{"id":950,"date":"2011-07-28T11:40:16","date_gmt":"2011-07-28T11:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/?p=950"},"modified":"2011-07-28T11:40:16","modified_gmt":"2011-07-28T11:40:16","slug":"core-talk-what-is-it-exactly-why-do-we-need-to-strengthen-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/?p=950","title":{"rendered":"CORE Talk: What is it Exactly? Why do we need to Strengthen it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>CORE<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>(&#8216;Kor): &#8220;the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dictionary.com\/\">www.dictionary.com<\/a><\/em> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The muscles associated with <em>CORE<\/em> Stability are muscles that link the trunk-abdominal region to the shoulder girdle and pelvic region.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>When people hear the word <em>CORE<\/em> they normally think about the abdominal region of the body; however, <em>CORE<\/em> stability actually involves all of the muscles that stabilize the torso, the muscles that maintain the position of the scapula, as well as the lower body muscles that stabilize the pelvis.<\/li>\n<li>The combination of all the stabilizer muscles of the body working in good order creates a strong<em> CORE<\/em> and a stable base.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-955\" title=\"120-1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/120-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/120-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/120-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/120-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">WHY DO WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN OUR CORE?<\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Exercising the <em>CORE<\/em> muscles helps stabilize the torso and create a strong base to transfer forces applied to the body in everyday life.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Having a strong CORE helps maintain proper posture in sitting and standing positions.\u00a0 This will prevent neck and back pain commonly resulting after sitting hunched over a computer for long hours, standing with an enhanced lumbar curve, or subconsciously leaning to one side in either sitting or standing positions.<\/li>\n<li>Maintaining a strong <em>CORE<\/em> helps prevent injury in sport as well as everyday life due to the body\u2019s ability to effectively transfer force.<\/li>\n<li>Having a weak link in the body is just like having a faulty foundation board in a building.\u00a0 Once force is applied to that building it will collapse because of the one weak link, the same theory applies to the body and associated injury.<\/li>\n<li>A common injury associated with poor <em>CORE<\/em> strength is lower back pain.\u00a0 This is because the abdominal and hip muscles are supposed to work with the lower back to withstand forces applied to the body; however, very often these muscles are not strong enough, which causes the lower back to take more strain than it can handle and usually results in overuse and injury.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Poor CORE strength in combination with muscular imbalances (tight\/weak muscles) can also be the culprit in causing pelvic misalignment pre-disposing people to hip, foot, or knee pain.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Strengthening and learning to properly \u201cengage\u201d your <em>CORE<\/em> musculature will increase postural awareness and in turn decrease the risk of injury in the future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><em>AVOID INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH POOR CORE STRENGTH BY LEARNING HOW TO PROPERLY \u201cENGAGE\u201d AND STABILIZE YOUR CORE.\u00a0 ATHLETE OR NOT, CORE AWARENESS IS FOR <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">EVERYONE!!<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Email <a href=\"mailto:Michelle@CORE-Condition.com\">Michelle@CORE-Condition.com<\/a> for more information and tips on how to begin training your CORE strength and stability.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Roots BA Kin, CSCS, PES<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.core-condition.com\/\">www.CORE-Condition.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CORE(&#8216;Kor): &#8220;the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything&#8221; 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