Maintaining a strong, stable core is among the most common fitness recommendations given to everyone from athletes to people with chronic pain. Terms like "core exercise" and "core activation" get a ...

When it comes to training your body for optimal health, fitness professionals have varying techniques and ideas about how to get the job done. But one thing they all agree on is the importance of a ...

Physical trainers and rehabilitation specialists are increasingly focusing on a critical but often neglected muscle group that could be the key to improved core strength, better posture, and reduced ...

If you are one of the millions who suffer from chronic back pain, the solution doesn't lie in complex machines or endless rounds of traditional crunches. Modern physical therapy and fitness science ...

Katrina Carter, DPT, FNS, is a licensed travel physical therapist. She specializes in orthopedics and has a passion for providing education on nutrition for healing and overall health and wellness.

Core training after 50 deserves a more innovative approach. Your body responds better to focused tension, controlled movement, and positions that challenge stability in real-world patterns. Short ...

Many people seek out core strength exercises to help flatten their stomachs. While moves that target the abs certainly can help with that, building core strength is important for more than just ...

The path to core strength is as varied as the number of exercises that build your core system. There are hundreds of exercises from which to select when working to build the core, but this type of ...