, Olympic lifting, traditional bodybuilding…there’s a place for everything.
However, as a coach it’s most important to me that people develop functional strength, which is simply defined as strength that allows us to efficiently and safely get through day to day life.
Humans should be able to walk, run, push, pull, and grip. You should be able to do all of these things without pain, tightness, and restriction.
But that’s easier said than done in the seated lifestyle we’ve created.
There’s just not a lot of day to day demand on our bodies to keep them healthy and capable of doing the above, so we have to create that demand for ourselves by sticking to an exercise program, having recreational hobbies that involve moment, and by simply being conscious of how much we move day to day.
And another thing is that necessary levels of function vary person to person. An athlete requires a different level of functional strength than a grandmother who wants to stay out of pain and keep her bones strong.
One of the best ways to determine how to attain the level of function that is best for you is by working with an educated and experienced fitness professional who can design a program to help you get there.
And that happens to be our specialty here at Movimento Fitness, so let us know how we can help you get functional!
One final note…so many people neglected functionality when they were younger, only to pay for it in the future. It’s never too early or too late to start your functional strength program!