This lesson introduces you to Functional Exercise. Functional Exercises are designed to restore, balance, lengthen, strengthen and coordinate movement patterns specific to the individual’s work or sports environment. Lesson 8 begins with the Isolation Phase of functional exercise – a phase that targets muscles that are commonly weakened in our world of limited movement variety.

You’ll learn how to read an exercise program as well as how to perform a number of Phase I exercises.

1. Click each of the topics below to view the videos.
2. Once you have watched the video, mark it video as “Complete” using the button at the bottom left.
3. Complete the exercises in your manual.
4. Take the quiz at the end of this lesson, after watching all the videos and reading Section 1 in your manual,