Functional fitness training—Part 2

2006 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 208-210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Liebenson
Keyword(s):  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Fitness Training

Lessons Learned from Gamifying Functional Fitness Training Through Human-Centered Design Methods in Older Adults

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 387-406 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Edison Muñoz ◽  
Afonso Gonçalves ◽  
Élvio Rúbio Gouveia ◽  
Mónica S. Cameirão ◽  
Sergi Bermúdez i Badia
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Design Methods ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Human Centered Design ◽  
Fitness Training

scholarly journals Training for the “Unknown and Unknowable”: CrossFit and Evangelical Temporality

Religions ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 624
Author(s):  
Cody Musselman
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
First Responders ◽  
Discussion Board ◽  
Service Members ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Training Method ◽  
Fitness Training ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The U.S

This article looks at the relationship between the U.S. military and CrossFit, a functional fitness training method and sport, and focuses on how their affinities coalesce around the idea of preparedness. CrossFit makes a sport and spectacle out of preparing for the “unknown and unknowable” challenges of life. This approach to life and fitness is attractive to service members, first responders, and average citizens alike who live in an age of constant anticipation, awaiting unknown threats. This article draws from fieldwork observations, interviews, CrossFit videos and articles, social media posts, and discussion board threads to argue that CrossFit, with its emphasis on preparedness, exhibits an evangelical temporality that is particularly symbiotic with American militarism. This article introduces two new terms, “evangelical temporality” and “generic evangelicalism,” to discuss a disposition towards time marked by a sense of expectation; by the anticipation of rupture and change that necessitates a state of constant preparedness; and by a firm conviction that time is running out. In three acts, this article explores how CrossFit, as a militaristic sport and a lifestyle centered on preparedness, benefits from and adds to the prevailing sense of uncertainty, expectation, and preparation that characterizes evangelical temporality in America.

scholarly journals Effects of Introducing Rest Intervals in Functional Fitness Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (20) ◽  
pp. 9731
Author(s):  
Juan Hernández-Lougedo ◽  
Eduardo Cimadevilla-Pola ◽  
Tomás Fernández-Rodríguez ◽  
Jesús Guodemar-Pérez ◽  
Álvaro Otero-Campos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lactate ◽  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Work Intensity ◽  
Ratings Of Perceived Exertion ◽  
Post Exercise ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Fitness Training ◽  
Jump Ability ◽  
Rest Intervals

Background: Functional Fitness Training (FFT) is a new exercise modality prioritizing functional multi-joint movements executed at high intensity as a circuit. Objective: To examine the impacts of introducing rest intervals in a FFT workout compared to “rounds for time” (RFT) FFT. Materials and Methods: Participants were 25 resistance-trained adults who completed two FFT workouts 1 week apart. The study design was crossover such that in a given session half the participants completed the standard and the other half the adapted FFT (FFTadapted). The workouts consisted of the same exercises (circuit of four rounds of exercises), but one (FFTadapted) included preset rest intervals (three sets of 1 min after each completed round). Before and after the workouts, countermovement jump ability and blood lactate were measured. Heart rate (HR) and ratings of perceived exertion (RPE) were measured post-exercise. Results: For both the standard and adapted protocols, mean HR was 90% age-predicted maximum. Final RPE was also similar for both workouts (~15–15.5) and indicated a “hard” work intensity. Both FFTs took the same time to complete (~13 min). Furthermore, no significant differences were observed in jump ability between FFTs. In contrast, lactate (15.11 ± 3.64 vs. 13.48 ± 3.64 mmol·L−1, p < 0.05), measured 3 min post-exercise, was significantly lower in FFTadapted. Conclusions: In FFTadapted, there was a significant reduction in RPE and blood lactate concentrations after exercise, while there were no significant differences in either HR or jumping ability, compared to a FFT workout in RFT methodology.

scholarly journals Encuesta Nacional de Tendencias de Fitness en España para 2022 (National Survey of Fitness Trends in Spain for 2022)

