So while youre hitting your other muscle groups, your core is working too.
This is called anti-flexion, and its a pop in of anti-movement that really challenges core stability.
A solidcore routineshould include both anti-movement moves and movement moves, says Fagan.
Katie Thompson
A quick full-body workout in circuit form thats surprisingly challenging for your core.
All you need is 20 minutes and some dumbbells to work your coreand the rest of your body too.
The Workout
What you need:Anexercise matfor comfort and some dumbbells.
You may want a lighter set for the reverse fly and a moderate set for the other two moves.
A push-up is basically a movingplank, so its no surprise it really works your core!
To make this a compound movement, do a row from the single-leg hip hinge instead.
Because youre balancing on one leg, your core is firing to keep you stable through anti-rotation and anti-flexion.
Plank Tap
You may recognize the plank tap as a more usual abs exercise.
In this case, your core is firing through anti-extension and anti-rotation.
