THE TJF NEWSLETTER - OCTOBER 2007 Edition 8

Dear all,

This month we discuss a widely talked about exercise method called "Functional Training". Training for Function is a great way to achieve results, but as you will see in this article below training for function can be confused.

INTRODUCTON The following article gives a great insight into the term Function - This article was written by Chris Fitzgerald from Faster Health and Fitness - an affiliate of TJF that provides cutting edge Further Education in the field of Functional Training and Biomechanics.

TRAINING WITHIN YOUR FUNCTION Buzzwords come and go in the health and fitness industry, as quickly as they are the next big thing, then they have disappeared into oblivion. The same goes for alot of the egos and opinions that go with them. One such buzzword is “functional training”.

This form of training usually comes with a lot of funky-looking equipment and exercises that may look like they’ve been lifted straight from a circus. Functional Training tells us that the body should perform certain exercises to be able to qualify as “functional”, and that if you cannot hold your core abdominal muscles in then you must be “dysfunctional”.

However, it may well be that the very phrase “functional training” is a bit of an oxymoron. The definition of function is to perform your given task or activity, whereas the definition of training is to prepare for your given task or activity. Can the two be truly integrated?

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