Stephanie Mansour is a contributing health and fitness writer for TODAY. She is a certified personal trainer, yoga and Pilates instructor and weight-loss coach for women. She hosts “Step It Up with Steph” on PBS. Join her complimentary health and weight-loss challenge and follow her for daily inspiration on Instagram and in her new app.
Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram! Functional fitness is a type of workout that focuses on movements that mimic everyday activities. It’s all about training your body to perform better in real-life situations by improving strength, mobility, flexibility and balance. Functional fitness includes movements such as pushing, pulling, bending, squatting, walking, lunging and core strength.
Squeeze your quads and reach your heels toward the back of the room. Keep your gaze a few inches in front of your fingers to keep your head and neck elongated. If you have a mirror, check yourself out to ensure that your body is in one straight line from head to heels. Bent over row Start standing with your feet hip-width apart. Hinge forward at your waist so that your torso is on a diagonal and pull your abs in. Let the weights dangle down by.
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