Generally speaking, it’s usually a win when things are functional. Functional fitness, for example, focuses on movement patterns you use in everyday life. Functional fashion might bring to mind ...

Do you ever feel like you’ve been put on pause? A therapist’s explanation of stress resonated with TikTok users after a patient shared their wise words in a recent post on the app. “My therapist told ...

When it comes to increasing your levels of physical activity, anything is better than nothing. "I always tell my clients that the best exercise is the one you're willing to do," says Austin "Ozzie" ...

Think about all of the non-exercise movements you perform every single day: carrying heavy groceries, picking up children, reaching for items on high shelves, getting into the car, walking up the ...

Six years ago, I wrote (with colleague Jennifer Riel) a Harvard Business Review article on functional strategy. But the questions about functional strategy keep coming unabated. It is a vexatious ...

In her latest column "Is This Normal?" therapist Niro Feliciano breaks at the mental health term going viral on social media. Functional freeze is a term that’s been thrown around a lot on social ...

Feeling numb but still functioning? You might be in functional freeze. Learn what it is and how to start thawing out. You’re crushing work deadlines and leading Zoom meetings with ease, but when it ...

Functional strength training involves exercises that mimic everyday activities, such as climbing stairs. It aims to improve people’s movement in their daily lives or their performance in certain ...

As a psychiatrist with over 30 years of experience, I’ve witnessed firsthand the evolution of mental health care. When I first started practicing, the approach to treating depression and other mental ...

Low back pain can be at minimum annoying and at maximum debilitating. Defined as pain between the backside and ribs, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that low back pain, in particular, is ...