Core (or girdle) exercises

AlsDonkBoxSquat

Okay, so I need some serious help. I don't generally just do any sort of core work. I teach group fit classes, so I do core for one song for that and whatever Awyn tells me to do in NROL4W. This Thursday I was asked to sub in for a core class, I have to fill 30 minutes with girdle work and have NO idea what to do. I'm going at 12:15 to take the format that I'm subbing in for to get an idea of what the class looks like regularly, but . . .

Please give me some of your favorite core exercises that you do, have done, as I am really at a loss for ideas. Thanks!

Curvimami

Bicycle crunches, and planks are great for working all of your core muscles

AlsDonkBoxSquat

to add, I was thinking about a planking track already with some prone planks, some side planks, and then leveling up the prone planks with walking and the side planks with some twisting movements.

DavPul

This thread worries me greatly. Not trying to be rude, but perhaps someone that has experience/training should be leading the class? Or worst case didn't someone teach the class last week that you can crib ideas from?

TinaDay1114

Plank rows, too? We've also done bridge exercises w/leg extensions/lifts. V-sits lowering weight from 1 side to the other. We've also done a lot of roll ups, with 1straight arm holding a dumbbell throughout (25), then other arm (25), then both arms w/the weights (25),. then no weights (25) for 100 total.

Good luck!

steveinct

Mountain climbers, Burpees (yes, I said burbees), Superman back extensions (can always do the superman / banana roll for 10 second holds), wood choppers, standing bicycle crunches, one leg stiff leg deadlifts (since it is a class, you have to go with no weight, high reps), etc, etc, etc,

AlsDonkBoxSquat

This thread worries me greatly. Not trying to be rude, but perhaps someone that has experience/training should be leading the class? Or worst case didn't someone teach the class last week that you can crib ideas from?

You wouldn't know this because you made an assumption instead of asking, but I am an experienced group ex instructor, I just don't normally teach 30 minutes of core. I like to get ideas from things that others like to do so that it's not a class focused about what I like and would be successful at. I can do 10 minutes of a variety of planks of planks, 10 of supine work, and 10 of a variety of crunches, but I'd rather make it fun.