{"id":5206,"date":"2009-02-05T10:13:39","date_gmt":"2009-02-05T15:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/?p=5206"},"modified":"2009-02-05T10:13:39","modified_gmt":"2009-02-05T15:13:39","slug":"top-10-core-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/top-10-core-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 Core Exercises"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">What makes up the core? The <a title=\"core \" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/tag\/core\/\" target=\"_self\">core<\/a> is your body\u2019s center of gravity. I have discussed this topic before, but I would like to reiterate the importance of a strong and stable core. The core consists of your abdominal, back, and lower back regions. A strong and stable core is vital for good balance, proper posture, and <a title=\"injury prevention\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/tag\/injury-prevention\/\" target=\"_self\">injury prevention<\/a>. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diets\/Bikini_Bootcamp\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5303\" title=\"bikini-stomach\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/02\/bikini-stomach.jpg\" alt=\"bikini stomach\" width=\"275\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"Calibri;\">A strong and stable core will help to stabilize the muscles involved with balance. These muscle regions consist of the hips, hip flexors, abdominals, and other leg muscles as well.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"Calibri;\">Proper posture is important for so many reasons, especially the older you get. Back pain, neck pain, and several other forms of pain can result from poor posture over the years.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"Calibri;\">Injury prevention is another amazing benefit of working the core. Obviously not all injuries can be prevented, but most can be or the severity of the injury can be lessened.<\/span><!--more--><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\">I work my core five to six days a week and recommend working the core as often as possible. I work my core before my actual workout and again after to cool down. For you athletes out there, a strong and stable core is vital for proper technique and helping your body not breakdown from all the contact and extra responsibilities placed on it. Below are some of the exercises you can do to strengthen and stabilize your center of gravity (core). I recommend performing twenty to as many repetitions as you can for two to three sets and as often as you can.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 10pt;\"><strong><span style=\"Calibri;\">Top 10 Core Exercises<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"0in 0in 10pt;\"><span style=\"Calibri;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/www.physicalfitnet.com\/video_syndication\/embed\/js.aspx?chid=393&amp;pid=7CD58ACC584612579209C593BF6B6F47\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes up the core? The core is your body\u2019s center of gravity. I have discussed this topic before, but I would like to reiterate the importance of a strong and stable core. The core consists of your abdominal, back, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/02\/top-10-core-exercises\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[393,54,832,268],"class_list":["post-5206","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness","tag-core","tag-injury-prevention","tag-muscles","tag-workout"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5206","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5206"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5206\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5299,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5206\/revisions\/5299"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5206"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5206"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dietsinreview.com\/diet_column\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5206"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}