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Essential Exercises for Core Stability
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Russian Twists
Sit on the ground, knees bent, feet off the floor. Lean back slightly and twist your torso, touching the ground next to you alternately. Works on obliques and rectus abdominis.
Dead Bug
Lie on your back with arms extended upwards and legs raised with knees bent at 90 degrees. Lower opposite arm and leg to just above the ground. Engages core stabilizers and transverse abdominis.
Plank
Start by lying face down, then rise onto your elbows and toes, keeping a straight line from head to heels. Engage your core muscles. Works on rectus abdominis and transverse abdominis.
Side Plank
Lie on your side and lift your body, supporting it on one elbow and the side of your foot. Keep a straight line through your body. Targets the obliques and gluteus medius.
Turkish Get-up
Lie on your back holding a kettlebell in one hand straight up. Sit up, then kneel, and stand while keeping the kettlebell overhead. Works the entire core and increases overall stability.
Oblique V-up
Lie on your side, legs angled 30 degrees from your hips. Lift your legs and torso towards each other, forming a 'V'. Hits the obliques.
Reverse Crunch
Lie on your back, lift your knees towards your chest, then lift your hips off the floor. Focuses on the lower abdominal muscles.
Bicycle Crunches
Lie on your back, hands behind your head. Bring opposite knee to elbow by cycling the legs while lifting your shoulder off the ground. Targets obliques, rectus abdominis, and hip flexors.
Bird Dog
From all fours, extend one arm and the opposite leg until both are parallel to the ground. Hold, then return to the starting position. Strengthens the core, hips, and back muscles.
Hanging Leg Raise
Hang from a pull-up bar and lift your legs to hip-level or above, keeping them straight. Engages the lower abdominals and hip flexors.
Knee Tucks
Sit with hands behind you for support, lean back, and bring knees toward the chest, then extend legs without touching the floor. Primary muscles worked are the rectus abdominis and hip flexors.
Bridge
Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Lift hips towards the ceiling, creating a straight line from the knees to shoulders. Targets the glutes and lower back.
Butterfly Sit-ups
Sit with the soles of your feet together, knees dropped to sides. Lie back then sit up engaging your core. Works the entire abdominal region.
Pilates 100
Lie on your back, lift head and shoulders, extend your arms by your sides, and pump them up and down while breathing in a rhythmic pattern. Strengthens the core and improves respiratory function.
Health Bridge
Lie on your back with a bent knee, the other straight. Push through the heel of the bent leg and lift your hips. Targets the hamstrings, glutes, and lower back.
Swiss Ball Rollout
Kneel with a Swiss ball in front of you, place forearms on the ball and roll forward while keeping your body straight. Returns to the start position. Strengthens the core and improves stability.
Stability Ball Jackknife
Start in a push-up position with feet on a stability ball, then pull knees towards the chest rolling the ball forward. Focuses on the core, particularly the lower abdominals.
Mountain Climbers
Begin in a push-up position, alternately driving your knees towards your chest in a running motion. This exercise engages the core, shoulders, and hip flexors.
Leg Raises
Lie on your back with legs straight, lift legs to a 90-degree angle and lower them without touching the floor. Works on the lower abdominals and hip flexors.
Medicine Ball Slam
Stand with feet shoulder-width apart holding a medicine ball above your head. Slam the ball down on the ground using your core muscles. Primary muscles worked are the rectus abdominis and shoulders.
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