An Overview of Functional Training Military & Outdoor Fitness Articles Main Page

Last Updated: 12 April, 2017

Understanding the (Human) Movement Spectrum is useful when reading the article, An Overview of Functional Training, and includes:

  • The Three Planes of Motion;
  • Reaches;
  • Flexibility Highways;
  • Common Limitations;
  • Movement ‘Big Rocks’; and
  • Proximal versus Distal.

Figure 1: Three Planes of Motion

Figure 2: Reaches

Figure 3: Flexibility Highways

Figure 4: Common Limitations

Figure 5: Movement ‘Big Rocks’

Figure 6: Proximal versus Distal