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core strength

British  

noun

  1. the strength of the underlying muscles of the torso, which help determine posture

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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But I am not alone in my strange, completely out-of-character turn toward lifting weights and working on core strength.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2025

"They were staying in their house so they were losing some of their core strength by not exercising as much," he explained.

From BBC • May 17, 2025

Pilates, which was invented for rehabilitative purposes and which focuses on core strength, flexibility and balance, is generally low-intensity; the Lagree Method is high-intensity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

She attributes this to improved posture and core strength.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2025

This book's core strength lies in curating the specific details to reveal deeper, broader connections, and showing more than telling.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

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