Focusing on functional fitness in your 20s and 30s can help you stay ready for anything — and many exercises can help you achieve it

By Sinead Roberts, Lecturer Sport and Exercise Nutrition, University of Westminster

What’s the best type of exercise you can do for your health? The answer seems to change every week. Lately, many fitness enthusiasts and influencers have been talking about the importance of “functional fitness” – especially for people in their 20s and 30s who want to stay mobile and ready for anything as they get older.

Functional fitness has actually been in and out of the top ten global fitness trends…

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