What are the best exercises to strengthen my core?

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When you core is strong, you help to avoid injuries. You core stabilizes the lower body and the upper body. Try doing numerous medicine ball exercises, functional drills with no weights, planks and some cardio to lean your mid section. If you are focused on weight loss, try to avoid too much heavy weights. Pressing weight before you eradicate lots of extra body fat will only make your problem worse. Your core is the foundation of your structure. Get lean with cardio, introduce med balls for strengthening and progress from there. Visit me online or email me at clem@chizlefitness.com or clem@fitbodyblvd.com

Your core is in many ways very comparable to a car engine... You may have a ferrari type body, but whats under that hood(shirt) is what determines just how strong the rest of your body is and just how strong it can potentially be. If you have a weak car engine you will only be able to drive so far and so fast and for so long. Same with your core, if it is weak you are much more injury prone and simple everyday activities will seem almost impossible. Best practices to STRENGTHEN your core is- first and foremost dont think your core is just your abs, your core is classified as your entire lumbo-pelvic-hip complex which include a whole lot of important muscles. Second, is to have a plan of attack, like anything you need to design a program to progress you so that there is never a plateau. There are hundreds and hundreds of core exercises and core is one of my main specialties :) Contact me today for your FREE WORKOUT, to learn what muscles are included in the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex, how to properly activate them all, and how to do it in a very specific and structured program! BiggerFasterStrongerTraining@gmail or via cell 210.313.9175 Have a blessed day!

I recommend the TRX suspension systems for core ! Great workout

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