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TRX Training Most folks exercise because they want to (1) lose weight, (2) maintain their weight, (3) tone up, and/or (4) relieve stress. Those are all valid reasons to commit to a fitness routine, but you can also exercise to simply improve the way you move throughout the world. Want to find functional exercises that match your daily activities? Take our quick assessment quiz to get a personalized plan that improves your real-world movements. There's even a name for better-at-life forms of exercise: functional training. TAKE OUR TRAINING QUIZ Functional training helps provide you with the strength, stability, and mobility you need to thrive in your life and sports. You use basic functional movement patterns like pushing, pulling, hinging, squatting, rotating, carrying and gait patterns—walking and running—every day. Functional training equipment often includes resistance bands, suspension trainers, and free weights. Functional training utilizes exercises that improve your movement proficiency in these primary patterns to give you an edge so you can achieve your goals safely and with good health. Seems smart, right? Fitness professionals typically recommend functional training to pregnant women or clients recovering from injuries or illness as a replacement for standard endurance or strength training. The reasoning is that it’s best not to push a person’s body to engage in exercise that it can’t currently handle. In the case of pregnancy, that could mean substituting upper or lower body exercises for core work. It makes sense: an expectant mother may not be able to execute a plank or a crunch, but she needs to strengthen her glutes and legs to help her walk and climb stairs with a baby bump. While functional training for pregnant clients often happens at the gym, the foray into functional movement usually starts in physical therapy for clients recovering from injuries. Consider a patient who had knee surgery. Before he can run, he has to re-teach his muscles to do less demanding activities. For athletes, functional training is a way to improve a person’s repetitive motion, like a golfer or tennis player’s swing, a surfer’s pop-up, or lateral movements for winter sports enthusiasts. There are even TRX videos designed to help athletes with functional training for their respective sports. So you’re not pregnant, injured, or an athlete. Does that mean you get a free pass on functional exercise? Not at all. Fortunately, TRX Suspension Training is, in itself, a form of functional training. Suspension Training destabilizes your body, forcing your core and joint stabilizers to step up to the plate to keep you from toppling or buckling during a move. As you train your muscles to get better at firing up under those shaky circumstances, you’re improving your balance and stability, which will help you avoid injuries over time. Even if you don’t want to spend time at the gym focused on function, you can supplement your workouts with your TRX Suspension Trainer at home. And if you want additional workout ideas that focus on improved mobility, you can try the TRX Healthy Joints routine. Regardless of your fitness goals, abilities, or limitations, functional training should be a part of your exercise routine. You plan to live a long, healthy life, so start preparing your body for the journey now.  Try one of our TRX products today: TRX® PRO4 SYSTEM BUY NOW TRX® HOME2 SYSTEM BUY NOW TRX® TACTICAL GYM BUY NOW

Suspension training is a bodyweight strength method that uses adjustable straps anchored overhead, letting gravity and your own body weight do the work. TRX® Training breaks down how it works, what it builds, and how to get started.

Light up your metabolism and burn a ton of calories with this incredible, fat-torching workout from celebrity fitness expert Jay Cardiello and TRX. With these five simple moves you can get in great shape virtually anywhere. The best part? This workout only lasts 15 minutes, so get ready to give it your all. Perform each exercise for 60 seconds, resting for 30 seconds while you transition to the next movement. Looking to find the perfect exercise intensity for your fitness level? Take our quick assessment quiz for a personalized workout plan that matches your goals. When you finish all five exercises start run through the sequence one more time for a 15-minute workout. For the first round perform the single-leg exercises on your right side, then switch to the left for the second. TAKE OUR TRAINING QUIZ TRX Atomic PushupsStart in a pushup position with your feet in the foot cradles of the Suspension Trainer, directly under the anchor point, and your hands under your shoulders. Brace your core and perform a pushup. When you reach the top of the push up, pause for a moment and perform a TRX crunch by drawing your knees toward your chest and pikeing your hips up slightly. Pause for a moment at the top, then lower your hips back down and straighten your legs to return to the start position. TRX Suspended LungesStart standing on one leg facing away from the anchor point with one foot suspended in both foot cradles. Brace your core and focus on standing up straight as though you are performing a single-leg plank while standing up. Drop your hips down and back into a deep lunge. Keep the shin of your working leg vertical and your chest up. Stop at the bottom when working knee is at 90 degrees. Drive through your front leg to return to the top of your lunge. Engage your core and keep your chest and head up throughout the entire movement. TRX BurpeesWith the Suspension Trainer at mid calf place one foot in both foot cradles.Drive your suspended leg back, lower your hips until back knee is two inches from ground. Place your hands on the ground and hop your grounded leg straight back to a plank position. Perform a pushup then hop your grounded leg forward and explode up to a jump. TRX SkatersStand facing the TRX Suspension Trainer holding the handles with both hands in front of you and your feet together. Jump to your right side and land on your right foot. Control your momentum by letting your knee bend as you land. Hop rapidly from side to side. TRX Jump SquatsAdjust the TRX Suspension Trainer to mid length. Stand facing the TRX with your feet hip width apart. Position your elbows under your shoulders and lower your hips down and back, keeping your weight in your heels. Squeeze your glutes and drive your hips up to explode and jump at the top of your squat. Use the TRX straps to help you decelerate and land as softly as possible. Keep your chest lifted throughout the movement. For more workouts from Jay Cardiello and TRX, check the rest of our 15-Minute Fitness Series.

