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  1. Core exercises: Why you should strengthen your core muscles - Mayo Clinic

    Core exercises can help tone your abs. Want more-defined stomach muscles? Core exercises are important. While it takes aerobic activity to burn fat in your ...

  2. Exercises to improve your core strength - Mayo Clinic

    Use these core-strength exercises to tone your core muscles, including abdominal muscles, back and pelvis.

  3. Core Muscle Strength — Why it's Important to Maintain - Mayo Clinic News Network

    The roof is the diaphragm, the large muscle below the lungs. The base includes the pelvic floor and girdle of muscles around the hips. The abdominal muscles are ...

  4. Reasons to Care About Your Core - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Because of the tendency to neglect this group of muscles, it's important to know the benefits your body receives from core muscle exercise. “The muscles around ...

  5. Got glutes? Part 1 — The role of the gluteus maximus and healthy activation patterns in core stabilization - Mayo Clinic

    Mayo Clinic physiatrist Jane Konidis, M.D., reviews core and gluteal musculature anatomy and muscular slings, and normal and pathological activation ...

  6. Fitness training: Elements of a well-rounded routine - Mayo Clinic

    Core exercises. The muscles in the stomach area, also called abdomen, lower back and pelvis are known as the core muscles. Core muscles help protect the back ...

  7. Housecall: Why the core is key - Mayo Clinic News Network

    Core exercises train the muscles in your pelvis, lower back, hips and abdomen to work in harmony. From improving your balance and toning your abs to helping you ...

  8. A Study of Muscle Activation of Shoulder Complex and Spine Stabilizers during the Standard Push-up and Pushing Exercises using a Suspension Strap Training System - Mayo Clinic

    Core muscles provide a stable base for limb movement. Little research has been done looking at specific core and extremity muscle activation with ...

  9. Mayo Clinic Q and A: 5 elements of a balanced fitness routine

    You also can try pullups, pushups, leg squats or abdominal crunches. Core exercises use the muscles in your abdomen, lower back and pelvis. These exercises ...

  10. Pregnancy exercises - Mayo Clinic

    The following exercises that focus on core muscles can help improve muscle tone, strength and endurance. ... To strengthen your back and abdominal muscles, try ...