Functional fitness enhances your ability to function as a human. It consists of movements designed to train and develop your muscles to make it easier and safer to perform everyday activities, such as picking up groceries or playing with your kids and fur babies. If this sounds foreign to you, don’t sweat it. We will help you each step of the way with our foundations program and training resources that includes a movement demo library, a handbook with a glossary of workout terms, and more.

This program does require some equipment. It is flexible in that you will only need a few items to get a sweat on while still offering a version for those with full access to equipment. We hope that for those who are working out from home and saving money by not paying for a gym membership, use those funds to slowly accumulate extra equipment (new or used) as your workout space allows.

It is recommended for the Foundations course to have access to a barbell. This is a progression to practice the foundational movements with some weight once you are able to perform the movement mechanics consistently with a dowel/PVC Pipe. However, if you don’t have access or the space, you can alternatively do the dumbbell version of the movement instead (we still recommend learning the PVC/Dowel version first).

Check out our sample week to see what kind of equipment we use and alternative options we provide in our daily programming!

Required Equipment:

Dumbbells 2x for each weight (we recommend having 10-35lbs for our smaller athletes and 25-50 for our larger athletes)

Dowel/PVC pipe/ Broom or Mop stick

A stable surface to step up/jump on. This can be a box, bench, a set of stairs if need be.

Space to do burpees, jumping jacks, run or have a cardio machine (Rower, Bike)

Additional Equipment:

(We will offer limited equipment modifications for workouts programmed with this equipment)

• Barbell

• Bumper plate

• Pull Up Bar (or TRX or Rings)

• Squat Rack

• Kettlebell

• Bands

• Box

• Bench

• Skipping Rope

For the daily workout each session from start to finish will take between 45-60 minutes. Each session is comprised of smaller components, so if you don’t have an hour, you can still get a great workout in. We program 5 workouts a week as we want you to go out and USE your fitness with activities you enjoy to do outside of the gym. We also offer in our training resources how to use our program if you only can workout 2-3 times a week.

Check out our sample week to see what the daily structure and volume will typically look like.

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