This is the one exercise variation that a movement specialist says we should all do to build core strength and stability

A woman in officewear sits in a chair performing a seated windmill. Her legs are hip-width apart, feet on the floor, her torso is twisted toward her left leg and her right hand is touching the floor as her left hand reaches toward the ceiling. Her torso .

Your body is at its most efficient when it can move comfortably. And if you want to keep moving with ease, you need to do exercises that work your body through different directions, including rotation.

“Rotational training is often overlooked in traditional fitness routines, which tend to focus on forward-backward movements, known as the sagittal plane. But life happens in all three planes of motion,” says Dr Matt Cifelli, a rehabilitation and movement specialist from Attain Physical Therapy.