How the Human core and the Efficiency of its Functionality Improves Health and Fitness of an Individual

Author: Joseph Oliver Raj. A., Mohanraj. K., Sam Thamburaj. A., Anitha Prem and Murali Sankar K.S.I.

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Abstract

The muscles, tendons, and ligaments that make up the torso of a human being are collectively referred to as the core of the body. This region includes the hips, pelvis, lower back, and abdomen. The core muscles are responsible for a significant portion of the work that goes into maintaining stability, balance, and general movement control. The human core is a complex system comprised of various interconnected muscles, bones, and tissues. Understanding the specific roles and interactions of each component can be challenging due to the intricate nature of the human core. The core is vital for maintaining postural stability, providing support for the spine, preventing injuries, facilitating functional movement, enhancing performance, maintaining balance and coordination, and facilitating functional independence. Exercises that target the core muscles should focus on all elements of core stability, including trunk flexion, extension, rotation, and side flexion, in order to properly train the core muscles. In order to develop the reflexive core, the core training regimen comprises movements such as planks, bridges, Russian twists, deadlifts, medicine ball throws, dead bug exercises, pallof presses, and resistant breathing exercises. It is essential to keep in mind that in order to attain a well-rounded fitness programme, core exercises should be combined with activities that focus on general strength and cardiovascular fitness. A core training programme that is personalised to an individual's requirements and objectives may be designed with the assistance of a physiotherapist by consulting with one.

Keywords

Human Core, Core muscles, Functional core, Core training, Core strength, Core stability, Serape effect

Conclusion

Researchers find that the central nervous system and the functions it performs are particularly intriguing topics to study. In spite of the fact that it has been the subject of inquiry and investigation for the last forty years, there is still a significant amount to be discovered. Evidence that is more recent in relation to the core is being established. However, there is still a significant amount of need for more study on the core, particularly in the methods and procedures of assessing and quantifying core strength and stability, the core's involvement in boosting athletic performance, and its role in avoiding injuries.

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Joseph Oliver Raj. A., Mohanraj. K., Sam Thamburaj. A., Anitha Prem and Murali Sankar K.S.I. (2023). How the human core and the efficiency of its functionality improves health and fitness of an individual. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(5): 1400-1405.