Functional Exercise: I've become a huge fan of this form of exercise and have relied on it to help me keep a calm mind during a major career change. I went from a practicing physician to a health insurance executive. While my work day, KPI's and professional identity changed, I kept up with a daily 45 to 60 min functional exercise routing.

Functional fitness exercises train your muscles to work together and prepare them for daily tasks by simulating common movements you might do at home, at work or in sports. While using various muscles in the upper and lower body at the same time, functional fitness exercises also emphasize core stability. Examples of the exercises range from simple such as a push up to complex, like the Turkish Getup.

Just like there are CrossFit gyms, there are functional exercise gyms. To save money, you can also Google YouTube videos on the exercises and purchase the affordable equipment such as kettlebells through Amazon. However, many of the exercises don't require equipment.

I have a daily set of 12 exercises in an Excel spreadsheet to help stay organized. The workouts serve as a piece of consistency in my life and something I structure otherwise ever-changing days around.