Core stability exercises have become main stream, with rehabilitative methodologies now
being applied to healthy athletes. A popular trend has been to perform resistance exercises …

In recent years, fitness practitioners have increasingly recommended core stability exercises
in sports conditioning programs. Greater core stability may benefit sports performance by …

During the past decade, core stability train-ing has become one of the most widely promoted
concepts within the fitness industry. Books and articles have been written that are entirely …

Background Core stability training has grown in popularity over 25 years, initially for back
pain prevention or therapy. Subsequently, it developed as a mode of exercise training for …

Core strengthening and stability exercises have become key components of training
programs for athletes of all levels. The core muscles act as a bridge between upper and …

Most competitive athletes perform core-stability training to some extent. In the slideshow
accompanying this article we provide a critical overview of scientific studies exploring the …

Minimal evidence supports the claim that core stability training transfers into improved
performance and the most effective training method to perform core exercises is still …

Over the last two decades, exercise of the core muscles has gained major interest in
professional sports. Research has focused on injury prevention and increasing athletic …

Core stability and core strength have been subject to research since the early 1980s.
Research has highlighted benefits of training these processes for people with back pain and …

Introduction: The training of core muscles is key in sports training to improve performance
and reduce the risk of injuries. However the most effective method to improve core …