Core Muscles Daily Living Movement

Almost every move you make, relies on your core muscles. Located across the front, side and back of your torso these muscles are not only important for generating high levels of athletic ability but also every day basic movements we do without thinking about.

Understanding Core Muscles

The core muscles can also be referred to as several groups of muscles that work together while providing different proportions of stability and strength across your body. This group is made up of:

• Rectus Abdominis: Known as the “six-pack,” this is the most important muscle for bending forward.
• Transverse Abdominis This muscle is deep and functions as a inner girdle that helps to support your spine, hold in you internal organs.
• Obliques — This very important muscle located on the sides of your abdomen is used for twisting movements.
• Erector Spinae — Muscles along the spine that aid in back extension and keeping a posture upright

Length: Flexibility and Extension Twisting

The core lets you do the basics for life. From bending down to grab an object, reaching up high for a shelf or turning your body round to look over one shoulder (the list can go on) you are using your core muscles.

Flexibility
Your core will have to chip in for you to bend your body this way. For example, when you bend forward, your abs work to shield your back and help in the movement. An improved core also allows for greater flexibility, making the motions an active person would take more manageable.

Extension
Equally as important, extend your body. Your core muscles are what hold everything together when you stand up straight or reach with your arms overhead. Ensuring that your body is stabilized will help to maintain good posture and save you from a lot of different types discomfort as well as injuries, over the long run.

Twisting
Twist: The twist is an action that plays a part in activities as basic as turning around to glance over your shoulder and more advanced skill sports such the bat swing baseball, racket games like squash or table tennis, hammer throw, discus — basically anything for which you need stable pelvic and lower back muscles but also require them to endure rotation. The obliques are instrumental in helping us twist and turn, making it more agile while providing you a decreased odds of spraining.

Conclusion

Being on top of your core strengthening exercises is going to give you the edge when it comes to all other things that a healthy human should be able to do. Include planks, bridges and rotations to form the stiff robust core that moves while life happens. Having learned the functions of your core muscles, you can begin to recognize how vital they are and take steps toward keeping them in shape for better overall functionality & health.