Functional Fitness Education, Workouts & Equipment

Hydrate or Die: Is This the World’s Best Water Bottle?!?

With the holiday season fast approaching it seems companies have really ramped up the digital advertising to drive sales, despite a tough macro economic environment – we thought inflation was only for balloons! Every day, I’m receiving deals on ‘must have items’ via text, social media and email. It’s kind of exhausting, but there are…

Quarantine Challenge – 100 Burpees Per Day for 30 Days

Well the coronavirus has really thrown a monkey wrench into my fitness goals this year. But I’m looking on the bright side and setting new goals for this brief period of ‘house arrest’. Shameless plug for the CDC before we get too much further, please make sure you are staying indoors, staying safe and staying…

Battle Ropes – Worth the Risk? (of Looking Ridiculous)

Admit it. You’ve scrolled through the Instagram accounts watching fitfluencers like @lbs_metrodetroit, @kfoylefitness, and @primal.swoledier and thought, “Hey, they have those battle ropes at my gym! It looks like a great cardio and full-body workout …but I’m not willing to risk looking like a rabid caveman …am I? Well, you really should be willing to risk…

The Medicine Ball and its Place in Functional Fitness

Perhaps the most iconic ‘old school’ piece of functional fitness equipment is the medicine ball. Heavy, sand-filled, leather and bursting at the seams. You know …the one collecting dust in the walled off back part of your gym that no one uses. Today, the workouts developed around this iconic equipment are definitely different than your…

Kettlebells – Foundational Fitness or Flash in the Pan?

There is a whole universe of ‘functional fitness’ gear out there. Our partner Onnit along with Rouge Fitness and some others have a wide variety of the latest functional equipment. Fitness experts and Instagram influencers alike can be seen using battle ropes, slam balls, sandbags, steel maces, and kettlebells. The Crossfit movement has also been…