Mountain Climbers are an easy and effective body weight exercise that can be done at home, at a park, or in the gym. They provide a full body work out for strength building as well as a great cardiovascular workout – Warning: this exercise might cause excessive perspiration! Using all...
In Vancouver, standup paddle boarding, also known as SUP, is one of the most popular summertime water activities, and it’s easier than you think! You'll get a core and leg workout from maintaining your balance, and it's a great off-season training activity for both skiers and snowboarders. Flat water boards...
Stir the pot - no, not the chili - the exercise that is touted as one of the best core exercises on the planet by Canada's own top spine researcher Prof. Stuart McGill, should be considered as an addition to your workout routine as soon as possible (after consulting a...
Ask anyone who steps into my Chiropractor and Sport Therapy Clinic- I am a HUGE advocate for introducing core exercises into your home care regime. Stretching is important too, but it’s if you don’t have the muscle endurance to keep those joint where they are meant to be, you will...
Another great core exercise to add to your arsenal. This particular exercise focuses on internal and external obliques, transverse abdominals, and paraspinals. I would consider this a more advanced core exercise as it takes quite a bit of dynamic stability and control when on the ball. First, start by grabbing...
This is a great core exercise geared towards those just starting out and/or anyone who has suffered from any type of sciatic pain, disc pathology, or spinal stenosis. This core strengthening exercise is one of my personal favourites as it can easily be modified to increase or decrease difficulty depending...
I feel great! Do I still need to do core exercises? Yes, yes, and yes! I’m sure yo’ve heard the old adage "if you don't use it, you’ll lose it.” Well even though you may think you are doing tons of core work when you are at the gym by...