Generally speaking, it’s usually a win when things are functional. Functional fitness, for example, focuses on movement patterns you use in everyday life. Functional fashion might bring to mind ...

When it comes to increasing your levels of physical activity, anything is better than nothing. "I always tell my clients that the best exercise is the one you're willing to do," says Austin "Ozzie" ...

What even is functional medicine? Functional medicine (FM) is a holistic school of thought about health care that focuses on finding and addressing the root cause of an ailment, rather than just ...

Functional strength training involves exercises that mimic everyday activities, such as climbing stairs. It aims to improve people’s movement in their daily lives or their performance in certain ...

Big goals make for great workout motivation, whether you’re packing on muscle for summer or training for your first half-marathon. But in the grand scheme of things, those milestone moments are a blip ...

Integrative medicine blends conventional and complementary care, while functional medicine seeks to identify root causes of symptoms first and restore the function of the different body systems. When ...

“Is this exercise functional? I read that I should be doing functional training exercises”. This client was right, she should be (and was) doing functional exercises. But what makes an exercise ...

Six years ago, I wrote (with colleague Jennifer Riel) a Harvard Business Review article on functional strategy. But the questions about functional strategy keep coming unabated. It is a vexatious ...