5 core exercises for beginners - Brio Leisure

The plank is a perfect start to your core strengthening journey; with minimal movement, this exercise can be adapted to something harder or easier depending on ... Blog FollowforupdatesTwitterFacebook 5coreexercisesforbeginners6MarWehaveclubbedtogethersomeofourfavouritecoreexercises!Alltheseexercisesaresimpleandeasyforbeginners,butareperfectforaddingsomethingtothemtomakethemalittletrickier. Buildingupastrongcorewillimprovesomuch;fromhelpingyououtinthegym,playingsportsanddailylife,toimprovingyourpostureandhelpingtodecreaselowerbackpain. Hereareourtop5coreexercises! Plank Theplankisaperfectstarttoyourcorestrengtheningjourney;withminimalmovement,thisexercisecanbeadaptedtosomethingharderoreasierdependingonhowyoufeel. Supportyourlowerbodyonyourforearmswithyourlegsbehindyou,keepyourbackstraightandlowholdingthispositionforaslongaspossible.Whenimprovingwithyourcorestrength,starttoholdforlongertimes. Reversecrunch Thisexerciseincreasesthestrengthinyourlowabdominalarea,helpingfocusonthisoneareaifyouwantamoretargetedexercise. Lieonyourbackwithyourkneesbenttoyourchest.Loweryourfeetdowntothegroundslowly,trytokeepyourfeetelevatedslightlyoffthegroundbeforebringingyourkneesbackuptoyourchest. BirdDogCrunch Thisunusuallynamedexerciseisperfectfortargetingyourlowerback!Alotofthecoreactivitiesyou’reusedtotargetyourabdominalarea,thiscrunchhelpsnotonlyyourlowerbackbutimprovesbalanceandstability. Kneelonallfoursbeforeraisingyourrightarmout,atthesametimestraightenyourleftlegout.Onceyou’vedonethisholdbeforeloweringtotheground,repeatontheotherside. BicycleCrunch–Sitting Yourupperandlowerabswillbetestedwiththiscrunch,alongwithyourhips!Makesureyoudon’ttwistyourbodytooquicklyorhardasthiscouldcauseinjury. Sitwithaslightbendatyourknees,bringyourrightkneeupandyourleftelbowdowntowardseachother.Repeatthisontheotherside. GluteBridge TheGluteBridgetargetsyourglutes!Thisoneisprettystraightforwardsowhydon’tyouaddweightsforatwist. Lieonyourbackwithyourhandsonthefloorandfeetflat;whenliftingyourhipsoffthegroundsqueezeyourglutes!   Remember–youcanalwaysaskamemberofourstaffforsomehelpifyou’reunsureabouthowtodoanyofthesecoreworkouts!Ifyouwantsomeextrahelp,whydon’tyoutryourFocusMoveEvolveprogrammethatoffersapersonalisedworkout? 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