Monthly Archives: May 2011

There are several different types of exercise to choose from when adding an exercise routine to your daily lifestyle. This being said, prior to deciding on a type of fitness to regularly perform, you will want to define your personal fitness goals and thereafter, determine the exercise type that best targets those goals.

If achieving improved overall core strength and toned, defined abdominals is one of your primary health and fitness goals, you are probably participating in some type of fitness program that includes regularly performing plenty a fair number of sit-ups, knee raises, and abdominal crunches. Although you are obviously on the right track, new research suggests that too many individuals with these types of core fitness workouts forget to incorporate exercises for the core area that specifically target the muscles of their back.

According to Peter Park and Dr. Eric Goodman, co-authors of a new book entitled Foundation: Redefine Your Core, Conquer Back Pain, and Move with Confidence, most people already spend plenty of time in their daily lives contracting their abs, pushing their shoulders forwards, and subsequently putting little to no resistance on their back muscles.

This occurs when you’re driving your car, sitting on the couch watching television, surfing the Web on a computer, and sitting at a desk at work. Goodman says that the key to true overall core strength is to exercise the back regularly, which, in turn, strengthens the spine and improves overall posture.