Tag: core strength

Cathe Friedrich works her core muscles

How Strong Are Your Core Muscles?

You constantly hear about the importance of having strong core muscles. Yes, it’s important. Is your core as strong as it should be? Here are two simple ways to determine whether you could use more core-focused training.

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Are You Working Your Core Muscles Properly?

Most people make a critical mistake when they work their core muscles. They only focus in on the abdominal muscle group, while ignoring the rest of the core muscles that make up the torso. The core muscles consist not only of the muscles that make up the abdominal wall, but also the oblique muscles, the pelvic muscles and the muscles that support the back and spine.

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Second Chance by Kathlene

My past lifestyle was not the healthiest. I was a smoker for over 30 years, afraid to quit because I knew I would gain weight as well as lose my “stress reliever”. My husband convinced me to quit with him in October, 2008 and we were both successful, however, by Jan. 2009, I had gained

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Cardio Core Circuit

Cardio Core Circuit  (formerly Skills and Drills), 51 minutes, is broken into five fitness rounds and is very cardio intensive. In each round you will do three short cardio drills back to back and then repeat them (so it’s six cardio bursts per round). After each of these cardio groupings you will do intense functional

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