If you were to ask which muscle group you could work to get the greatest benefits in the shortest amount of time, the answer is absolutely the core. Strengthening the core can generate tremendous benefits. People of varying training experience can exercise their core and realize benefits fairly quickly. The core is the one area of the body that will always give you a great return on your fitness investment.
In this unit, you’ll come to understand what the core is, why it’s so important to overall fitness, and how to get the core in great shape.
When you complete this course study unit, you’ll be able to:
- Define core
- Identify core muscles
- Explain how core muscles help to keep the entire body fit
- Suggest various exercise routines for core fitness
- Detail how a fit core can assist with day-to-day activities and with exercise routines
- List the basics of functional training
- Identify the components of posture and stretching exercise routines, such as Pilates and yoga
