What are Core Exercises?
The core stabilizes the entire body - keeping it strong prevents injury and helps in all areas of fitness.
Core exercises may be the most important exercises that you can implement into your home exercise plan or your gym workout. They benefit you in more ways than just helping you to run or get those six-pack abs, but help you in your daily life as you move, pick things up and even as you laugh.
Connecting Point
The core is where your movement gets started. Anything you do that requires movement also requires balance and stability. Your core helps you stay upright and helps you to absorb the impact from the ground when running or jumping. The core area is your mid-section and is your center of gravity. It includes muscles groups in your pelvis, hips, lower back and abdomen. All of these muscles work together and overlap and connect with each other.
The core area is used every day in both important body functions like walking, running and jumping as well as in functions that you do not think about often like coughing or laughing. If you have ever pulled a muscle in your core muscle group, you will know how much it hurts to do things like get out of bed or laugh.
Slow Down
Core exercises work all of the muscles together instead of focusing on one muscle or even one group of muscles. High reps are not as important as quality is. Movements are slower and controlled. When you do core exercises you do not need any equipment because you can use your own body weight for resistance.
Breathe
As you do core exercises you will focus on how you breathe by pulling your belly button towards your spine as you inhale and pushing it out and aware from your spine as you exhale. Some exercises will use aids such as a broom handle or a towel to help guide your movements however many core exercises can be done without any aids at all.
Important for Everyone
The great thing about core exercises is that they can be done by anyone at any age or any fitness level. They can help prevent injuries and rid the body of pain such as lower back pain. Core exercises will also make every aspect of your life easier whether it is daily living or your exercise workout.
