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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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There are many examples of women returning to the top of their sports after becoming mothers but gymnastics, where vital pelvic floor and core strength are both weakened during pregnancy, is different.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

Six nights a week, he spends 90 minutes on an elliptical—“I don’t like the bike, it’s not good for my rear”—before some core strength training with a Pilates reformer-like Megaformer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

"When you think he should be on the defensive, he's able to use that core strength and come back on the offensive."

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

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

I can’t even imagine the kind of core strength that it takes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2025

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