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Establishing Core Strength I

Beginner II
(188 Reviews)
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This class is meant to be a part of a series that you can see in our program Establish Your Core Stability and Strength and on our Yoga for Beginners page. After you have learned how to breathe and engage your core and stretch your body while your core is engaged, now David teaches you how to strengthen your core. Core strength will not only make you stronger and protect your spine, it will make you feel taller and lighter in your everyday life.

Equipment

  • Block

Focus

  • Core Strength
  • Strength

Style

  • Hatha Yoga
  • Yoga for Back Care
kitty-kat
January 16, 2019
Comment:

This one was a challenge for me. I not have great or even good core muscles yet, but I'm working on it. Over all, a great class. Thank you David.

Sebastiantanner94
January 16, 2019
Comment:

It took me all day to convince myself to do this class, but I'm glad I did. I will have to make sure to go back through all the foundational stuff when I get done with the challenge! It is both challenging, in that it feels like a worthwhile workout, and it helps me with posture in my everyday life. I have been noticing that with each one of these I learn a new way to carry myself throughout the day.
I had one question, When I was doing the leg lifts, I felt the groin muscles, but not the lower back, I was also having a hard time understanding what you meant with clenching the waist(?), would those two things be connected?
Thank you, David!

Comment Replies

David Procyshyn
January 17, 2019
Comment:

Great to hear that! To answer your question, the groin is where you want to feel the working muscle when doing a leg lift (it's actually the psoas). It's good that you don't feel the lower back, since it's a sign that you are using your core well. Clenching the waist means to cinch the muscles in around the waist, like a corset (squeezing in on all sides). Does that make sense?

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Sebastiantanner94
January 18, 2019
Comment:

Okay, I think I had just misunderstood, then! I'm glad I only feel it in my psoas! Yes, that makes sense. I was just practicing it while I was typing this. Thank you!

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