EXERCISE TUTORIALS: CORE

EXERCISE TUTORIALS: CORE

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EXERCISE TUTORIALS: CORE
  • Warrior Crunch

    Stand with your feet slightly wider than shoulder width and your toes turned outward. Put your hands behind your head and open your chest.
    Tighten your core and glutes. Bend your knees until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Bend your torso to the side, moving your right elbow toward your ri...

  • Trunk Twist

    Stand holding your hands on your head. Contract your abdominal / core muscles to stiffen your torso. Exhale and slowly rotate your torso in one direction. Your head, chest and torso should all move together and avoid leaning your torso in the direction of your movement. Hold this end position bri...

  • Shoulder Tap

    Start in a kneeling-plank position with your legs hip-width apart, ankles crossed, and body forming one straight line for the floor through the crown of your head. Now, with control, while keeping your hips and shoulders level and squared in front of you, lift one palm to the top of your opposite...

  • Flutter Kick

    Lie on your back and extend your legs up to a 45-degree angle. Keep your arms straight and in line with the floor, palms facing down. Lift your head, neck and shoulders slightly off the ground. Keeping your legs stick straight and glued together with your toes pointed, start lowering one leg. Rai...

  • Plank

    Start in a press-up position. Bend your elbows until your forearms are on the floor beneath your shoulders so your body is in a straight line from your feet to your head. Keep your abs tight and look at the space between your hands to ensure a neutral spine position. Hold the position for as long...

  • V-Up

    Lie face-up on the floor with your legs and arms straight and lifted off the floor slightly. In one movement, lift your torso and legs as if you're trying to touch your toes. Lower your body back down.

  • Bicycle Crunch

    Start by lying on the ground, with your lower back pressed flat into the floor and your head and shoulders raised slightly above it. Place your hands lightly on the sides of your head; don’t knit your fingers behind. Be careful not to yank your head with your hands at any point during the exercis...

  • Dead Bug

    Allow your shoulders and lower back to fall heavy to the floor. Draw your shoulders down away from your ears. To get into the starting position, lift your hands so your elbows are above your shoulders with your fists facing in toward each other. Lift your legs so your knees are directly over your...

  • Butterfly Crunch

    Lie on your back with your hands behind your head and the soles of your feet touching, so your legs form a diamond. Tuck your chin toward your chest, and then on an exhale, pull your sternum/ribs down toward the bellybutton as you curl your chest off the floor a few inches. Keeping your back flat...

  • Sit-Ups

    Lie flat on your back with your fingertips behind your head, your knees bent, your legs together and your feet flat on the floor. Your elbows should be in line with your ears, or just below. Raise your upper body until you’re sat upright, or as close as you can get. As you do the exercise, you sh...

  • Hollow Hold

    Start lying on back with your arms extended overhead on the floor and your legs straight resting on a mat. At the same time, and with control, lift arms, head, shoulder blades, and legs off the floor.