Working Strong

Avigail wrote a great post yesterday about the importance of training your core not for appearance’s sake but because it is the source of your power.  In that spirit, here are some exercises that work multiple muscles in and around your core.  Trust me — these exercises will not give you a washboard six pack [...]

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The Whack Six Pack

In celebration of winter’s end–which judging by the recent weather may be closer than I’d previously assumed–I’d like to dedicate this article deconstructing the infamous abdomen. With Spring Break less than a week away, I’ve noticed more gym patrons down on the mats, trying to get their midsections in shape for their poolside vacations. Fitness [...]

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Your Daily Apple: Strengthening Your Running Body

Interested in becoming a better runner? Runner’s World magazine offers great advice in an article available on their website about the importance of strengthening the core muscles — the muscles in your abs, back, and pelvis. Working your core doesn’t just give you flat abs like the ones plastered on most of the magazine covers [...]

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