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Beginner: Strengthen Core

aksmitty1981
aksmitty1981 Posts: 75 Member
edited January 13 in Fitness and Exercise
I’ve been working on losing weight over the past year through dieting and watching my calorie intake. I’m at the point now where I want to begin strengthening my core. I know there are various types of crunches I can do for my abdominal muscles but I’m not sure what to do besides push-ups for my chest. I’m currently not a member to a gym and I don’t have any free weights. Does anyone have any suggestions to help me out?

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  • dmcw19
    dmcw19 Posts: 129
    planks! They are killer, but work great!
  • LauraAXL
    LauraAXL Posts: 2 Member
    I've been having physio for a back injury and have been given lots of exercises for strengthening my core; just type it into google. I think mine are from Nuffield health but there's lots out there, maybe even YouTube aswell for demo videos.
  • jimmie65
    jimmie65 Posts: 655 Member
    Push-ups and all the variations of push-ups ought to be all you need. Try elevating your feet for a more intense workout.
  • aksmitty1981
    aksmitty1981 Posts: 75 Member
    Thanks! I can't believe I didn't think about Google... I Google everything and it didn't even cross my mind.
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