You may be a great athlete, but are you anatomically correct? Sure, we are all built with the same basic structure, give or take a few bones and muscles. But even great athletes can experience ...
They were likely taking a Functional Movement Screen (FMS) test. It’s one of the oldest and most popular systems for screening for injury risk and athletic performance, using tests of strength, ...
Functional Movement Systems (FMS) is a series of pre-designed physical tests and tasks to assess an individual’s functional and fundamental movement patterns. This type of functional screening can be ...
Functional fitness is a workout philosophy that uses exercises that mimic real-life activities to make daily movement safer and more efficient. Think about all of the non-exercise movements you ...
Background Hurling and Gaelic Football are amateur team field sports which are native to Ireland. Due to the speed, player to player contact and multidirectional nature of the sports, injury to ...
In Part I of this seven-part fitness series, we started our journey by learning how to strengthen our mind-body connection and practice breathing to create good posture. We also eased into an exercise ...
There are nine different factors that the longest-living people in the world have in common, and “natural movement” is number one. We know that exercise is vital to longevity, because it “not only ...
You’d be hard-pressed to find a workout routine that doesn’t include a squat. This lower leg exercise is a go-to for stronger quads, calves, hamstrings, and glutes. Take a wider stance, though, and ...
Consistency matters more than volume when you’re starting out. Establishing a new habit like 10 squats a day can lay the ...
When performed correctly, squats are a functional exercise that can boost your calorie burn, help prevent injuries, strengthen your core, and improve your balance and posture. Share on Pinterest Oana ...
A primal movement workout combines several of them in a flowy sequence or circuit. There’s usually some floor work involved.