Easy exercises for building core strength (for beginners)

[pinkroxy]

Anyone know of any good exercises for building up strength in the abdominal area and the core as I am rather weak in that area and find some exercises a bit hard and I would like to start off strengthening up the muscles in that area.

Any ideas or advice would be great, thanks.

[cat3883]

You are being wise on strenghtening your core. Although my core is somewhat weak considered to others it is considerably stronger than it used to be. I do alot of ab work. My trainer has us work the abs 2-3 times a week, sometimes after our stength training (7-9 minutes) or in between changing sets (50 each time). I have found for me abs on the ball has made my core much stronger. Planks are also very good for core strength. Good luck to you.

[tsohl]

<removed> Also look for basic Pilates exercises.

[tUrRrRa]

Pilates all the way! It's great for the core and I don't find pilates too challening. Some of the workout dvd's I bought seemed a little too easy for me. My favorites are by Denise Austin. I didn't really care for Winsor pilates although it's popular. I'd give it a shot... it works great and is gentle and there are different levels.

Hit The Spot Pilates by Denise Austin is a great dvd with different levels of difficulty!

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