by Cori Lefkowith | Jan 9, 2015 | Blog, Exercises, Sandbag
The Sandbag is a great functional training tool because it is an awkward unstable weight, which makes our core have to work harder to stabilize with many basic movements.
The weight can also be used to mimic many of the movements we do in every day life and help us learn to recruit the correct muscles quickly and efficiently.
Rarely do you squat to pick up something as easy to grab as a barbell. More often than not you pick up something that doesn’t have handles. Or if it does have handles, the object may have an unstable weight that wants to shift on you.
That is why the Sandbag can be such a great training tool.
And with just one Sandbag, you can get in a great full-body workout.
Check out the 13 Sandbag Exercises and 3 Sandbag Workouts below.
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by Cori Lefkowith | Sep 1, 2014 | Blog, Core, Exercises
Often when people think about training their core, they think of six-pack abs and crunches.
They think about aesthetics. But core training is about more than getting six-pack abs. A strong core means less risk for pain and injury and it also means you can lift more and run faster.
Plus, core training is about more than working your abs – it is about strengthening everything from your shoulders to your knees.
Proper core training isn’t about doing a million crunches. It is about doing exercises that work everything from your shoulders to your knees.
Core training will improve your stability and strength in every plane of motion.
Below are the Best Core Training Exercises to train your core and improve your stability and strength to prevent injury and help you move better (aka run faster and lift more!).
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