Not only does doing core exercises help you get a more toned stomach, it also helps you with any of your heavy compound lifts like Squat, Deadlift, Bench press etc. It might make no sense to think how this is the case but when doing these lifts a lot of your power and explosive strength comes from your core. It also prevents injury for example when doing a squat you need a good core to do more heavy lifts without a good core it can lead to serious low back pain. Doing core workouts helps to stabilize and align the spine, ribs and pelvis of a person to withstand static and dynamic force. It improves humans respiratory function, your respiratory function is what helps you breath it allows you to absorb oxygen more stable. Enhances neuromuscular efficiency throughout the body and neuromuscular control for efficient movement and physical positioning.

Great core workouts

Here is just a few easy core workouts that any new gym member can do.

• Leg raises
• Plank
• Side plank
• Superman
• Bridge
• Single-leg Abdominal press