LinkedIN: 7 Reasons Why Core Strength is Important for Leaders
People usually tend to believe that core strength is something for body builders only. Nothing can be more far from reality. Core muscles are used in almost any movement, they act as a connector between upper and lower body muscles. Strong core muscles make daily life easier, enable those of us sitting a lot (in the office, in meetings, in cars, planes, trains…) good body posture and mitigate negative effects of prolong sitting. There are many more benefits, so let’s have a look more closely.
- Healthy body posture: together with body flexibility, strong core helps you maintain a good body posture throughout any challenging day. If you can keep your spine naturally curved at least most of the time, a risk of lower back pain is definitely reduced.
- Improved daily life: with strong core, any task in daily life become easier. Reaching out for something high on the shelf, picking-up kids and lifting them up after you come back from work, loading a crate of your company product samples into the car. Almost any activity becomes more fluid.
Read more in the following article on LinkedIN.