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The best core exercises are those that work not only your abs , but also your lower back, pelvis, glutes, and deeper back muscles.
Because while you can generally find workouts that talk about the core, many are based solely on the six-pack and maybe the glutes.
That's why finding the right moves and incorporating them into your daily routine is essential. You may be spending hours and hours at the gym, but you're not really doing everything you need to not only get fit, but to have better health in general.
And a strong core is more than just being able to show off a “chocolate bar” in the summer. As trainer Jason Pak recently explained on social media, it is the “nerve center of your entire body, responsible for movement, stability, and strength.”
A worked core will help you have less lower back pain, the ability to perform better in your workouts, and suffer fewer injuries.
But to do this, you need to know and perform the best core exercises, those that really focus on each part of your body and not just one. Because yes, sit-ups and planks are necessary, but they are not the only thing.
Luckily, Pak has shared the eight movements that, in his experience, are the essential ones that anyone who really wants to take care of themselves should include in their regular workouts.
They are based on rotation , flexion, anti-rotation/anti-flexion, as well as extension . But don't worry, I'm sure most of you know them.
The expert recommends creating a small circuit in which you perform these exercises (or similar ones as long as they follow the movement patterns) and doing it at the beginning of the session, at the end or as a complete workout one day. You can choose, you just have to start.
[via GQ Spain]
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