How to improve your core – Miranda Adams Coaching

5 Benefits of Calisthenics

Moving over from a weight based training programme to purely Calistheics was something I decided to do a few years ago and it has definitely benefited my movement practice in many ways.

These are my top 5 benefits of Calisthenics;

Improved mobility; this one is extremely noticeable, all movement becomes much easier and more fluid.
Whole body strength; within Calisthenics training you are using your whole body in movement, therefore increasing strength all over.
Easier on the joints; although it can be very challenging as a movement practice, it is far easier on the joints.
Doesn’t require equipment; for some exercises, equipment such as bars and bands can be used, but for most this is not required, and for all the exercises very little space is needed.
Improves balance and core strength; due to controlling your own body weight and movement this adds the additional benefit of improving your balance and core strength greatly.

Many people do a combination of Calisthenics and weights and some purely one or the other. However if you are someone who hasn’t given this a try and would like to know more, please get in touch for ideas and programmes.

And as always,

Happy training 😊🙏

Miranda

The Importance of Core

Most are aware of the importance of core stability, however it can still often get neglected.

This post serves as a simple reminder of why to not neglect the core part of your training.

With regular core training all of the following elements will improve;

• Balance & overall stability

• Functional Movement & Control

• Back strength, particularly lower

• Ability to lift and carry safely & effectively

• Posture and co-ordinated movement

• Injury prevention

For all the above reasons it is essential to add a regular core training element to your exercise routine. It is something you can do daily for as little as 5-10 minutes and can build up to with a variety of different exercises.

In addition to this try to include a regular practice of engaging your core muscles in daily activities such a shopping or washing up. The more you do this the stronger and more automatically activated your core muscles will be.

Below is a short video of a good core activating exercise you can try.

As always enjoy the process and progress.

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To your healthiest and best,

Miranda

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Core Stabilty & Strength

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Exercise Essentials

Getting started with your training can be the most difficult and challenging time as there is a lot to learn as well as to maintain motivation and get in to good habits.

To help you stay on track I’ve put together some Exercise Essentials videos, of important stretches and ab exercises.

These will help you get started with getting and maintaining correct form so the rest of your training fits together more perfectly.

In training it’s important to get the right combination of cardiovascular, resistance and flexibility training to have the best overall outcome whatever your goal may be. Often some of this can be missing and then the results of lack of endurance or tightness can be felt later on.

If however all the essentials are put in place and maintained then your results will be far more holistic and your goals easier to achieve.

I hope you find the videos useful and more will be added along the way. If you have any specific requests for essential exercise information and instruction please do get in touch. Here’s to your best health 🙏 Miranda

Exercise Essentials to help you get started and keep going!