Blog
Four Beginner Core Exercises
While many fitness pros promise a six pack and flat tummies with their programs, core strength is really so much more than what your torso looks like. #ItsTheTruth
In fact, a strong core is really central to all your movements - in life and in the weight room.
Craving a Strong Core? Try These Anti-Rotation Moves!
There’s a “core” fact that us fitness professionals wish was more widely understood with the public. A strong core - one that supports the upper and lower body is not represented by social media boasted 6 packs.
In fact, someone with NO 6 pack can have a stronger core than that buff jacked guy online. Visible abs simply mean low body fat. Someone with no visible abs can be 10x stronger than someone who has a 6 pack.
The Most Undervalued Core Exercise: the Dead Bug
The dead bug! An incredibly underestimated and devalued (by many!) exercise for the core, is often poo-pooed for being “too easy” and not “hard core enough”. But what I’ve found, is that many doing the poo-pooing of this exercise, are actually performing the exercise without intention and missing a critical piece of the “form” of the exercise. Read on for tips to maximize Coach Michelle’s favorite core exercise!