Functional Training and Functional Warm-up

This course topic comprises two sections:

• Functional Warm-up
• Functional Training

We start with the concept of a functional warm-up approach to this first part of any training session.
We will compare different strategies for warming up and the reasons for warming up, clarifying the effects of warm-up and their relevance to training. The order of individual elements of a warm-up is also covered. Another aspect covered in this unit is novel functional warm-up practices, such as with the use of a foam roller and a variety of mobilization exercises.

The second unit covers the topic of functional training.
We review and answer open questions about the foundations of functional training. We look at numerous functional exercises in closer detail, with and without additional equipment, and work through them in practical execution and discussion. The structure and instruction of HIIT sessions (High Intensity Interval Training) is also touched upon, including a discussion as to how they can be most effectively integrated into group training sessions.