Find your true core” muscles for improved functional fitness

Find your true core” muscles for improved functional fitness

Are you really using all of your core muscles during your workout?

Well, it’s time to discover the true “CORE” of functional fitness! "Identifying your core muscles" is a very important task in improving posture and achieving optimal fitness. When you incorporate the use of your core muscles into your exercise program, you will notice less back pain, improved posture, better strength, flexibility, mobility, and body support for an active and healthy life.

Functional fitness is all about efficient movement habits. Improving your posture and support by strengthening your “core muscles” is one of the best places to improve overall body health. Most people find that when they do sit-ups, they are already effectively strengthening their entire core through crunches and sit-ups. However, this is not usually the case as most people pull and pull with their arms to get their head and shoulders off the ground. Then the thighs kick in and the pelvis curves, tucking the hips closer to the ribcage and close to closing the space needed to truly utilize the core muscles to support the length of the torso during movement, which is what true core strength is really all about. And then...

Core training isn't just about work!

Your abs are just one aspect of an effective core workout. Core training isn't just about ab work! Abs are only part of the equation! I hear people complain about core training all the time, but they only work the abs and generally focus on the rectus abdominis crunching/curling action. In my opinion, this is the last muscle you should focus on to improve “core support” and achieve functional fitness! By finding and using all of the true core muscles in your daily workouts, you can enjoy a strong and healthy upper body with much less back pain! Functional fitness starts with a strong and healthy core!

What are the true core muscles?

The core is like a box. The pelvic floor is the bottom of the core while the top is the diaphragm. The transverse abs, internal and external obliques, and rectus abdominis are located in the front. And in the back there are our erector spinae muscles and multifidus.

These muscles are the vital elements that we need to focus on and strengthen. The muscles of the core are necessary for supporting and stabilizing the spine and must work and release appropriately for effective movement.

Have you ever noticed or experienced back pain after doing a lot of sit-ups or crunches? This may be because other core muscles needed for support and support are most likely not being used effectively during your workout! You may not even know that these other core muscles exist, let alone how to properly find and use them.

Which muscles need to be trained to develop great core strength?

ALL core muscles(Pelvic floor, diaphragm, transverse abs, internal and external obliques, rectus abdominis, erector spinae and multifidus.)should be incorporated into your fitness routine to develop great core strength. Find these muscles during your workout and then use them in your daily activities to further strengthen strength, support and functional movement for your daily tasks, sports and games. Become more aware of each of your core muscles by focusing on them individually during your exercises. Ideally, all of these muscles need to work together to support the body and prevent injury.

It's never too late! Now that you know what your true core muscles are, start incorporating exercises that target each of them during your workout. Finding balance with your core training exercises and developing all of these muscle groups will definitely strengthen your core support for improved fitness, health and well-being and of course help you avoid back pain and other chronic nagging injuries.

Take positive steps to strengthen ALL the muscles in your core. Find your core and discover how much more strength, power and control you have to improve your fitness and total body health.

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Inspired by Aliesa R. George