“Tighten Up Your Core With This At-Home Bodyweight Circuit” is a new video from the website Stack.com showing how to strengthen your core muscles just using your bodyweight. The stack.com is a website designed for amateur exercisers and the article written by Ben Boudro shows how even without weights you can strengthen your core.
Boudro has a BA in Kinesiology and a Masters in Sports Administration, making him an excellent resource for those looking to start on those New Year’s resolutions.
How Does This Core Circuit Work?
In the article Boudro walks through one single exercise circuit that includes four moves in order to strengthen your core using your weight and a little bit of physics. The movements are meant to be done one after the other, three times. What is important with Boudro’s lesson is that it requires no weights, no fancy equipment, just a willingness to be in better shape.
The first move works your rectus abdominus and your obliques. While the video in the article demonstrates the movements and motions, the individual pictures and comments complement the video to explain why exactly one is exercising in the way that they are.
The technique is meant to be a nice quick workout with each round lasting no longer than a minute. A rest should be taken between each round and it is important to consult professional health if you feel pain that is concerning.
The technique is made for those who are looking to do a quick exercise on their core rather than an extensive workout routine. It should only about five and a half minutes to complete and can be done anywhere one might feel comfortable doing sit-ups or other exercises that require your back to be on the floor.
Who Makes The Stack?
The Stack.com is a website dedicated to personal fitness for both professionals and amateurs. It works with a series of partner organizations like Yahoo! Sports, Fox Sports, Foot Locker and Men’s Fitness to name a few.
This core video is one of many various videos that this website offers for free. Their goals is to provide tools so that individuals can succeed on their own terms.
Should You Watch This video?
Boudro does a good job of breaking down each step using a combination of videos and pictures. If you are not looking for a way to develop your core, this probably will not be a video for you. If, however, you are one of many people who are looking for a way to do a quick ab workout in an otherwise busy day then this might be a great opportunity for you.
For example, if you are looking for some exercise while you wait for food to cook, the rests in between each rep would allow you to continue making an easy dinner while getting in some strength building. To watch the video and learn more about this exercise read here: http://www.stack.com/a/at-home-bodyweight-core-circuit
While the video and article might feel initially intimidating, the steps are laid out so simply that anyone could follow them. A gym membership though costs money, and requires one to travel outside of their home, maybe even find a personal trainer.
If you would like to strengthen your core over a period of time then this one exercise might help you, although healthy exercise is a holistic enterprise. The exercise from the outside looks doable, even for those who are not exercise enthused.
