Want to take a slapshot or hit a baseball? The more you rotate as a single piece, the greater the power you deliver.Want to sink a fadeaway jumper? If your body is moving in a single piece, your arms and wrists have a more stable platform to launch the ball. Same goes for throwing and receiving a football.Want to kick a soccer ball harder and more accurately? Drive off the tee farther? Smash a tennis ball, volleyball or badminton birdie? Hold the tuck on a dive from the high board?Core strength is at the core.
Category: <span>Yoga</span>
I actually set out to write this yesterday, but the story got sidetracked into riffing on cravings vs temptations, and working out even when you’re feeling lousy. Show up, pay…
One of the benefits I’ve received from my years of yoga and Pilates is a tremendous increase in core strength and stability. That I actually needed this came as a…
Yoga is a diet? Erm, Andrew, you’ve been banging away about yoga as a vigorous, whole body workout. What’s this, “Yoga is a diet” stuff. It’s no secret that I…
I’ve written about living a healthy lifestyle, with hard, regular exercise as its cornerstone. That doing so will transform your body, your diet, your mind and your relationships. The problem…