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The Core Strength Training Exercise Everyone Should Do

A Core Strength Training Exercise - While many of us are focused on getting that perfect midsection, we don’t have to spend all of our waking hours in the gym. In fact, there’s one core exercise that everyone can do no matter where they are without anyone realizing what they’re doing. But since it’s so easy and so effective, you might want to tell everyone.

Holding it all in

While there’s a core strength training exercise for every section of the stomach as well as every training level of athlete and mortal, this doesn’t mean that we all have time to buy certain pieces of exercise equipment or lay on the floor for hours of our time. So, here’s the secret to a more firm and toned stomach – hold it in.

Most of us have pulled in our stomachs as that ex-boyfriend or girlfriend has walked up, but if we try to consciously do this core strength training exercise all the time, we will improve the muscle strength and tone of the area. Pulling in the stomach consciously is the same benefit of the crunch and any other stomach exercise, but doing it in this manner will work even better.

Why does this work so well?

Because you can hold in your stomach at any time of day, this core strength training exercise has the promise to be performed more often and more consistently. And that’s what gets results. When you’re able to do an exercise over and over, you will get the benefits of the constant muscle strain and training.

It’s also good to note that this core strength training exercise is effective because you are putting all of your efforts on the muscles that you want to train, rather than having to worry about where your arms or legs are. You can feel the muscles tensing and then relaxing, so you can feel this work with each try.

The fact that you can do this core strength training exercise anywhere allows you body to learn how to perform tasks with a strong core as well. And that is something that isn’t always easy to replicate in the gym.

Is there a trick to this?

The main idea of this core strength training exercise is to pull your stomach into your abdomen as though you were going to touch your spine with your belly button. You can either choose to pulse this contraction or you can hold it in for as long as you can stand it.

After a while, this core strength training exercise will become habit and then you’ll be able to show off the results of your ‘hard’ work.

A final note

Holding your stomach in will help with posture and core work. However, to get flat abs or a stronger mid-section, I recommend a mix of a great strength training routine, an amazing cardio program and a decent menu.



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