Knowledge Vault
Counting Calories: An Updated View On Sustainable Weight Loss
Low calorie meals for weight loss as a dietary concept has been around since the 20th century. Food manufacturers began producing and marketing low calorie meals to meet this demand. Consuming low calorie meals for weight loss is a principle that directs much of public health policy and although, intuitively it makes sense, the reality is much more complex.
The Challenges of Personal Training and Personal Training Apps
In the modern day of health and fitness, more and more people are flocking towards personal training and with our fast paced society, the convenience of accessing a training session at your fingertips is all too tempting. These avenues seem to offer potential benefits for individuals seeking guidance in their fitness journeys, but are not immune to challenges, this article sheds light on some of the reasons for their failures.
The Truth About Hip Thrusts: A Functional Patterns Perspective
Hip thrusts have been lauded as the quintessential exercise for glute strengthening in contemporary fitness regimes. This article explores hip thrusts from the Functional Patterns perspective, providing insights into their true impact on the body.
The Hidden Downsides of Exercise Snacks: Rethinking Brief Workouts
Exercise snacks or mini workouts throughout the day have been all the new craze. In this article we will discuss how to make ‘exercise snacks’ actually work for you and provide realistic actionable behaviors that will help you lose weight and tone up and ultimately live a healthy pain free life.
Beyond the Sagittal Plane: The Pitfalls of Sagittal Plane-Dominant Training
While weightlifting in the sagittal plane is widely acknowledged, it's essential to acknowledge the current limitations on its supposed benefits. Activities such as sprinting, boxing, kickboxing, MMA, football, and basketball go beyond the sagittal plane. In this article, we cover the importance of improving movement in all three planes of motion to stay pain free while improving strength, flexibility, and athleticism.
Understanding Low Impact Exercise: Rethinking Gentle Workouts
The realm of low impact exercises, driven by the need to avoid pain from working out has gotten more popular over time. Learn a more thought-out approach to low impact exercises aimed at optimizing fundamental movements to keep you pain free.
Standing desk benefits: Do they really stand up?
A sedentary lifestyle is widely recognized as being a risk factor for a whole host of diseases and mortalities, with this reality, it is little wonder that there has been a monumental shift towards using standing desks while working in the office. This article will delve deeper into why standing for work may be an oversimplified solution to a deep-seated problem.
Walking for Exercise: How Beneficial is it Really?
The general consensus amongst health professionals is that getting at least 10,000 steps in a day is pivotal for our physiological health. But what if someone is consistently hitting this milestone of 10,000 steps with poor or inefficient mechanics? Would this still reduce the risks for these diseases, or would it make things much worse? This article will dive deeper into questions like these and equip the reader with the knowledge on how to tackle their fitness goals with more intention and knowledge.
Unlocking Athletic Excellence: A Comprehensive Approach
The synergy between health and aesthetics is the cornerstone of our methodology at Functional Patterns. In this article we delve into the intricacies of sports performance, strength and conditioning, cross-training, and the conditioning exercises employed by professional athletes to unearth the keys to their exceptional abilities.
Endurance Training: The Functional Patterns Approach
While many associate Endurance with the ability to partake in long grueling workouts, true endurance is rooted in the body's capability to efficiently withstand stress over prolonged periods. In this article we will cover the misconception around endurance training, how you can train less while making getting more out of your workouts, and why shifting your focus with your training goals will give you endurance gains plus much more.
What is the Proper Squat Technique?
Squats are one of the most common exercises being done at the gym in modern society and said to be one of the most optimal ways to build lower body strength. At Functional Patterns, we incorporate squats and proper squat technique into our training, in this article we will be exploring what is proper squat technique and looking at why respecting our evolutionary traits when it comes to training should be a priority rather than focusing solely on improving your squat technique.
FP First Four: The Foundations of Human Movement
In modern society, due to the development of technological advancements in our infrastructure such as grocery stores, the electrical grid, and agriculture, the function of movement for humans has slowly shifted away from hunting or fleeing from predators, and instead has turned into exercise as a means of staying healthy. In this article, we will discuss why standing, walking, running, and throwing are considered the FP First Four movements and provide insight as to what differentiates FP from the rest of the industry when it comes to your health and longevity.
Weightlifting Belts and Intra-Abdominal Pressure
It's a common sight to witness athletes donning weightlifting belts to enhance core stability during demanding lifts. While these belts can assist in achieving heavier lifts, it's essential to delve into the reasons behind the need for such support and also recognize their limitations.
Move Better to Lose Weight: Where Pilates Misses the Mark and What to do Instead
While we agree that strengthening the muscles around the spine is extremely important and therefore there could be some benefit to certain Pilates exercises (one possible outcome being fat loss), ultimately we know that training the body in accordance to its primary movement patterns matters most and Pilates does not go far enough in accounting for these factors.