My friend & former office-mate Andrew G. sold me a couple of years ago on the idea of functional weight-lifting workouts. He recommended a simple set of five different weight lifts that all used free weights in order to use not only primary muscles, but stabilizing muscles as well.
We now have a set of weights in the basement along with a bench for working out. I recently added the Shovel Glove idea to my set of exercises. All it requires is a sledgehammer, and is definitely functional as well as demanding. The Shovel Glove site linked to a good article on Forbes.com ("The Functional Work Out") about functional workouts.
Now they just need to make a squirming 25 pound bag, and every parent would be set for their exercise routines.
Posted by Tom Nugent at August 4, 2005 01:41 PM