If you don't have a horizontal anchor point, you can hook up your TRX Suspension Trainer to a vertical anchor point, like a tree trunk or pole. Want to make sure you're setting up your TRX correctly for any environment? Take our quick assessment quiz to get personalized setup recommendations. This video takes you through four easy steps for successful vertical anchoring: TAKE OUR TRAINING QUIZ 1. Wrap the TRX Xtender around any vertical anchoring spot (pole, tree, trunk, beam). The TRX Xtender allows you to safely attach the Suspension Trainer straps to high or oversized anchor points and keeps them tightly in place on any vertical pole with a smooth surface. 2. Pull the Anchoring Loop through the Larger Loop and pull to cinch. 3. Clip in the Carabiner. 4. Check that the bottom of the TRX Suspension Trainer's Equalizer Loop is 6' off the ground (or that the bottom of the foot cradles are 3' off the ground). If not, reposition the TRX Xtender to ensure that it is. Weight test before beginning to train. If you don't have a TRX Xtender, you can buy one in our shop.

TRX Training Develop a bigger, stronger and more defined upper body with this 15-minute workout from celebrity fitness expert Jay Cardiello and TRX. Sometimes the hardest part about your workout is just finding time to do it. That’s why we’ve developed this super time-efficient upper-body workout for building the chest, arms and back you’ve always wanted, in the time you have.Perform each exercise for 60 seconds with 30 seconds rest while you transition to the next exercise. Perform the entire sequence two times through for a total of 15 minutes. If you want more, check out the rest of our 15-Minute Fitness series, here.TRX Chest Press Stand facing away from the anchor point with the your hands holding the handles out in front of you. Brace your core and focus on holding a solid plank. Lower your chest towards your hands, and focus on moving your entire body as a plank. Stop when your hands are in line with your chest. Press yourself back up in one slow controlled movement, focus on keeping your knees, hips and shoulders in line the entire way up. TRX Low Row The low row exercises your lats and the rest of your back muscles. Stand facing the anchor point while holding onto the handles and lean back, keeping tension on the straps. Using your back muscles, row your body up until your hands are on the sides of your chest. Brace your core and try to move your whole body in one controlled movement. TRX Squat Row Stand facing the Suspension Trainer with your feet facing forward, hip-width apart, holding the handles out in front of you. Brace your core and engage your glutes and hamstrings as though you are performing a plank while standing up. Drop your hips down and back, while pushing your knees out. Then drive your hips forward to return to your standing plank. Use your back and arm muscles to row yourself up until your hands are on the sides of your chest. Lower yourself back to the start position in one slow, controlled motion.  TRX Biceps CurlAdjust your Suspension Trainer to mid length and stand facing the anchor point with your elbows bent, just higher than shoulders. Align your pinkies with your temples and walk your feet toward the anchor point until there is a little tension in the biceps. Lower yourself down until your arms are fully extended while maintaining plank. Pull your body toward the anchor point by bringing pinkies back to your temples, elbows high, eyes on the anchor point. TRX Triceps PressStand facing away from the anchor point, holding the Suspension Trainer by the handles. Keep your elbows high and in line with your shoulders. Put your hands next to your temples with your palms facing away from your body. Brace your core and focus on maintaining tension throughout your entire body. Press down into the handle, keeping everything stable except for your elbow joint, until your arms are fully extended. Lower your body down in one slow, controlled movement until your hands are back at the start position. For more workouts from Jay Cardiello and TRX, check the rest of our 15-Minute Fitness Series.

