A fitness coach, often also called a personal trainer, aids clients in learning how to lead healthier lives using the power of fitness. Many fitness coaches have also had educational classes about nutrition as well as classes on helping clients in learning how to eat right for better health. They usually have certification as well as a personal trainer education at schools certified by NESTA with the most well-known one being the Spencer Institute.
Certification
There is also a functional training certification that can be earned. Functional training has been around for quite some time but has recently begun a new interest in boutique studios and gyms around the country. Many rely on functional training workouts to keep the body prepared for everyday activities. Functional training is of benefit to everyone, even those not built like a fighter. The point of functional training is to improve the body’s movement, making it operational for any everyday activities. Believe it or not, there are some people who functionally are so unfit; they have trouble getting out of bed every morning.
Functional fitness
Functional fitness training according to experts in this field describes this training as training that engages the nervous system, rather than individual muscles. Exercises in functional fitness train muscles in working together and preparing them for tasks done daily by replicating common movements that you might do at work, at home, or when playing sports. While using several muscles in the lower and upper body together with nerves connecting them all at the same time, functional fitness exercises also have importance on core stability.
Other words
In other words, functional fitness exercises are ones designed to train muscles and nerves to better work together improving your ability to make it safer and easier to do everyday activities, such as:
- Carrying groceries
- Cleaning the house
- Washing the car
- Playing a game of baseball with your kids
