How To Engage Your CORE | Feel Your Abs, Not Your Back!

This is how to correctly engage your core muscles! Activate the right muscles when doing ab exercises and don't stress your back.
Physiotherapist, Alina Kennedy, goes through her tips on how to better engage your core muscles when doing ab exercises. These little adjustments will help you get the most out of your core workouts!
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[@Sara-wn3vr]

I still cannot engage my core it is frustrating

[@samishi4889]

No one talking about this but it is really common mistakes especially when you are beginner.. thank you for highlighting very important point .

[@joshmeraz3558]

As a Personal Trainer...this is THE BEST core engagement tutorial ever!!! Thank thank thank you!!!!!

[@zckyych]

i genuinely can't tell if I'm feeling this in my abs or my back anymore. even just holding my legs up feels like my back hurts

[@RadioJessy]

sameeeee

[@Jeni-le6rc]

It's hurts my side hips 💀weird after literally trying everything

[@bobbins5037]

I've been going to HIIT style classes for months and always having trouble with engaging my core and no matter how many times I've asked no one has been able to really explain how exactly I do that. This is an amazing example and very clear, simple instruction. I look forward to trying it and finally feeling like I'm getting somewhere. Thank you very much!

[@EelsOnWheels]

I've struggled with back pain while working out at home for years. This is life-changing. Thank you!

[@micalantonio6317]

Thank you so much for this video! I was really struggling last core workout but I understood as soon as i extended my legs out i FELT IT IN MY CORE. I’m going to use this video for every pre core workout now

[@jamiedavid8023]

Learnt the necessity of proper core engagement the hard way over the years. The constant hip flexor, lower back, lower leg injuries(shins splints et al)... It's called CORE for a REASON. coz it's literally the core. This is perhaps the most important/fundamental concept you can learn early. Wonderful illustration.

[@Teamshmo]

This was really good. I like how you started from the super basic to more advanced and showed how to tell if you should move forward or not

[@SkylarJayde]

Most helpful video I've seen on this subject! thank you so much!❤️

[@jennkilpatrick7061]

She is very helpful and informative. I love how she helps you through the process, and focuses on how to do it right and what you may be doing wrong. Thank you so much! Well taught!

[@Kkkarlajane]

Thank you so much for this! I’ve been trying to work out at home and been having trouble engaging my core. This is the simplest explanation on how to do it properly!!

[@becks8272]

I have always struggled with lower core exercises. This has been so clearly explained - for the first time! Thank you so much!

[@avereya]

Thank you so much, I've been having so much trouble with understanding how to engage my core and you've explained it perfectly ❤️

[@user-bl5xm8ts9b]

You are a angel. This has been the best explanation of why and how to fix the pain in the lower back. THANK YOU!

[@charchar6590]

I’ve been running for years and never understood why my core was not strengthening with exercises. Thank you so much!

[@bodysculpting9520]

Best video on core engagement. Thank you so much

[@lelduayenr]

Excellent example of how to do it the right way, thanks a lot 🙏

[@choheemira9357]

This video benefited me so much thank you ❤ I was struggling to understand how to engage my core and this video helped me.

[@Quadtuplitets]

This was sooo helpful!! Thank you so much! I never understood how to engage my core properly!

[@endofyraaaaryfodne3389]

So simple! Thank you for explaining something I couldn't figure out what I did wrong!

[@veronica7322]

Best explaination ever! I'm one of those people that has been doing these wrong - for years! Thank you for this video. 😊

[@La_belleT]

Perfect explanation thank you so much! Been trying to fix the lower back pain/ arching on the dead bug

[@bearypotatos7463]

Thank you thank you thank you thank you endlessly Its so much better and comfortable and i dont feel any stress during the workout its like magic

[@TheCutestGiggle]

Very good explanation. Most of the trainers just post videos of abs workout, but don't focus on this important fact. These mistakes are exactly what beginners like me do. I just started abs workout and my lower back started painting. Thia video is extremely helpful. Thanks for explaining in detail. ❤❤

[@suqarlatte8691]

Absolutely, beautifully detailed, thank you! 🎉❤

[@woteverism]

Super helpful! The stages you explained and cues about when to proceed or stop. Thanks a ton❤ could you show the breathing too?

