Functional means it has real world functionality. So like sitting down at a machine and pushing on something is not real world functional because you never do that in real life. If its like something you could do in real life for instance picking something up then it is functional.

Ha! I've been working out with a personal trainer for a year now and had no idea. All we do is functional exercises. I thought I was just strength training with a lot of creativity.

Here's a basic workout I wrote up the other day for a friend. Most of the exercises are functional and they all have links with videos that show you how to do them.
http://trainingmitchwags.blogspot.com/2014/01/beginning-workout-written-for-friend.html

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Great article about the power of functional exercises. Anybody have favorites ideally w links to pic or videos
http://nyti.ms/1eRZSNb