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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Stay Fit: Core exercises for all levels

Jaclyn Willms

Special to The Lake Report

Want to learn how tostrengthen your core with no equipment at all?

In fact, the best core exercises are done with no equipment.

Bodyweight exercises are a great way to tone and strengthen the muscles in your stomach.

Your core provides a muscular framework that protects your low back, posture, and helps control all the movement of your body while providing balance and stability to your whole body.  

Try this circuit below at home or at the gym twice a week and feel the change.

Complete as many reps as possible of each exercise for 30 seconds.

Repeat for three rounds total, resting for 30 to 60 seconds between rounds, depending on your fitness level.

Reminder: When working on your core remember to brace by pulling your belly button into your spine to maintain a neutral spine position. If you start to feel your back you may need to tone the exercises down to ensure you are using your core not your back to perform the exercises correctly.

1. V-Up

2. Russian Twists 

3. Bicycle Crunches

4. Plank

5. Lying Butterfly kicks

6. Bird-dog

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