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Bryony Firth-Bernard

Three overrated core exercises and what you should do instead

A man performing Russian twists exercise.

When you don’t have hours each week to train, you need to be smart in your exercise selection, opting for the ones that’ll deliver the biggest payoff. That can be pretty hard, especially when social media is filled with questionable workout advice, particularly when it comes to core training.

To make sure you get the most from your session, Steve Chambers, Personal Trainer and Gym Manager at Ultimate Performance, highlights three overrated core exercises and offers alternatives that you should focus on instead. We’re not saying the below exercises are terrible and you should never ever do them, but they certainly won’t deliver the most bang for your buck, if a stronger core is your ultimate goal.

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