Three Great Core Exercises to Try
A strong core helps with good posture in daily activities, in workouts and exercises, and aids in the prevention of back injuries.
Engaging your core and breathing throughout exercises helps you activate your muscles so they can work efficiently and effectively.
Try doing these exercises to help strengthen the powerhouse of your core.
Exercise 1: Plank Up Down to Disc Knee Tuck
- Aiming for 8-10 reps using your triceps primarily during the “Up” portion
- Using internal and external obliques to stabilize while on the disc
- Primarily activate the transverse and rectus abdominis during the Knee Tuck
Exercise 2: Stability Ball Plank Rollout
- Aiming for 10-12 reps, working all abdominal muscles (internal/external obliques, rectus/transverse abdominals )
- Goal is to extend your arms as far in front of you as possible while using the muscles above to prevent your lumbar spine from hyperextending
Exercise 3: Side Plank Oblique Crunch
- Aiming for 12 reps on each side, working your internal and external obliques.
- Can also be performed lying on the ground, but placed in a side plank position off the ground presents a harder stability challenge.
Check out the video on my IG below to see exactly how to perform them!
