Introduction to Functional Fitness  Image of man doing a dead
lift  The dead lift movement is done every time we pick
something up off the ground. When done correctly it causes the
greatest contraction of the muscles of the core.  Functional
fitness is a term that has been bandied about quite a bit
lately.In many circles, it incites images of inflatable balls,
balance boards and cable-type machines. However, I will paint a
slightly different picture for you.  Fitness itself means many
things to many people but,for the purpose of this article, we
will say that our fitness level is relevant to how it either
positively or negatively affects our ability to carry out the
functions of our daily existence. We will also assume for the
time being that very few of us are professional athletes. If
that is true, then it becomes understood that we need to
accomplish several different types of tasks throughout the day,
very few of which involve isolating one muscle group from
another.  This concept is more readily applied