I have room for one or the other in my home 'gym' - either a functional trainer or a standard style home gym type machine. I already have a very nice elliptical (for me) and treadmill (for the wife).

It was bad enough that my gym stopped showing movies on the giant screens facing the cardio machines. Now, instead of being transported from our ellipticals to outer space or Victorian England, we're ...

The term “functional training” has become popular recently. It bases its ethos on taking people away from using gym machines to throwing around medicine balls, or jumping onto boxes. The thought ...

Functional training is the buzzword in the fitness industry today. It is a form of exercise that involves movements that mimic real-life activities. The focus is on developing strength, flexibility, ...

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When you’re using machines, you also reduce the recruitment of the surrounding stabilizing muscles. Take bench presses: With free weights, you need to activate more of your deltoid muscles to hold the ...