Four Key Core Exercises For Runners
- By Linzay Logan
- Published Feb. 16, 2012
- Updated Feb. 1, 2013 at 9:04 AM UTC
Reduce the risk of injuries without ever leaving your living room!
Strong legs are a must for runners, but to become a more resilient athlete making sure you have strong core is key.
“[Core] muscles are vital and they don’t always get worked enough with just running,” explained Carl Leivers, an Atlanta-based running coach. “If you don’t have hours to spend in the gym it’s always best to focus on core muscles—and not just abs. Back muscles are just as important and are often ignored.”
Related: The Four Best Strength Training Exercises For Runners
Here are four of the most effective core strengthening exercises for distance runners and other endurance athletes. No gym necessary–all you need is a little floor space!
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Linzay Logan
Linzay Logan is the copy editor for Competitor magazine and cares about punctuation probably a little too much. She particularly loves to avoid commas as well as add exclamation points whenever she can get away with it! She also loves to run marathons and half-marathons—probably a little too much. Don’t let her small size fool you; she’ll still try to outrun you anytime. Even though chances are she probably can’t.