Core Strength: What is it and why is it important?

Core strength is considered an important part of physical health and fitness. It’s the foundation, as you are only as strong as your core. You may have seen many people lifting heavy weights but in many cases their core isn’t strong enough and eventually they’ll injure. They can lift these weights because they have very strong arm and legs but their core is left behind. This leaves them with a weaker foundation and a higher risk of injury.

In the tutorial above you’ll learn how to build a stronger core that’s healthier and fitter. You’ll learn this from 4 main points:

1. Definition of core strength
2. Simple anatomy of your core
3. Exercise for your core
4. Why is it important? 

Definition of core strength

It’s important to learn the definition of core strength because it helps you understand what exercises to do and how to do them.

Simple anatomy of your core

There are a few fundamentals that add to the definition. It’s the next layer of information you need to help you do the right exercises correctly. Many people misunderstand the definition of core strength and choose the wrong exercises. They also don’t realise how the core works and this takes them further away from strengthening their core. Getting these 2 steps right makes the exercises fall into place and seem logical.

Exercises for your core

In gym around the world people are doing exercises for their core but realise it’s not making their core stronger. The exercises might be making a muscle stronger but that’s different to core strength.

Why is it important?

When you get to the final slide you’ll understand what exercise give you core strength and what exercises don’t. You’ll also know what that many of the exercises you’ve been told are beneficial aren’t.