Your TRX CORE account provides you with content that complements the TRX Education Courses you have completed. You only receive content that pertains to the types of courses you have taken.   If you have completed any TRX Suspension Training Course (STC, GSTC, SMSTC, CTSTC, FL1, FL2, FL3), you will only find content in your locker related to training with the TRX Suspension Trainer. If you have completed any TRX Rip Training Course (RTC, GRTC), the content in your locker will be specifically for training with the TRX Rip Trainer.   If you have taken both Suspension Training and Rip Training Courses, you’ll receive content for both.   No matter what TRX Education Courses you have taken, you will also find content in your locker called TRX Fusion. Use this content to learn how to integrate both TRX Suspension Training and Rip Training into your programming. Not sure which training combination best suits your goals? Take our quick assessment quiz to get personalized recommendations for integrating TRX equipment into your workouts. TAKE OUR TRAINING QUIZ   Want more? Take a TRX Education Course in a new modality to increase your TRX Rank and add content to your locker.

Fitness classes are the ultimate trifecta: physical activity, sweat therapy, and jam session. This spring, TRX launched its TRX LIVE series, delivering fresh, daily workouts from some of the top TRX trainers around the world. Now, we’re sweetening that experience with our TRX Spotify channel. Photo by sgcdesignco on Unsplash Make It Work For many of you, music is a major motivator and this is another way to enjoy the complete TRX class experience at home. If you’re working out with TRX LIVE via desktop, download and open the Spotify app on your computer, and fire up one of our playlists. Our TRX workouts stream via YouTube, and you can run both a workout and a Spotify playlist at the same time.  To adjust the sound balance between the music and your trainer’s instructions, check out the lower, right-hand corner of the Spotify window, where you’ll see a volume control slider to help you find the perfect level for your playlist. Once you adjust the slider, you can increase the overall volume using the standard sound controls on your computer. If you're streaming a TRX workout on your mobile device, here’s where things get slightly trickier. Neither iOS nor Android operating systems will let you run a browse video and Spotify concurrently on your phone or tablet, but you can use two separate devices. For example TRX LIVE on the tablet, Spotify on your phone or smartwatch. Photo by Alora Griffiths on Unsplash Pump Up the Jams Okay, there are TRX playlists, but what does that mean?  It depends on who’s playing DJ. When TRX Master Trainer and six-time world logrolling champion Shana Verstegen is compiling her favorites, you’re going to hear the Backstreet Boys. “I have a very unhealthy obsession with the Backstreet Boys. Anybody who knows me even a little bit knows that it's pretty bad,” she said.  Rob McCullough, Former World Extreme Cagefighting Champ and TRX Master Trainer, gravitates to EDM. “Regardless if it's got words or not. You're moving. I like that,” he said.  On TRX Training and Development Manager Miguel Vargas’ ten (10!) hour playlist, you’ll hear everything from Beyoncé to Rage Against the Machine to Steve Aoki. When Zack Van Wagoner is working your arms to the point they might fall off, he’s probably playing rap. (Uncensored in his own workouts; radio-friendly edits at the TRX Training Center.)  In other words, the TRX Spotify channel is like Forrest Gump’s box of chocolates: you never know what you’re gonna get. Crank up the tunes, or just enjoy some peace and quiet while you work out: either way, we’ve got fresh workouts rolling out daily on TRX LIVE to help you stay fit.

The TRX Directory provides a rich resource for finding the very best TRX Qualified trainers wherever you live or travel. Many of the trainers you find in the TRX Directory have a TRX Rank, a Martial Arts-like color-coded system, to represent how they stack up among TRX’s most elite community of trainers. The more TRX Education Courses, TRX events and time they have spent honing their TRX Training skills, the higher their TRX  Rank. The Rank of each Qualified TRX Trainer can be found on their TRX Directory profile. Here is a breakdown of the points you can earn across different TRX Courses: Digital Education Course - 3,000 pointsLevel 1 Education Course - 8,000 pointsLevel 2 Education Course - 16,000 pointsLevel 3 Education Course - 24,000 points*Trainer Summits - 8,000 points per day Here are the requirements for each TRX Rank: White Rank 4,000 points Must complete a minimum of one, 4-hour TRX Professional Education Course Yellow Rank 24,000 points Gray Rank 70,000 points Black Rank 150,000 points Highly active in ongoing education, upskilling events and summits Black & Yellow Rank: The ultimate TRX Rank and Ambassador TRX Black & Yellow Ranked members teach Professional Education Courses To earn your TRX Rank, take a course here. To Join TRX CORE, click here.

Battle ropes are one of the unsung heroes of fitness. Battle rope exercises may look easy—Wave your arms up and down? No problem!—but those simple movements deliver a full body strength and endurance challenge.