Join Bianca as she discusses the origins, goals and benefits of functional training in the fifth episode of the Fit Not Fad podcast. 

Functional training was originally used in rehabilitation by therapists in order to help their patients recover from strokes, traumatic brain injuries, orthopedic procedures and others. Soon enough, fitness specialists started incorporating functional training into their routines. The end goal is to regain or improve functionality by working on the elements that are a part of it: strength, mobility, flexibility, range of motion, coordination and power. Here’s why you should give functional training a try.

Arthritis is considered to be a chronic condition, which means it is prolonged in duration, it does not resolve spontaneously and is rarely resolved completely. Arthritis is an inflammation of a joint. The two most common types are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.