Why Your Core Matters

Last week, I shared how tight hips and a weak connection to your glutes can leave your low back to pick up the slack. A lot of you told me that’s exactly where you feel it — and it makes sense. When the muscles that are supposed to stabilize you stop doing their job, something else has to pick up the slack.

Those muscles are usually your core. And here’s the thing: your core isn’t just your abs. It’s a whole system of muscles that wrap around your torso, stabilize your spine, and transfer power from your lower body to your upper body (and back again). When it’s weak, slow to engage, or not working with the rest of your body, you move less efficiently — and that’s when pain, fatigue, and injury risk start creeping in.

Research has proven that combining hip strengthening and core stabilization reduces low back pain, improves muscle function, and boosts balance and stability — a triple win if you want to keep moving without constant setbacks (jstage.jst.go.jp).

This week, I’ll walk you through a simple Core Reset you can do in under five minutes. It’s not about crunches or planks until you shake — it’s about learning how to fire your core the way it was built to work, so your hips, glutes, and low back can all get on the same page again. Next week, we’ll talk about how to actually strengthen your core for the long haul. For now, let's start building a foundation.

📩 Try the Core Reset: https://www.instagram.com/p/DIfhqy0o4Ll/