By North Carolina standards, we had a lot of snow and ice
during the last 2 weeks. Since snow is not necessarily an annual occurrence in
this neck of the woods, the activity of snow shoveling is not often practiced.
The terms ‘functional fitness’ and ‘functional training’
have been thrown around a lot over the last decade, and quite rightly so. Sitting
on a machine and pushing or pulling a weight stack in the only direction the
machine allows can build strength in that one movement pattern, but rarely
translates into the real world.
You know that you have trained yourself ‘functionally’
when, after two hours of shoveling snow, you are ready for nap and a little
sore over all, but do not have aching shoulders or a painful lower back.
And, if I were you, I’d hop onto my foam roller and MELT
away.
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