Posted by: elizabethmlong | September 21, 2011

Strengthening Your Core

I’m not sure when it started.  I can’t put my finger on it, but somewhere along the way I began to hear the phrase “strengthening your core.” 

Maybe it happened when yoga and Pilates came back into fashion.  Or, maybe it was there all along and I just wasn’t ready to absorb it.

Regardless, more and more health benefits are being chalked up to building a strong core.  But what is a “core?”  Turns out, it’s anything located between your shoulders and your pelvic floor. 

Learn more by watching this short video featuring fitness professional Sandy Angell from one of Texas Health’s Fitness Centers.

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