Adding a Core Workout to Your Warmup Is a Game Changer—Here's How It Could Actually Help You Run Better

Doing core before you start clocking miles can save you time and help you run more efficiently.

Which strength training plan is right for your running goals?

Whether you want to master the basics or snag a PR, we have the training program for you.

If You’re Not Training Your Core Like This, You Might Be Missing Out on Serious Strength Gains

Psst: it's not another plank.

The one exercise this physical therapist does every day to run strong

A physical therapist explains how a modified side plank with a clamshell strengthens runners’ core and hips to improve ...
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What Are ‘Deep Core’ Exercises? The Workout That Will Transform Your Midsection

These deep core exercises will target the most important, but often neglected, part of your midsection to reduce back pain and improve posture. Instead, learn which muscles make up the deep core and ...

Stir the pot is the advanced plank variation to level up core strength – how to do it properly

Keeping your body controlled while moving an object develops functional core stability better than static movements ...
Self

What Exactly Is Your ‘Deep Core’—and How Do You Strengthen It?

If you’ve scrolled through GymTok recently, you’ve probably seen fit-fluencers touting “deep core exercises” as the way to a “snatched” waist. But TikTok’s missing the main point here: Your deep core ...
Health.com

5 Oblique Exercises for Stronger, More Defined Side Abs

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Your obliques are the core ...
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Obliques: The overlooked core muscles that support your spine, posture and balance

Editor’s note: Dana Santas, known as the “Mobility Maker,” is a certified strength and conditioning specialist and mind-body coach in professional sports, and is the author of the book “Practical ...

5 Standing Exercises That Shrink Belly Fat and Build Core Strength After 55

Standing exercises for belly fat after 55, with certified personal trainer Michael Betts, 5 core moves that burn calories ...
Runner's World

Add These Core Activation Exercises to Your Warmup

Case in point: You rely on your core muscles to carry you through the miles. And research shows that core strength training can improve the force you put into your steps, your overall energy transfer, ...