Only in recent years has the general public been exposed to the most cutting edge style of training for sports and physical activities…Functional Training.

Functional Training:
When it comes to increasing fitness performance, functional training is far superior to other types of resistance training because:

• It forces you to use your entire body during exercise, which builds a strong foundation of core and functional strength, while working specific muscle groups. This increases your ability to perform more challenging exercises, while decreasing the possibility of injury.
  
• Athletic performance requires strong body stabilization mechanisms in all planes of movement. Without a strong
  foundation of structural and functional strength, your body cannot perform with the explosive strength and reactivity required in an athletic environment.

In a functional training program, the exercises performed mimic the multiplanar, unstable environment that you face on the athletic field. Hence, functional exercise increases your athletic performance ability and decreases your chance of injury due to structural weakness. These positive benefits are not gained when training on a typical weight training program, which uses seats, benches, and machines to stabilize your body.

Individualized Attention:
At IH&F, not only do we focus exclusively on functional training, but we develop highly individualized exercise programs based off extensive assessment protocols. This increases your ability to succeed even more, as your program is finely tuned to your individual needs.

Your Program Includes:

• comprehensive postural, core, and dynamic movement pattern assessments. These will help us determine your postural deviations, your chronically tight and weak muscles, and your overall level of ability.
• a functional exercise program that builds a strong foundation, strengthens your weak areas, and enhances your performance during physical activity.
• a detailed flexibility program that lengthens chronically tight muscles, and a cardiovascular program, both of which are developed from your assessment results and designed with your end-goals in mind.
• your client manual, which describes every aspect of your program in detail. Your manual is developed specifically for you…no two people have the same one.

Metabolic Typing:
Please see your goal in the NUTRITION section to see how our METABOLIC TESTING PROGRAM further helps you to increase fitness and sports performance.

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