Building Core Muscle: The Amazing Benefits of Core Strength for Everyday Life
When it comes to exercise, many people’s brains automatically think of leaner arms, stronger legs, a bigger butt… To your surprise, health and fitness experts everywhere are raving about the importance of building core muscle. While core strengthening helps enhance overall balance and stability, it literally undergirds almost every one of your movements.
Have you ever considered just how much you engage your core muscles in a single day? Let’s brainstorm some of the mundane ways you unknowingly need core strength:[2]
- Bending down to put your shoes on
- Scooping up child or grandchild
- Looking behind you or checking blind spots
- Taking a bath or a shower
- Getting dressed or undressed
- Cleaning or fixing the house and gardening
- Occupational tasks that involve twisting, lifting, and even sitting for hours everyday
Many people “don’t have a strong grasp of which muscles are the ‘core’ muscles,” says Dr. Wendi Weimar, Auburn University’s director of the Sports Biomechanics Laboratory. “So, people will do exercises that they think are working the ‘core’ but are not.”[3] This is because countless people understand abs and core as the same thing.
The Difference Between Abs and Core Strength
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