Why is core work important?A strong core is essential to correctly perform strength training exercises, to lift a maximum amount of weight, and to reduce your risk of injuries. Strengthening your core allows the body to effectively and efficiently transfer energy (force) from the lower to the upper body, and back again.
Building a strong core also allows you to keep optimal body alignment throughout multiple axes of movement for a myriad of activities (strength training, swimming, biking, running).
Your core includes your upper back muscles (head carriage), gluteals (pelvis stabilization), obliques and abdominals (the trunk area from waist to chest, front, sides, and back—all the way around). While some core exercises emphasize certain areas of the core more than others, ultimately the core muscles work together in unison as “nature’s girdle” to support your spinal column.
Maximize your movement no matter what your sport or activity—develop your CORE!
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