This core fitness routine can be completed in less than ten minutes and provides a thorough ab, back and core strengthening program. The entire workout is reviewed this article.
Core Training
Core training is the key to building a strong body. Your core is the
foundation upon which physical fitness is built. What is core training? Simply put, core training is training the
foundational elements of your body: abdomen, lower back, hips, upper
back, thighs, hamstrings and joints. If you have a strong and stable
body core, you will be able to build a powerful, fit body.
Any workout can use the following eight core exercises as a warm up. These exercises are challenging, and you may have to build up to doing them for the full number of reps described. The most important thing is to make sure you keep your form perfect. It is better to do fewer reps with great form, than more reps with poor form. Over severl weeks you will be able to complete all the reps.
Core Training Workout
Prone elbow stand leg lift
Face the floor. Distribute your weight evenly between your elbows and toes. Keep your torso straight and rigid, and keep your bum down so your body is in a straight line. Keeping your leg straight with your toe flexed up, raise one leg for a slow count of 10 repetitions, then raise the other.
Supine elbow stand leg lift
Face up. Distribute your weight evenly between your elbows and heels.
Keep your torso straight and rigid, and keep your bum up so your body is
in a straight line. Keeping your leg straight with your toe flexed up,
raise one leg for a slow count of 10 repetitions, then raise the other.
Prone handstand leg lift
Face the floor. Distribute your weight evenly between your hands and
toes. Keep your torso straight and rigid, and keep your bum down so your
body is in a straight line. Keeping your leg straight with your toe
flexed up, slowly raise one leg. Do 10 repetitions, then switch legs.
Supine handstand leg lift
Face up. Distribute your weight evenly between your hands and heels.
Keep your torso straight and rigid, and keep your bum up so your body is
in a straight line. Keeping your leg straight with your toe flexed up,
slowly raise one leg. Do 10 repetitions, then switch legs.
Lateral elbow stand leg lift
Distribute your weight between your elbow and the side of your foot.
Keep your torso straight and rigid, so your body is in a straight line.
Keeping your leg straight with your toe, flex and pointing down, slowly
raise one leg. Do 10 repetitions, then switch legs.
Lateral handstand leg lift
Distribute your weight between your hand and the side of your foot.
Keep your torso straight and rigid, so your body is in a straight line.
Keeping your leg straight with your toe, flex and pointing down, slowly
raise one leg. Do 10 repetitions, then switch legs.
Crunch
Lie down on your back, with your knees bent. Lift your torso up off of
the ground, make sure that your lower back is entirely off the ground,
so that someone could stick their hand underneath your back. Touch the
tops of your knees.
Back Hyper-Extensions
Lie on your stomach. Extend your legs straight, clasp your hands behind
your back. Lift your legs and your torso off of the ground as high as
you can simultaneously. Make sure you lift your upper torso and your
legs entirely off of the ground with each rep.
