Strengthen your posture and get rid of low-back tension with this 10 minute core workout by Colette Dong. If you spend most of your day sitting and feel your low back getting tight, this is the perfect workout for you.
The top layer of your abdomen that flexes your trunk.Internal obliques:One of the innermost muscles of of your abdomen that holds your internal organs in place.The innermost layer of muscle in your back that stabilizes your spine.Your core is the foundation of your body, and any movement from either your upper or lower body originates from there.Think of your core like the foundation of a house: The foundation is the load bearing portion of that house.
Press through your palms to lift yourself up into the top of a push-up position. Your body should make a straight line from your heels through your hips to the top of your head.Look at the floor directly below your head to keep your neck in a neutral position.To make a plank easier, you can drop down to your knees. When doing a knee plank, still make sure your body is in alignment from head to hip. You can also perform a plank on your elbows if you have any wrist pain.
Squeeze your abs and simultaneously lift and reach your right arm in front of you, and your left leg behind you.“Rotational work, like chops, is a great way to use your core in a transverse—aka horizontal—plane,” Chakoian says. “A chop consists of moving your body from one direction to another opposing direction to create that transverse effect.”