Welcome to CoreConditioning.com! Whether you are a runner, a bodybuilder, or just a person who wants to live a healthy life and is curious about the importance of core strength and the varieties of core strengthening exercises, you’ve come to the right place.
Perhaps you’ve seen many commercials on television advertising various CDs, DVDs and books with workout regimens and dietary advice, or even those expensive workout machines that are supposed to transform your home into a state-of-the-art fitness center. You might be considering enrolling in an exercise class — Pilates, for example — or starting a running routine, certainly a very popular way of staying fit and healthy these days. Before you make any kind of substantial investment in any of these workout methods or equipment, it is imperative that you get informed about some of the basics of maintaining good physical health.
The importance of core conditioning — of maintaining an adequate, healthy core strength, that is, strength in the central part, or core, of your body — is often overlooked in the midst of various diets and build-muscle-fast-type workout programs. Whether your long-term goal is to build muscle, increase your endurance, improve your cardiovascular system, or just stay healthy in general, it is important that you do not neglect your core strength in the process.
In the following pages, you will find useful information about some of the best core strengthening exercises — ones that are relatively easy to do and require no major investment in equipment or gym memberships — on the “Core Strength Exercises” page. If you are a runner, or are considering running frequently, check out the “Core Conditioning and Running” page, which details the particular importance of core strength for runners and how running and core strengthening exercises can work together for overall better health. Pilates, a very popular physical fitness system, is also be a great way to keep your core conditioned — more information on that under “Core Pilates.” Finally, you can find links to more resources on the “Core Conditioning Links” page.