5 core exercises for runners that also benefit every type of athlete out there

Im an Exercise PhysiologistHeres Why You Shouldnt Worry About Cortisol Spikes When You Do HIIT Workouts.

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Ready to strengthen your abs (and your hips, your legs, and your arms)?

Heres What Experts Say

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Lift your legs up and around, moving them side to side in a rainbow shape.

Keep your lower abs pulled in as you move back and forth.

Woman walking on a treadmill at the gym.

Once youre stable, keep your core engaged as you lift that top leg up and down.

confirm youre not sagging in the bottom hip, and keep your hips completely stacked.

If the leg lift is too much, you might do an isometric hold in the side plank.

Full body female athlete in sportswear using rowing machine during fitness workout in gym.

For added intensity, you’re able to hold a weight in your top hand.

Switch to do a side plank on the other side.

Keep your lower abs connected, then kick both legs up one after the other towards the sky.

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Keep your neck lifted.

double-check your hips arent too high or low, and keep extra pressure off of your lower back.

Keep your abs drawn in and bring the weight slowly down, then explode back up.

Healthy female training in the gym, performing a hip thrust.

If the weight is too intense, you’ve got the option to do the exercise without it.

Switch sides, doing a weighted wood chop on the left.

Then go through the entire cycle two more times.

A young black woman doing post-run stretches in the park on the road amidst green grass and trees.

Also try thisrunner butt workoutthatll burn out your glutes in just 10 minutes.

And be sure to cycle through thesecool-down stretcheswhen youre finished sweating.

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