You’ll probably be pleased to hear that doing endless amounts of crunches aren’t going to build a strong core. After all, the core is made up of multiple muscles around the trunk of your body and back, it’s not just your abs. However, this workout from personal trainer, James Stirling, also known as The London Fitness Guy, targets all of them in three simple moves. Better still, it’ll take you around nine minutes to complete. You just need a single dumbbell for one of them, or a heavy water bottle.
Speaking about the core in his Instagram video, James says: “A common misconception is the more visible the abs are, the stronger the core is. A strong core actually refers to the deep muscles that are at least one layer below the surface muscles, the core areas is also called the lumbo-pelvic-hip complex (LPHC) and it stabilises the upper and lower body.” It also aids our balance, posture (which can reduce back pain) and improve athletic performance.
