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Core Exercises Upper Body Exercises Lower Body Exercises Stretches
 

Strengthening your core

Core strengthening requires the regular and proper exercise of your body's 29 core muscles. Examples of exercises that will enhance your core fitness are listed below.
 
   
  Core Exercises
 
  Core exercises are an extremely important part of overall fitness training that are often overlooked. To get your core muscles in better shape, it's important to understand how you can strengthen it. Your body's core, or the area around your trunk and pelvis, is where your center of gravity is located. When you have good core stability, the muscles in your abdomen ,pelvis, lower back, and hips work in unison. They provide support to your spine for just about any physical activity. A weak core can make you prone to poor posture, lower back pain and muscle injuries, where strong core muscles provide the brace of support needed to help prevent such pain and injury.

Strengthening your core
Core strengthening requires the regular and proper exercise of your body's 29 core muscles. Examples of exercises that will enhance your core fitness are listed below.
 
 
  Back Extension Swissball Crunch
  Lower Body Russian Twist Woodchop
  Prone Cobra Supine Hip Extension Back on Ball
  Horse stance horizontal Reverse Hyperextension
  Crunch/sit up progression #1 Crunch/sit up progression #2
  Windmill Russian dumbell sit up
  Superman Turkish get up
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