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6-Minute Core Strength: Simple Core Exercises to Improve Posture, Build Balance, and Relieve Back Pain
Strengthen your core to move and feel your best with 6-minute workouts!
Having a strong core can improve posture, relieve aches and pains, prevent falls, and help you feel more capable and confident in your body. 6-Minute Core Strength takes you step-by-step through the simple science of building core strength quickly, safely, and effectively, with little or no equipment.
In this guide, you will
The muscles that make up your core and why they require a different training approach than traditional strength training.
The importance of “core awareness” and “core bracing” during core exercises and most everyday movements, with simple steps to mastering both.
Over 25 of the most effective exercises you can do at home using little or no equipment, including variations to match any fitness level.
Workouts to address specific goals, such as improving posture, building better balance, relieving pain, and more.
6-Minute Core Strength is packed with more than 90 illustrations and 60 videos to help you reach your health and fitness goals. No matter your age, weight, or fitness level, this guide will empower you to move, feel, and live better than you ever have before!
Are you ready to transform your body and your life?
Scroll to the top and click the "buy now" button!
Having a strong core can improve posture, relieve aches and pains, prevent falls, and help you feel more capable and confident in your body. 6-Minute Core Strength takes you step-by-step through the simple science of building core strength quickly, safely, and effectively, with little or no equipment.
In this guide, you will
The muscles that make up your core and why they require a different training approach than traditional strength training.
The importance of “core awareness” and “core bracing” during core exercises and most everyday movements, with simple steps to mastering both.
Over 25 of the most effective exercises you can do at home using little or no equipment, including variations to match any fitness level.
Workouts to address specific goals, such as improving posture, building better balance, relieving pain, and more.
6-Minute Core Strength is packed with more than 90 illustrations and 60 videos to help you reach your health and fitness goals. No matter your age, weight, or fitness level, this guide will empower you to move, feel, and live better than you ever have before!
Are you ready to transform your body and your life?
Scroll to the top and click the "buy now" button!
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208 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 3, 2021
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About the author
Jonathan Su
15 books6 followersDr. Jonathan Su is a physical therapist and fitness expert whose mission is to make fitness accessible for everyone, no matter their age, weight, or fitness level.
Dr. Su is co-author of the clinical textbook Netter's Orthopaedic Clinical Examination and author of the bestseller Six-Minute Fitness at 60+. He is also host of the Get-Fit Guy podcast.
As a former U.S. Army officer, Captain Su was responsible for injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance optimization for over 4,500 active-duty soldiers in the field. This experience helped him develop expertise in tactical fitness and rapid rehabilitation using little to no equipment.
Realizing that fitness is as much a mental game as it is physical, Dr. Su completed a master’s degree in counseling psychology to help his clients overcome mental obstacles that stood in the way of achieving their potential.
Dr. Su also holds credentials as an IAYT yoga therapist and incorporates mindfulness with movement for optimizing health, wellness, and performance.
When not busy working with clients, writing books, or producing content, you can find him seeking out new hole-in-the-wall restaurants and spending quality time outdoors with his family.
Dr. Su is co-author of the clinical textbook Netter's Orthopaedic Clinical Examination and author of the bestseller Six-Minute Fitness at 60+. He is also host of the Get-Fit Guy podcast.
As a former U.S. Army officer, Captain Su was responsible for injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance optimization for over 4,500 active-duty soldiers in the field. This experience helped him develop expertise in tactical fitness and rapid rehabilitation using little to no equipment.
Realizing that fitness is as much a mental game as it is physical, Dr. Su completed a master’s degree in counseling psychology to help his clients overcome mental obstacles that stood in the way of achieving their potential.
Dr. Su also holds credentials as an IAYT yoga therapist and incorporates mindfulness with movement for optimizing health, wellness, and performance.
When not busy working with clients, writing books, or producing content, you can find him seeking out new hole-in-the-wall restaurants and spending quality time outdoors with his family.
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December 18, 2021
The Only Book You Need to Be Strong in Your Sixties
This is an awesome book for anyone at midlife or beyond who wants to learn why you should develop core strength and how to do. Witten by a PhD physical therapist who digested thousands of articles and know what to do and what not to do, you can totally trust this book. Not only will you get quick workouts that work for your level of fitness using no or very little equipment, you’ll also learn about your own physiology and the six steps to develop good core awareness. It’s like having your own personal fitness trainer/phsyical therapist right there with you every step of the way!
This is an awesome book for anyone at midlife or beyond who wants to learn why you should develop core strength and how to do. Witten by a PhD physical therapist who digested thousands of articles and know what to do and what not to do, you can totally trust this book. Not only will you get quick workouts that work for your level of fitness using no or very little equipment, you’ll also learn about your own physiology and the six steps to develop good core awareness. It’s like having your own personal fitness trainer/phsyical therapist right there with you every step of the way!
May 12, 2024
The core is the center of your body, and it’s made up of layers of muscles that surround the front, the sides, and the back of your torso. In addition to the torso, the core also includes muscles of your pelvis, hips, and shoulders.
Stabilizers, on the other hand, typically involve much less movement and are the muscles that support your body. These muscles are usually much smaller and deeper inside your body than movers, yet they are essential for preventing pain, decreasing injury risk, and optimizing performance. The core muscles are the main stabilizers of the body.
