✅ Improve balance and stability
✅ Stability of low back
✅ Helps with good posture
BENEFITS OF CORE WORK
1
SQUAT + WOOD CHOP
Targets: obliques & quads/ glutes Grab a single dumbbell, squat and reach towards opposite foot, swing across the body to opposite corner.
2
LUNGE + DB PRESS OUT
Targets: obliques + quads/ glutes Lunge and press dumbbell forward using the shoulders and core to twist from side to side.
3
SHUFFLE THROW DOWNS
Targets: heart rate & obliques Shuffle from side to side and pretend to throw down a towel to emulate the "throw down."
4
DB KNEE PULLS
Targets: shoulders, obliques, & hips Hold dumbbell out in front of you, drive the knee to the dumbbell, using the obliques to lift the knee.
5
LEG RAISERS
Targets: rectus abdominus Keep legs long, as you lift and lower. Slightly pressing the low back down into the ground to protect the back.
6
BUTTERFLY KNEES + PRESS OUT
Targets: rectus abdominus Specifically targets the low abs. Press the hands into the dumbbells and lift legs to the sky using the low abs.
SCREENSHOT THE WORKOUT
1. Squat + Wood Chop2. Lunge + DB Press Out 3. Shuffle Throw Downs 4. DB Knee Pull 5. Leg Raisers 6. Butterfly Knees + Press Out DO IT: Perform 6 ab exercises for a 45 seconds/ 15 seconds off Repeat x 3