5 Easy Core Strength Exercises
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There are a few muscle groups that make up the core and they work together to do amazing things for your body. One of the most beneficial aspects to me, for training and targeting the core, is that it will stabilize and balance the rest of your body. This will help you coordinate your body through normal motions, exertion and activity with security and poise.
Increased core strength will also allow for the transfer of power during other lifts or exercises; for example a powerful core will enhance the performance of function movements such as squats, deadlifts and shoulder presses. That being said regardless of whether you are doing barbell squats, pilates or walking your kids to school – working out your core will have a positive effect in many areas of your day-to-day operations. Like other parts of the body there are numerous ways you can train the core.
5 Easy Core Strength Exercises
- Standing Oblique Crunch
- Knee Fold Tuck
- Triangle Press with Hand Weights
- OR Triangle Press with Kettle Bells (get a full core workout with Women’s Health Mag!)
- Prone Core Bridge or Elbow Plank
+ 45 Must-Try Abs Exercises for a Strong Core
How can you better train your core?
You can train the core in isolation or with a compound movement; an example of training the core in isolation would be doing crunches or situps whereas performing burpees would be training it with a compound movement. One of my favored ways to train the core in isolation is doing planks and my all time favorite way to train them with a compound movement is doing squats. Which in my opinion squats are about the single best exercise you can do regardless. Having said that, whichever way you prefer training the core, find something you enjoy doing.
The most effective way to train the core isn’t in isolation or with a compound exercise but with consistency; and you will consistently do what you enjoy doing. So try to train the core in a number of ways at first until you find a few things you can groove to on a regular basis.
Cheers and best of health training towards a stronger core!
Disclaimer: Before starting any new diet and exercise program please check with your doctor and clear any exercise and/or diet changes with them before beginning. I am not a doctor or registered dietitian and do not claim to be so.The opinions and experiences I share are my own
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I’ve never heard of the triangle press, I’m going to try that one out for my love handles, lol.
and it would probably also help with the back as well 😀
Absolutely! The Core Strength goes from the abs all the way to the lower back and into the hips. It’s amazing what it affects. When my core is weak (after baby!) I always feel it in my lower back. I’m working on really building back up my core for great posture! Thanks for visiting.
These look like amazing exercises, wish I could do any of them.
Definitely need to try these. need to get this mommy tummy under control
Me too 😉 I experienced ab separation during this last pregnancy and even though baby is 1 year old, I still have a little gap to close (recti diastasis) The best exercise to start with are pelvic lifts or side planks (http://www.pregnancyexercise.co.nz/diastasis-recti-exercises-exercises-to-heal-your-mummy-tummy/) – you have to be careful of engaging your core directly if you have a separation and are still healing 🙂 Thanks for your comment!
Definitely adding these to my workout. Thanks so much for shading!
Just tried these exercises out. Amazing selection.