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Dan Cooper

A personal trainer shows how five functional fitness moves can keep you active and healthy as you age

Woman wearing workout clothes carrying a kettlebell in each hand walking outside with a swimming pool behind her. .

Rather than training for mirror muscles or picking up another fad workout routine, why not train to support your everyday life? Functional fitness is all about exercises that mimic natural, real-life movements.

According to Michael Betts, a NASM-qualified trainer and director at Trainfitness: "functional fitness workouts build strength, stability and mobility in ways that translate to daily activities, from lifting shopping bags to playing with kids or balancing on uneven surfaces."

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