TRENDSPOTTING | by MOLLY MARTIN
FUNCTIONAL TRAINING still seems to be driving a lot of new equipment in the fitness world, and for good reasons:

Many folks find that integrating exercises that strengthen core abdominal and back muscles can help recovery from old injuries and prevention of new ones.

Movements that mimic the constant fluctuation between stability and [...]

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