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CORE STRENGTH PROGRAM

The Core Muscle Group

The “Core” refers to your mid-section [lower abs, upper abs, obliques and lower back.

Core strength training is a major focus in pilates and yoga exercises. It is the core that coordinates all the movements of the other two major regions: the upper body and lower body. Imagine your body as three links in a chain... the upper body, the core and the lower body.

Core strength training uses high tension techniques to train your body to function as one complete unit. This will translate into greater overall performance improvement.

You cannot develop core strength using machines; use of machines eliminates the adaptive stress for the stabilizer muscles in the body. These stabilizer muscles give stability to the core and permit the extremities, to exert force. Lack of core muscle strength will prevent the movement.

Core strength training uses a variety of exercises, stresses and resistance. They can be incorporated into many other exercises; thereby training the body to function as one complete unit. You should look at every exercise you do as core strength training! This is martial arts experts use.

Core strength training exercises