Stay young with effective, efficient core strength training that will enhance your spine’s stability and re-educate correct muscle activation patterns. From swinging a golf club to carrying a bag of groceries, the core is everything. Balance, agility and youthful stature are just a few of the benefits of a toned and powerful midsection. Core Strength for fifty+ has everything you need to: Improve posture Enhance sports performance Guarantee low back health Avoid injury With workouts ranging from basic mat work routines to unstable training with foam rollers and stability balls, Core Strength for 50+ provides more than 75 exercises that build and maintain strong muscles in the abs, obliques, lower back and butt.

Strengthen your core and boost your confidence with 5-minute exercise routines for seniors Having a strong core can improve mobility, reduce aches and pains, prevent falls, and build everyday confidence. 5-Minute Core Exercises for Seniors makes it easy to incorporate daily exercise for seniors, with a collection of 40 individual movements and 25 quick routines for strengthening the major core muscles. This guide to exercise for seniors helps you: Get to know your core—Learn the muscle groups that make up your core, the benefits of keeping them strong, the importance of breathing and stretching, and the latest science behind exercise for seniors. Enjoy a wide variety of exercises—Discover a range of seated, standing, on-the-mat, and weighted exercises that mimic everyday movement and don't require any special equipment. Follow step-by-step instructions—Find how-tos and illustrations for engaging the right muscles and preventing injury, as well as tips to increase or decrease the intensity of each movement to meet your needs. Improve strength, balance, and confidence with this detailed introduction to core exercise for seniors.

From the author of the national bestseller The Complete Book of Abs comes the definitive book on the Next Big Thing in fitness -- core training From the bestselling author of The Complete Book of Abs comes this comprehensive guide to a new movement in fitness: core training. The body's "core" refers to the muscles that comprise the center of your body: the muscles of the abdomen, lower back, butt, and hips. With the increasing popularity of yoga and Pilates -- both of which depend on strong core muscles -- the fitness community has turned its focus from the abs to the core. The Brungardt brothers simple 9-week program is based on over 100 exercises and includes workouts appropriate for beginners and fitness enthusiasts alike. This book will help men and women of all body types and fitness levels to strengthen their core for better mobility, posture, and physique. Get ready to get fit!

Strengthen Your Core is the book for individuals who want a safe and effective core exercise program to improve posture, enhance performance, and strengthen from head to toe. Over one hour of video tutorials accompany Strengthen Your Core that explain the key concepts in core strengthening. Video content is available online at www.melioguide.com. The book covers the theory behind core strength and provides detailed descriptions of each of the Plank and Side Plank poses for all client levels-from beginners just starting to build core strength to advanced elite athletes wanting to gain that competitive edge. Core exercises are organized by level-Beginner, Active, Athletic, and Elite. Over 70 Plank and Side Plank poses are described (with photo illustrations).

Are you ready for a stronger, sleeker, slimmer belly? If so, then this book is for you! Introductory special - includes a free bonus audio (see below). Experience 50 of the very best ab and stomach exercises from Yoga, Pilates and other fitness modalities. They have been carefully selected for their ability to produce quick results and are fun to do. ABS! Goes well beyond old fashioned crunches and sit-up so you can have an extremely effective abs workout. Whether your belly is on the soft side or you're a high level athlete, you'll find a great variety of ab exercises that will target all four major groups of abdominal muscles, categorized by easy, moderate and challenging - so it is great for all levels of fitness. This book doesn't make extreme promises like getting ripped abs in 6 days, doesn't recommend crazy diets that you're dying to get off of in a week, and there isn't a lot of technical mumbo-jumbo! When you purchase this book you will get highly effective ab and stomach exercises that will help you strengthen, tone and get a flat belly - in a healthy way. Benefits of ab and stomach exercises: *Prevent / reduce back problems & pain *Get a slim, strong, sexy, belly. *Improve energy *Enhance athletic performance *Better posture *Improve digestion *Prevents hernias *And more! Chapters include: 50 of the best exercises for your abs with photos and clear instructions, discussion of the many benefits of core exercises, overview of anatomy and more! Get a FREE BONUS audio "Yoga for a strong core" workout when you order this book; a $9.95 value. A download link is provided on the about the author page in the book. ABS! is written by yoga and fitness expert Howard VanEs, author of 5 yoga/fitness books including "Ageless Beauty & Timeless Strength" and "Beginning Yoga: A Practice Manual."

Building good core strength is key to fitness, helping to improve mobility, correcting poor posture, and reducing the risk of injury. Featuring more than 150 exercises and a range of specially commissioned programs designed for a wide range of activities, sports, and goals, The Complete Core Strength offers everything you need to get the very best results from your workouts.