[@ritujee]

Appreciate for clarifying to keep the lower back flat while doing dead bug exercise, and I like it. A Canadian expert advises to keep spine in neutral position while doing dead bug or wall angel exercise and insists to keep neutral spine. He even goes further that keeping lower back flat while performing dead bug exercise will cause damage to spine.Please advise.

[@sylviawilson8503]

This was a great explanation. Thank you so much. Could you do one on engaging core for standing ab workouts.

[@shannonbilodeau8471]

Thank you!! I'm always trying to get stronger abs. Your video is great!!

[@dayanararivera9531]

I’ve had lower back pain for WEEKS bc I tried it do ab workouts I’d find on TikTok but none of the gym girlies talked about having the right form so I assumed it wasn’t that hard. Needless to say I’ll be using this video to work on my form before doing more complex workouts !! This video literally saved my life

[@user-mv5ph9uk3i]

Brilliant and really easy to understand thank you!!

[@razor7543]

Great video! Very informational. Gonna give this a go in 30 mins at the gym

[@sajith64]

Thank you so much! This vid Helped to fix my form

[@Average_YearOld]

SUCH A GREAT VIDEO !! This was extremely helpful for me, I always thought I was doing ab workouts wrong and this video made me more confident about just starting to exercising.

[@alinakennedy]

So glad you found this video helpful!

[@sparshsharma5266]

Honestly this was perfect. You deserve a like

[@daneikacampbell4100]

Thank u, this is very helpful, I'll try it the next time I do my workout ❤

[@amarveerdhindsa6544]

The best video I have ever seen. Such a good explanation and the levels.. keep up the good work.

[@alinakennedy]

Thank you Amarveer!

[@dukebozikowski3801]

@@alinakennedy Amazing video but when I flatten my back I feel one of vertebrae sticking out and digging into the floor. This can be painful after doing a few sets of ab exercises (like the ones in this video). Is there a way to fix this?

[@meghajakhmola6422]

yes absolutely understandable ♡

[@rhondal8887]

Best I've seen too

[@yourgirlshani]

Such a great explanation, thank you!

[@StephanieObaro-rk7jx]

This was super helpful. Thank you so much

[@SunFlower-lp4rw]

Excellent tutorial.Thank you.

[@aishaabdulkadir2665]

thank you soo much. i learnt alot from this video

[@gundamounika5145]

Thank you ...u explained it very well🙂

[@radiobedaheh766]

Very detailed explanation 👍and very beautiful doctor ☺️ thank you it was very helpful 🌹❤️

[@JohnDoe-rn6pz]

Thank doll Finally, a person on KZbin, who explains a video the right way ❤

[@its_NiyUh]

Thank you for this💜

[@zainabmehmood130]

This video is amazing, concise and down to the point!! I've had so many problems with engaging my core and this video explains it so well. I now I know I've been wasting these years engaging it wrong, when I've been constantly complaining about having a weak core. Hopefully with time I can get strong abdominals!

[@alinakennedy]

Thank you for your comment!

[@efuayeakintoye7592]

This was really helpful thanks.

[@karinwest919]

Thank you, thank you!!! Finally someone who tells me NOT to move on until I can KEEP it flat. I cannot even get my back to flatten out right now, so I have much to work on.

[@c1077]

I finally understand, thank you so much!!

[@Lapidario_]

Thank you. With your video I was able to understand the positioning of the lower back on the floor.

[@EE-lj3kk]

Fantastic! Keeping my back flat over the years would have saved a whole lot of muscle tension. Thank you lovely

[@alinakennedy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@johnjohn-ne8fw]

What a great video! Thx!

[@mram-iw5ce]

Very helpful. Thank you so much!!!

[@pramilachand7853]

AWESOME VIDEO, THANK YOU SOO MUCH

[@Lana-gi8gt]

Thank you!! This helped me so much

[@alinakennedy]

You're welcome!

[@amyeveparmley]

Great explanation!

