I'm hearing alot about working the core muscles. When i ask my coach to define them, she vaguely motions to her hips and stomach.
What are the core body muscles?
Why are they getting so much attention, recently?
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Originally posted by suares
Thank you - Good explaination..
I've only recently heard the term; is it a new one?
I first heard the term 6 years ago, but I have a swimming book written 9 years ago that makes reference to it. I don't know whether you consider that new.
And why do we call them "core" muscles.
Because they are located in the central part of your body as opposed to your extremities.
Are they only core to swimming and other balance sports?
Not really. If you think about how somebody pitches a baseball, they don't just stand there and throw it with their arm. They step back with one foot, lean back, twist to the side, and as they throw it, they step forward and lean forward. While we talk about a pitcher's "pitching arm", in reality the arm is just the delivery system for what the pitcher's core body is doing.
The core body is important because the core body muscles typically get a better workout from our daily activities than do the muscles in our extremities, and therefore the core body muscles tend to be stronger.
Originally posted by suares
Thank you - Good explaination..
I've only recently heard the term; is it a new one?
I first heard the term 6 years ago, but I have a swimming book written 9 years ago that makes reference to it. I don't know whether you consider that new.
And why do we call them "core" muscles.
Because they are located in the central part of your body as opposed to your extremities.
Are they only core to swimming and other balance sports?
Not really. If you think about how somebody pitches a baseball, they don't just stand there and throw it with their arm. They step back with one foot, lean back, twist to the side, and as they throw it, they step forward and lean forward. While we talk about a pitcher's "pitching arm", in reality the arm is just the delivery system for what the pitcher's core body is doing.
The core body is important because the core body muscles typically get a better workout from our daily activities than do the muscles in our extremities, and therefore the core body muscles tend to be stronger.
