core strength
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Whereas surfing is beneficial for building core strength and balance, yoga is helpful for mobility and proprioception, for example.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 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
It sowed the seed for the idea of a wobble board which could heighten core strength through muscle movement, training the body to learn healthy patterns which promote overall stability.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 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
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
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