Waistlines, Crunches, Core Strength and Myths
- RISE Ann Wicken
- Sep 6, 2020
- 1 min read
Trying to strengthen your core and whittle away your waistline with crunches?
Core strength goes way beyond the "6-pack". A strong core means strengthening several groups of muscles. The glutes (thats your butt), lower back, hip flexors, pelvic floor (think the ability to sneeze safely), inner & outer thighs and the deep core stabilizers or transverse abdominis (think flat abs).
Myths
The core is NOT another name for the abdominals.
Doing 100s of abdominal crunches (sit-ups as we used to call them) is NOT the most efficient way to build a strong core or reduce belly fat.
Training your core will NOT get rid of belly fat and give you a six-pack.
Core strength is NOT related to the size of your waistline.
The best way to strengthen your core muscles is NOT to isolate them with specific exercises
Doing abdominal crunches will result in a strong core.
Check out this weeks Get To The Core yoga class. A beautifully effective 30 min practice that will target your core and leave you feeling strong and empowered.
Hi Janine. Thanks I’ve actually half written a blog covering some of your suggestions. Great minds think alike. If you’d like to become a site member you’ll get notified when I post blogs which you might find useful.
Just discovered this section on the website Ann. It's great. I'd love to read a post on a bit more of the history of yoga, the different types, what each is good for etc. Just in your spare time my friend!