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Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Which Core Stability Exercises Are Right For You?

By Thaya Kareeson

Core stability exercises are not merely abdominal exercises. This misconception probably stems from the "6-pack ABS" being marketed as the major symbol of fitness and attractiveness that men and women both strive to achieve.

Choosing the right core stability exercises for your goals involves a larger set of target muscles and can be helpful in gaining and maintaining general fitness as well as boost athletic performance and even help eliminate back pain

Let me explain the broader meaning of the term "core". Core stability exercises strengthen your body's torso, the body part that responsible for providing support for everyday movements. Strengthening the torso "core" can help you avoid back and neck pains caused by performing these same movements too often.

A strong torso also builds the base support for powerful arm and leg movements and thereby reinforces athletic performance in almost any discipline. From swimming to track and field to athletic team sports - true athletic performance is almost unthinkable without solid core stability and strength.

How do you build and maintain core stability?

Core exercise variation is key to achieving the best results. Some core exercises can be done without using equipment aid such as push-ups and crunches. Other exercises can be done using light equipment aids such as stability balls, balance balls, dumbbells, and medicine balls. You should definitely experiment with these light equipment aids as they are quite effective at delivering results.

More forceful exercises on larger equipment such as bench press, parallel bar dips and other weight lifting machines can be added as well. But careful attention should be given to a good balance between these bulk-building exercises and the ones mentioned before.

Hiring a personal trainer can help take the guess work out of developing core muscles as they are a complicated muscle group. Each muscle group that make up core muscles should be targeted a certain way, so best results will come from listening to an experienced trainer. - 17269

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