Core-Stability Exercises That Do More For Your Abs Than Crunches Ever Could

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Core Stability Exercise: Bear Hold

The bear hold is a core stability exercise. Maintaining good form while holding your body up seems simple, but it's not. The deep core muscles that stabilize your spine and pelvis, known as the transverse abdominis.

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Core Stability Exercise: Elbow Plank

You may increase your core stability and strength by performing planks. Begin on the floor, hands and knees. With your elbows exactly beneath your shoulders, drop onto your forearms.

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Core Stability Exercise: Tabletop Hold

A favorite technique among trainers, the tabletop hold targets even the deepest muscles and is an excellent exercise for core strength and stability. "This is a great exercise to build endurance of your deepest abdominal muscle, the transverse abdominu.

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Core Stability Exercise: Glute Bridge

The glute bridge is another core stability exercise that Stokes adores because, well, your glutes are a part of your core. "Remember, you want to lift to a glute-engaged position, not a hyperextended low-back position," Stokes advises.

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Core Stability Exercise: Bird Dog

According to Stokes, the bird dog is a fantastic additional core stability exercise that you can incorporate into your routine. This pose, which you might have seen in a yoga session, helps you practice maintaining your core stability while moving both your arms and legs. 

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Core Stability Exercise: Dead Bug

According to physical therapist Alina Kennedy, CSCS, owner of Sprint Rehab, "the more stable the core is, the more support it is able to provide the arms and legs during exercise," POPSUGAR is informed. She suggests using core stability exercises.

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Core Stability Exercise: Side Bridge

The side bridge is another technique that I find useful for core stability. It engages your obliques as well as some of your smaller hip muscles, which contribute to the stability and strength of your entire core.