Core Strength Workouts
Core strength goes far beyond sculpting six-pack abs: core workouts involve all the muscle groups that support your pelvic girdle, including the deep muscles of your spine and abdomen. Building core strength creates stability in the trunk of the body, which improves your posture, protects your spine and lower back from injury, and increases your overall power to perform in athletic activities.
Core Muscles
When you think of your core, it may help to visualize your torso or the trunk of your body to understand where your core muscles are and how they function together.
When you move your torso, your body engages both your superficial abdominal muscles—the rectus abdmonius that gives you the six-pack look and allows your spine to flex—and your deep abdominal muscles, especially the transverse abdominis (TVA).
Your TVA wraps around your body and connects to your spine and functions like a girdle by compressing (flattening) the abdomen wall that protects your internal organs.
Core Strength Articles, Videos & HowTos
Building strength with core workouts stabilizes your torso, protects your spine, improves your balance and reduces the risk of lower back injury.
An exercise ball workout forces you to engage multiple muscles in your core at once, increasing the effectiveness of your workout while decreasing the amount of time you need to work out if you targeted each core muscle independently.
Exercise equipment comes in a large range of pieces for individuals to choose from. However, one of the most useful pieces of exercise equipment, the "exercise ball" is also one of the most simple. First introduced by a group of medical therapists who practiced in Switzerland, exercise balls, like other exercise equipment, are available in different sizes and a number of eye-catching colors.
Core training is the latest rage in the fitness industry, but not many people really understand what it is. There are many misconceptions about what it is and how it works. People know that core training is smarter training, but they may not realize why that is.
You don’t need fancy equipment to build strength in your abdominals and lower back. Instead, try these five core exercises that do not require fitness equipment.
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