An important part of any workout is to work on your core muscles. A strong core is the foundation for a strong body. Without that strong core, any other workouts you do will be less effective, too.
A few times a week, everyone should hit the abs hard.
Avoiding this core component can leave you, well, a little soft in the middle. I don’t want any spare tire other than the one in the trunk of my car. So, I make sure that I hit the abs during most of my workouts.
Unfortunately, I find that it can be difficult to always have proper form when doing abdominal workouts. It is so easy to get sloppy, and then, really, what’s the point of the workout? Nobody wants to waste their time. So, I was recently looking for a little refresher and came across this great video.
Some great reminders about keeping your core aligned to really target those abdominal muscles properly.
Some of the more helpful tips to remember include supporting your head properly, keeping your neck aligned, tilting your pelvis, tightening the lower abdominal muscles, using proper breathing techniques, and making slow, deliberate movements rather than quick, jerky ones.
The video shows several different ways that you can effectively target the different muscles in your abdominal region.
It just doesn’t make sense to spend time working out the wrong way. Occasionally, little reminders and refreshers can keep us all on the way to staying in great shape!
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