Category Archives: core

Four Exercises You Should Do Every Day

Posted on July 19, 2018 by admin

You don’t need to spend hours a day working out or a gym full of fancy equipment. A few minutes per day of a focused practice with just you vs gravity can take you far. I chose the word “practice” … Continue reading →

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Build a better butt (Even if you aren’t 22 and don’t have a thigh gap)

Posted on September 14, 2017 by admin

You might think by the title that this would just be about vanity.
Something that would be nice to have, but hey, you’ve got things to do, and besides, that sort of thing takes too much time, way too much focus on yourself, and the payoff is strictly what gets seen in the mirror.
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Baby Got Back

Posted on July 14, 2015 by admin

I hate the word “core” because that’s synonymous with late night infomercials and thirty day plank challenges to be completed while also doing lemon juice cleanses. So, I use the word “midsection” because it’s a less loaded term.

Are the muscles around the front, back and side balanced and working well together? There’s no one single magical muscle group. Is the workload shared and not just piled onto one area? That’s the real question and addressing the sway that sway is a big part of the picture.
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Three Great Workouts in 15 Minutes or Less

Posted on March 5, 2013 by admin

I have to admit that I was not feeling much like training the last few days. Energy is finite, so spending more of it on aikido has meant less of it for other forms of working out. But, if I … Continue reading →

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