My 3 Favourite Core Exercises

We all want that bangin core don't we..

But do we knowwhy we want it?

There's so much more to having a strong core than getting washboard abs...

Benefits of a strong core:

• Spinal support + stability

• Good for confidence

• Better posture

• Better balance in the gym + out

• Reduce injury risk

It's a vital part of a well-rounded, functional body so here's my 3 best core exercises (spoiler, none of them are sit ups)

1. The Hundreds

A staple pilates movement, this exercise can feel super silly but it will push you!

•Laying on your back, ensuring your low back is pressed into the floor.

•Bring your knees over your hips, or extend them for a challenge.

•Lift the shoulders off the floor, exhaling to bring the navel to the spine.

•Inhale for 5 breaths while pumping the arms by your side around 4-6 inches up + down.

•Exhale for 5 breaths.

•Repeat 20 times for a total of 100 breaths + feel the burn.

Another delicious pilates movement, this one brings the cross-body plane of movement into your core workout.

•Lying on your back, pressing the low back into the floor.

•Tuck one leg in, while extending the other. Take the hands behind the head, taking elbows wide.

•Exhale, lift the shoulders + take the opposite elbow to tucked knee.

•Inhale to lower, switch the legs + repeat.

•Complete 20 reps.

This one I love because it challenges the body in a few ways.

Get ready to test your grip! Being able to dead-hang your bodyweight is a good skill to have.

•Taking your grip just outside shoulder width, gently lower to a hang.

•Press the legs together to help engage the core.

•Inhale + exhale to pull your knees above the hips, inhale to lower.

•Repeat + try not to swing to really use the core. Go for 8 reps at a time.