Your core supports everything you do practically. Without good core stability your back slouches, your shoulder can roll and your neck can hurt. These are all based on examples, however if you view a person who has bad pasture, then you will soon figure this out.
A person with a weak core, will find that they develop soreness in their lower backs more often. A weak core places more pressure on your back to support your body. Over time this develops into a back problem.
Core training is not just sit ups and crunches. Its much more then that. One should work out lower back, stomach, lower stomach, and obliques. As a person with a former back injury I know how bad a person can ruin there body. Overtime I have worked out many areas of my core to be able to support my body through out daily functions and routine. Yet have the ability to take on something harder if needed.
I'm not a super fit guy, yet I can do most of these with ease. I also was not blessed with a great metabolism like most people you see in muscle and fitness mags. Yet I probably can keep up with them in the gym, in some case, surpass them.
Things to try:
- Planks - front, and side one arm. Step it up to one leg and one arm.
- Oblique crunches
- Standing side bends
- Seated side bends
- Floor leg lifts with weight
- Swiss ball plank crunches. Like a plank but bring your legs to your chest on the ball
Check this video out.
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&VideoID=24719260
Colby
