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7 Ways Functional Movements Are More Beneficial Than Exercise Machines

As functional fitness has become more and more mainstream, the fitness world – and gyms – have had to evolve to keep up. Research has shown that whole-body, multi-joint movements and high intensity workouts are extremely effective, as we discussed in our previous post. Still, the appeal of exercise machines such as the elliptical, the…

Compound/Multi-joint Exercises and 6 Reasons Why You Want to Do Them

Compound/Multi-joint Exercises and 6 Reasons Why You Want to Do Them What are Compound Exercises? Compound exercises, or multi-joint movements, involve more than one joint and muscle group at a time, as opposed to an isolation exercise, or single-joint movement, which only works one muscle/joint at a time. Compound exercises are an important part of…