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 625-635
Author(s):  
Oscar L Veiga ◽  
Manel Valcarce-Torrente ◽  
Alejandro Romero-Caballero
Keyword(s):  
Sports Medicine ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Common Trends ◽  
Sixth Edition ◽  
Personal Training ◽  
National Surveys ◽  
Weight Loss Programs ◽  
Fitness Training ◽  
The Stability ◽  
De Medicina

Esta es la sexta edición de las Encuestas Nacionales de Tendencias de Fitness en España, que reproducen de forma anual la metodología de las encuestas internacionales promovidas por el Colegio Americano de Medicina del Deporte (ACSM). El objetivo del presente estudio es identificar las principales tendencias en el sector del fitness español mediante la presentación de los resultados de la encuesta realizada para 2022, así como comparar los resultados con los obtenidos en las encuestas nacional e internacional de 2021. Además, también se analizó el posible impacto del COVID-19 en la incorporación de tecnología en el sector del fitness en España. La encuesta fue enviada electrónicamente a un total de 6551 profesionales relacionados con el sector del fitness recogiéndose un total 520 respuestas (tasa de respuesta de 7.9%), de las cuales un 27.3% fueron mujeres. Las cinco tendencias más relevantes para 2022 fueron, por ese orden: “contratación de profesionales certificados”, “entrenamiento funcional de fitness”, “entrenamiento personal en pequeños grupos”, “entrenamiento personal” y “programas de ejercicio y pérdida de peso”. Las tendencias en el top-20 en España para 2022 fueron muy congruentes con las de 2021, tanto en el número de coincidencias (18 tendencias comunes) como en las posiciones ocupadas (dentro del top-10 hubo 9 tendencias comunes a ambas encuestas). Al igual que en años anteriores, se produjo una mayor discrepancia entre la encuesta española para 2022 y la encuesta internacional de 2021, con sólo 13 tendencias comunes dentro del top-20 y únicamente dos coincidencias en el top-10.  Estos hallazgos vuelven a confirmar, en consonancia con ediciones anteriores, la estabilidad de las tendencias en el sector del fitness español y la progresiva divergencia con las tendencias internacionales.  Abstract. This is the sixth edition of the National Surveys of Fitness Trends in Spain, which annually reproduces the methodology of the worldwide surveys endorsed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). The objective of this study is to identify the main trends in the Spanish fitness sector by presenting the results of the Spanish survey for 2022, as well as comparing the results with those obtained in the national and international surveys for 2021. In addition, the possible impact of COVID-19 on the incorporation of technology in the fitness sector in Spain was also analyzed. The survey was electronically sent to 6551 professionals related to the fitness sector, collecting a total of 520 responses (response rate 7.9%), of which 27.3% were women and 72.7% were men. The five most relevant trends for 2022 were, in that order: “employing certificate fitness professional”, “functional fitness training”, “personal training in small groups”, “personal training” and “exercise and weight loss programs”. The trends in the top-20 in Spain for 2022 were very congruent with those of 2021, both in the number of coincidences (18 common trends) and in the positions occupied (9 common trends within the top-10). As in previous years, there was a greater discrepancy between the Spanish survey for 2022 and the worldwide survey for 2021, with only 13 common trends within the top-20 and only two coinciding trends in the top-10. These findings confirm again, in accordance with previous editions, the stability of trends in the Spanish fitness sector and the progressive divergence with worldwide trends. 

scholarly journals The effects of a dual adaptive strategy with gesture recognition and perceived exertion on training efficiency of elders’ functional fitness

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
I-Chun Hung ◽  
Shih-Chieh Wang ◽  
Yueh-Hui Vanessa Chiang ◽  
Junfeng Yang ◽  
Kinshuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gesture Recognition ◽  
Exercise Intensity ◽  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Adaptive Strategy ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Training Process ◽  
Training Experience ◽  
Physical Conditions ◽  
Fitness Training ◽  
Training Efficiency