Training for core strength is different from training for regular strength because the former is focused on the stabilizers, while the latter is focused on the movers. The key difference between those two muscle types is this: Stabilizers control motion, while movers create motion
working through a partial range of motion or even no motion is the safest and most effective way to strengthen core stabilizers for most people.
the core muscles respond better to higher repetitions using lighter resistance and slower movements.
if you want to reap the most benefits from exercise, you have to be consistent with it.
Core awareness is motor learning with the goal of teaching or reteaching the brain how to fire the core muscles.
With good posture, you sit or stand upright with your head on top of your shoulders and your shoulders on top of your hips.
Pain can also be a result of tight muscles, such as the hamstrings or latissimus dorsi, and stretching these muscles may reduce back pain.
Stabilizers, on the other hand, typically involve much less movement and are the muscles that support your body. These muscles are usually much smaller and deeper inside your body than movers, yet they are essential for preventing pain, decreasing injury risk, and optimizing performance. The core muscles are the main stabilizers of the body.
Training for core strength is different from training for regular strength because the former is focused on the stabilizers, while the latter is focused on the movers. The key difference between those two muscle types is this: Stabilizers control motion, while movers create motion
working through a partial range of motion or even no motion is the safest and most effective way to strengthen core stabilizers for most people.
the core muscles respond better to higher repetitions using lighter resistance and slower movements.
if you want to reap the most benefits from exercise, you have to be consistent with it.
Core awareness is motor learning with the goal of teaching or reteaching the brain how to fire the core muscles.
With good posture, you sit or stand upright with your head on top of your shoulders and your shoulders on top of your hips.
Pain can also be a result of tight muscles, such as the hamstrings or latissimus dorsi, and stretching these muscles may reduce back pain.
August 16, 2022
Simple and Motivating
I am not a person who loves exercise, but have participated in many programs during the course of my life from walking to tennis to yoga. Now that I’m older, I have a desire to get into shape. I find it difficult some days to make time to exercise. The exercises in this book are many that I’ve done over the years and reaffirms what I already know. The author breaks down the exercises and theory into understandable terms. A short workout feels do-able!
I am not a person who loves exercise, but have participated in many programs during the course of my life from walking to tennis to yoga. Now that I’m older, I have a desire to get into shape. I find it difficult some days to make time to exercise. The exercises in this book are many that I’ve done over the years and reaffirms what I already know. The author breaks down the exercises and theory into understandable terms. A short workout feels do-able!
January 11, 2022
Much Needed!
I work out frequently and enjoy it most of the time. There are times I don’t know what exercise or workout to do. I love how the book first explains the fundamentals of our core, but also gives us things to do to strengthen our core and there are pictures that explain just in case we are unsure. Also, I hate sit-ups and I have always felt like they were wrong. Well, I enjoyed this authors take on the sit-up.
I work out frequently and enjoy it most of the time. There are times I don’t know what exercise or workout to do. I love how the book first explains the fundamentals of our core, but also gives us things to do to strengthen our core and there are pictures that explain just in case we are unsure. Also, I hate sit-ups and I have always felt like they were wrong. Well, I enjoyed this authors take on the sit-up.
August 3, 2023
Good simple overview of core strength
I really like the short workout approach. It reminds me how simple it is to get started. I taught most of these moves in my YMCA classes in the mid 1970's. All good classic moves that we taught with a beginner walking to jogging class.
I recommend it.
I really like the short workout approach. It reminds me how simple it is to get started. I taught most of these moves in my YMCA classes in the mid 1970's. All good classic moves that we taught with a beginner walking to jogging class.
I recommend it.
September 7, 2023
Why core exercises are so important
I loved this book! It made sense why core exercises help painful lower back, thighs and buttocks. It covers what I am learning in physical therapy. Now I understand why the back doctor is so persistent that I do core exercises! It now makes sense to me! Thank you, Jonathan.
I loved this book! It made sense why core exercises help painful lower back, thighs and buttocks. It covers what I am learning in physical therapy. Now I understand why the back doctor is so persistent that I do core exercises! It now makes sense to me! Thank you, Jonathan.
November 26, 2023
Well written, clear descriptions provide a great overview of what contributes to core strength. The simple yet effective exercises are grouped by ability, time, and goal, making it simple to learn the basics and choose a workout to meet your needs.
April 12, 2022
yoga
There’s a lot of yoga moves in this book. Good exercises, good explanations and illustrations. These are my last five words.
There’s a lot of yoga moves in this book. Good exercises, good explanations and illustrations. These are my last five words.
August 28, 2023
knowledgeable
Now I have to use the resources given to me and follow thru. Otherwise, I like the illustrations. Very helpful.
Now I have to use the resources given to me and follow thru. Otherwise, I like the illustrations. Very helpful.
April 28, 2024
Very informative, useful, valuable read for my consistent exercises and healthy body
August 8, 2023
lots of good information here
Lots of good information to help core strength, improve balance, posture, and coordination. We’ll designed program that lets you complete the daily training in about 10 minutes
Lots of good information to help core strength, improve balance, posture, and coordination. We’ll designed program that lets you complete the daily training in about 10 minutes
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