[@tysely]

Missed your uploads. Thanks for education

[@alinakennedy]

Thank you 🙏

[@imjustasconfusedasyou]

honestly thank you so much. i’ve been trying to work out but i CANNOT do workouts like dead bugs or butterfly kicks, they hurt my back so much. all the advice just told me to keep my back on the ground but i literally cannot. as soon as i pick up both legs my back arches as i have no idea how to stop it. it feels like to get my back flat on the ground i need to put weight on the heels of my feet

[@mahrukhawan5803]

Very nice , explained very well thumbs up

[@RafaelM.BarjaBaldivieso]

Great explanation!!!. Thanks.

[@tilotmagupta5856]

Thank you so much 💕

[@nenabishop4482]

Very helpful, thank you

[@care3835]

thank you so much for this.

[@renata_ll]

Wow thank u, u've just changed my life

[@finna_x_sunflower6303]

omg thank you so much, this video was so so helpful i now know what I'm doing haha

[@Sundance_]

Amazing video, my abs really worked without moving my back at all

[@prajaktagharat65]

Very well explained! 😁

[@vikashsharma6815]

Great explanation

[@mreudeco]

Excellent video 🙏🙏

[@joshuabembenek4773]

Great explanations, thank you! Instead of having back problems during extensions I’m having hip flexor strain and I feel like my hip flexors are doing the primary movement and my abs are simply stabilizing, do you have any suggestions for that?

[@jayfyre1210]

Thank you!!!

[@fouckovalinda9966]

Amazing,thanks!

[@alinakennedy]

Glad you like it!

[@AnitaPuksic]

Thank you!

[@Gene75135]

Thank youuu !!

[@buddy3892]

Thank you great video, I could properly engage my core , I have my adductors pulling on my lower abs , would I benefit from training the adductor aswell or focus on the core ? And is it possible to do this every day? Thank you

[@anirbansarkar6306]

Great video❤❤

[@donepuchie4909]

Amazing!

[@kikaycravings]

Very helpful thank u for sharing

[@alinakennedy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@user-nw1ge2lx3b]

Nice video thanks good idea

[@musicraze02]

Can you please post the best exercises for strengthening the core? I can tighten my core, but the hard bit is holding it. Thank you

[@sirsamuelpaulo]

Great video

[@SunilSharma-re1hq]

Thank you

[@aurora5029]

Great explanation, thank you! However when I tried it I got back pain 😕 Is it normal? Or did I overdo it?

[@kindledflame5179]

You're a life saver

[@alicia144]

I appreciate the explanation. The core isn't just the abs, though, so what about engaging the rest of the core?

[@unknownchannel449]

very well explained.

[@alinakennedy]

Thank you!

[@unknownchannel449]

@@alinakennedy now i know how to properly engage my core.

[@divyanshichaudhary3657]

Can you please tell me that my legs pain when I do this what's the reason ?? Also I am not able to completely straighten my legs

[@KalifaPhillip]

What if you have anterior pelvic tilt and cervical scoliosis.

[@zxcvbnmzxcvbnm9254]

Very nice

[@aliiiiibaby]

What if you don't have the core control to do a pelvic tilt? I have diastases and have lost functionality in my core

[@brittanygarrett9213]

So what should I do if I’m in the pelvic tilting phase? Practice doing the pelvic tilt in reps? Hold it as long as possible?

[@ForrestPump]

I managed to keep my back flat on the floor but not my head. Am i doing it right?

[@ssidhuj]

So is flattening back on the floor is same as pulling stomach muscles in ?? Are these both the same things i mean when it comes to core engagement???

[@Poppy-cz8iu]

I can sometimes feel a slight tension in my lower stomach but I still can’t “feel” my abs working?

[@musicraze02]

Very clear; thank you, but when you raise your legs, do you have to tense your muscles?

[@alinakennedy]

You do, but only enough to keep your spine on the ground. No need to brace with full force (you should still be able to breathe comfortably).

[@F1xswiftie]

I still can't do it I don't understand why

[@newts-fv8kl]

why does my back not feel curved in neutral and most core stretching males my bum ache

[@shutitup_8]

I did what she told and even so I still feel the burn in my lower back while doing dead bugs😭

[@saml4116]

....what if I still can't feel my abs when I flatten my back. I still just feel it in my lower spine??