AbstractTraining efficiency is important for functional fitness training because it assures the trainees receive appropriate training to meet their needs of skill formation. With the support of technologies, the functional fitness training process can be adapted to suit each elder’s physical conditions. This study proposes a dual adaptive strategy for adjusting exercise intensity levels based on the objective assessments and subjective feedback to balance body and mind conditions. An adaptive exercising system was also developed by using gesture recognition and perceived exertion to adjust exercise intensity levels and help the elders receive more appropriate training. The results show that the dual adaptive strategy proven to be able to provide better balance (body and mind) and improve training efficiency for elders’ functional fitness training at their own paces while gaining a satisfied training experience.

scholarly journals Muscle Recovery after a Single Bout of Functional Fitness Training

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (12) ◽  
pp. 6634
Author(s):  
Pablo García-Fernández ◽  
Eduardo Cimadevilla ◽  
Jesús Guodemar-Pérez ◽  
Ana María Cañuelo-Márquez ◽  
Juan Ramón Heredia-Elvar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Perceived Exertion ◽  
Average Power ◽  
Maximum Velocity ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Jump Height ◽  
Muscle Recovery ◽  
Muscle Strengthening ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Fitness Training ◽  
Jump Ability

Background: Functional fitness training (FFT) is a new exercise modality that targets functional multi-joint actions via both muscle-strengthening exercises and aerobic training intervals. The aim of the study was to examine muscle recovery over a 20 min period after an FFT workout in trained adults. Materials and methods: Participants were 28 healthy trained subjects. In a single session, a countermovement jump (CMJ) was performed to determine several mechanical variables (jump height, maximum velocity, power) before (preFFT) and 4, 10, and 20 min after the FFT workout (postFFT). In parallel, capillary blood lactate concentrations were measured pre- and 3 min postFFT. Heart rate was also measured before and after the workout, and perceived exertion was measured postFFT. Results: Significant differences between the time points preFFT and 4 min and 10 min postFFT, respectively, were produced in jump height (p = 0.022, p = 0.034), maximum velocity (p = 0.016, p = 0.005), average power relative (p = 0.018, p = 0.049), and average power total (p = 0.025, p = 0.049). No differences were observed in any of the variables recorded preFFT and 20 min postFFT. Conclusions: While mechanical variables indicating muscle fatigue were reduced 4 and 10 min postFFT, pre-exercise jump ability only really started to recover 20 min after FFT although not reaching pre-exercise levels. This means that ideally intervals of around 20 min of rest should be implemented between training bouts.

scholarly journals Is There Any Non-functional Training? A Conceptual Review

2022 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo N. Ide ◽  
Amanda P. Silvatti ◽  
Moacir Marocolo ◽  
Clarcson P. C. Santos ◽  
Bruno V. C. Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Training ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Interval Training ◽  
Current Evidence ◽  
Functional Fitness ◽  
Functional Training ◽  
Traditional Training ◽  
High Intensity Interval ◽  
Fitness Training

This conceptual review investigates whether functional training (FT) is a different approach from traditional strength, power, flexibility, and endurance (aerobic or cardiorespiratory) training already adopted in the physical training plan of professional, recreational athletes, healthy, and older adults. The 20 most recent papers published involving FT were searched in the PubMed/Medline database. Definition, concepts, benefits, and the exercises employed in FT programs were analyzed. The main results were: (a) there is no agreement about a universal definition for FT; (b) FT programs aim at developing the same benefits already induced by traditional training programs; (c) exercises employed are also the same. The inability to define FT makes the differentiation from traditional training programs difficult. Physical training programs can be easily described and classified as strength, power, flexibility, endurance, and the specific exercises employed (e.g., traditional resistance training, ballistic exercises, plyometrics and Olympic-style weightlifting, continuous and high-intensity interval training). This apt description and classification may provide consistent and clear communication between students, coaches, athletes, and sports scientists. Based on the current evidence and to avoid confusion and misconceptions, we recommend that the terms FT, high-intensity FT, and functional fitness training no longer describe any physical training program.

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