Yes Iโm running an April Abs Challenge but I also want you to ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. โฃ
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We always hear the saying, ๐ข๐ฃ๐ด ๐ข๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ฏ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ต๐ค๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ฏ. But, the reality is theyโre revealed in the kitchen, and still made in the gym. Just like any other muscle group, in order to build stronger ones, we need to train them. โฃ
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๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐ญ๐๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ: โฃ
A low enough body fat to visibly see them. โฃ
Thicker muscle bellies that are more visible giving you that six pack appearance.โฃโฃ
Some of this also comes down to genetics, the structure of your body, and many other factors we have little control over. โฃ
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But while visible abs are great, the reason we actually want to train our core is a whole lot different. โฃ
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And full honesty, having a low enough body fat to visibly see abs may not put your body in the healthiest or happiest state. (๐ง๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ญ๐บ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆโ๐ด ๐ข ๐ธ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ช๐ง๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ฏ ๐ผ ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฃ๐ด). โฃ
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So why train your core? โฃ
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Your core is not just those 6 pack abs, it is the entire base of support for your entire body. โฃ
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It includes your ab muscles, pelvic floor, the back muscles that stabilize your spine, and your diaphragm (your muscle used to breathe). โฃ
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It helps with everything from posture, to balance and stability, rotational movements, and is one of the most common ways to prevent or manage low back injury. โฃ
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Long story shortโฆ if you want to move well and stay injury free until youโre 90, a stronger core is going to allow you to do that. โฃ
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So stop chasing those 6 pack abs and start focusing on health, longevity, and moving well. โฃ
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Fuel your body well in the kitchen and trust with time your hard work will appear. โฃ
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AND if you want to train your core with me, hop in our ๐
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๐๐ณ๐ฆ ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ ๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ช๐ต ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ฎ๐ฆ? ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ตโ๐ด ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ณ ๐ง๐ข๐ท๐ฐ๐ณ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐น๐ฆ๐ณ๐ค๐ช๐ด๐ฆ? ๐๐ฐ๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ณ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ต๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ต๐ณ๐ข๐ช๐ฏ ๐ช๐ต? โฃ
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P.S. This picture was my pre-surgery core and Iโm working hard to get back there because I know I was at my healthiest, fittest, and most functional. One day at a time. โฃ
