Functional Fitness relates to the basic human movements of daily living. All day long we bend, lift, push, pull and twist.

 Young people do it as part of playing and they enjoy all of it. However; too many older people have an increasing amount of difficulty with the basic functional movements of daily living.

 Most gyms and fitness programs are based on body building programs with which we all grew up. We were sold all kinds of exercise equipment and training programs that claimed to help us become more fit. That has meant “build bigger muscles”, with the body builder image in mind.

 Did it work?

 I often wonder how many millions of pieces of equipment are sitting unused in basements, closets, and under beds, completely useless. Most of it owned by people that are overweight and unhealthy.

 In spite of all that equipment, many of those people are still experiencing:

1. A loss of muscle mass
2. A loss of strength
3. An increase in body fat percentage
4. A...