When it comes to working our core, most people’s minds often turn to lying on their backs and busting out 100 crunches. While crunches do target your abdominal muscles, there are more muscles that make up your entire core, including your spinal muscles, pelvis and glutes.
“In my experience, too many gymgoers neglect standing exercises when wanting to develop their core strength,” says Reid Stafford, Senior Personal Trainer at Ultimate Performance. “This is because they conflate ‘abs workouts’ and ‘core workouts’ as the same thing, and gravitate towards horizontal movements such as planks and crunches. But, if you want a strong core, you need to incorporate exercises you can perform while standing.”
