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Improve Your Core with This Sport-Focused Workout
Most core workouts target your abs. But to build a properly strong core, you need to strengthen the other essential muscles supporting your core. Here’s how.
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Core musculature is much more than just your abs; it encompasses the entire torso, both your front and back, and includes deep muscles like the transverse abdominis, which wraps around the lower torso like a girdle. These muscles can be hard to train. With that in mind, follow along to better understand how to work out these lesser-known but extremely important muscle groups.
