Functional strength refers to the ability to perform daily activities and tasks with ease, which can decline with age depending on how active you are and the types of activities you engage in.

Think about carrying your kids, climbing stairs, or getting up out of a chair without help; these are all functional activities, so you'll need to train the muscle groups responsible for helping you perform them in a similar way to how you'd perform these movements.

Chair exercises get looked down on because people think they’re basic, or for the elderly — but they’re not; seated exercises are incredibly effective at strengthening your body from head to toe while working your core muscles.

Standing from a seated position, pushing, pulling, or reaching overhead can become more difficult depending o

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