What you'll learn

  • More than 100 lessons in this authoritative course are organized into these easy-to-follow sections:

    Getting Started: Includes the key lesson "The Importance of Core." 

     

  • Core Fitness Basics: Learn in this section about safety considerations.

     

  • Gentle Core Exercise Demonstrations:  "Home Workout" and "Home Stretches" videos appear in this section along with "Office Workout" and "Office Stretches" videos. 

  •  Core Exercise Demonstrations: Among the videos here are "Standing Core," "Floor Core," "Pilates," "Medicine Ball," "Stability Ball," "Bosu," and "Stretches."

  •  Setting Goals and Staying Motivated: Discover important tips on how to stick with your new core exercise routine.

Course description

A strong, flexible core area contributes to long-term health, vitality, and independence. 

• If you've been inactive, our "Gentle Core Exercise Demonstrations" section will help you get back in shape.

• If you've been working out all along, you'll find our "Core Exercise Demonstrations" section will share a wealth of information, including videos that illustrate how to safely perform standing core exercises, floor exercises, Pilates, and stretches. 

Also demonstrated: exercises involving a medicine ball, a stability ball, or a Bosu ball. In all, you'll find 80 videos, each one emphasizing proper form and movement. Customize your own routine by practicing exercises that work for you. In our lessons on safety, posture, alignment, and angles, you'll learn how to avoid injury.  

Each section is followed by a quiz designed to help you review important material.  

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