Case in point: You rely on your core muscles to carry you through the miles. And research shows that core strength training can improve the force you put into your steps, your overall energy transfer, ...

There is a lot of fear about training your core after pregnancy, but it should be an essential part of your postpartum routine. While the area has just worked extremely hard to grow and birth your ...

Do you need to strengthen your core? If you've ever had a baby, if you spend a lot of time sitting, if you have pain or soreness, if you have a fitness goal or want to move safely and efficiently ...

I often assume that a workout is only effective if it leaves me sweaty and breathless. But recently, I've been experimenting with Pilates routines that encourage slow, intentional movement—and I've ...

You don’t need to crank out endless situps or planks to train your core. In fact, some of the best core exercises don’t look like traditional abs movements at all. Think weighted carries and ...

So long as you’ve built up some baseline level of mind-body connection, you might have a sound idea of which muscles you’re tapping during a specific exercise. You know that, for instance, deadlifts ...

Physical trainers and rehabilitation specialists are increasingly focusing on a critical but often neglected muscle group that could be the key to improved core strength, better posture, and reduced ...

Researchers are advising new mothers to get back into exercise within the first 12 weeks of giving birth, as it has been shown to improve mental health and sleep. After reviewing 574 previous studies, ...

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