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Core Training and Soda Cans By Shawn Taker
More and more frequently, clients come into our office and blame their back pain on a lack of core strength. While traditional core training certainly can and does help, it’s only one piece of the puzzle. One way I like to give people a visual is to have them think of a soda can. The same way a functional person’s shoulders and hips are square with one another, the bottom and top of the can are parallel with each other. Both the functional person and an intact can are capable of holding a significant amount of weight. If the can were dented, so that the bottom and top were no longer parallel, the can would crumble under a fraction of the load. The same holds true for the body. If the shoulders and hips are not square with each other, the spine doesn’t have a chance. Following the traditional core training logic, the solution
would be to focus on strengthening the abdominal and lower back muscles. In the soda can analogy, that’s the equivalent of wrapping a few more layers of aluminum around the can. However, it will take a lot of aluminum to make the can as strong as it would be if you just popped the dent out and restored the can to a functional position. The same holds true for the body. If the shoulders and hips are not square and parallel to each other, then the spine and core are compromised. The fastest way to strengthen the body is to restore the balance between the shoulders and the hips. As my mentor Pete Egoscue would say, “Straighten and then strengthen.” The true core of the body is the entire torso and all the muscles that attach to the pelvis, spine, ribs, and shoulder blades. Get real benefits like moving easier and being able to take a deeper breath by addressing all the right muscles. For more information, call 561.202.6741 or visit www. egoscue.com.
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