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5-Minute Core Strength Workout Targets Abdominals and Obliques
Fast-paced class incorporates planks, bicycle crunches and more
Video run time is 6 minutes, 49 seconds.
Courtesy: LIFT session
This five-minute intermediate class is designed to target your core and lower back muscles while improving your posture and building functional strength. Coach Karina Da Rocha will lead a variety of exercises that engage and strengthen your midline. The exercises are best done on a mat and include mountain climber, bicycle crunches, high planks, reverse planks and child’s pose. If you need to rest or skip a movement, take a break.
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About LIFT session
LIFT session is a digital fitness platform offering on-demand workouts and instructional videos tailored specifically to meet the needs of adults age 50-plus.
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