7 Best Core Strength Exercises (for Ages 50+)

[@tritzispoosa]

Your soothing voice helps encourage a very discouraged elderly population

[@chinita1pr]

I been going to physical therapy for a month for lower back pain. Most of these are my assigned exercises but I didn't feel any improvement and thought these were too easy. I found your video and now I know was never doing them right. Thanks for explaining. ❤

[@wren1114]

Core exercises, activation 1.) flatten abs & back flat-15reps, hold 5secs 2.) bridge using glutes well, high or low, engage abs 3.) table top 1 leg, hold, bring leg 2 up, 1st leg slowly back w/ft on floor, work til tummy tires, activate core abs 4.) table top both legs & toe dips to floor, 1 leg at a time, back to table top, keep back to floor w/abs engaged 5.) half plank facing floor 6.) bird dog on hands & knees on comfy surface, opposite arm & leg pointed out straight. Don’t twist. Control. Straight leg & arm reach out, breathe. 7.) half side planks. Repeat multiple times. Breathe.

[@MrsMTMomma]

I’ve enjoyed watching and learning from all the videos I’ve viewed so far. Thank you. These are such great refreshers for me since I was an athlete in school many years ago. I was able to maintain very good strength and muscle mass until I hit 75! A tip for those that are younger…don’t let it slide. It’s so much haeder getting back into shape as you age!

[@suewright1299]

Very many thanks Will for another great video, one which will benefit us all so much, especially for our back problems. Much appreciated

[@RaymondManlapas]

Thanks so much for this 7 Core Strengthening Exercises and what’s good is I need not go to the gym 😁 Appreciate your generosity in sharing your expertise 👍❤️

[@josephsf2452]

Will Harlow has probably the best Height-Weight-Proportioned Body I've ever seen. Incredible lower torso.

[@annewiseman9983]

He’s pretty hot😊

[@eddihaskell]

I think many people are watching these videos to check him out actually,

[@josephsf2452]

@@eddihaskell HE'S THE hottest pt ON SOCIAL-MEDIA WITH THE HOTTEST LEGS!

[@janelandry6584]

Thanks for the clear examples. I also appreciate knowing the mistakes to watch for.

[@stephenregan5688]

Thanks Will. Your videos are great. Greetings from across the pond.

[@biswaprasunchatterji5609]

i have practised what you taught, you really are good for people like us who have some problems in joints and cannot do too much of cardio or aerobics

[@alokamukherjee6347]

Thank you so much for helping 😊

[@jumbo1125]

thank you!!! love this video 😊

[@area_5049]

Great videos! Well done Will.

[@binashanbhag7600]

Thanks a lot Bill Harlow..hope I m right in spelling ur name...I m Bina from Mbai,India. Honestly appreciate ur efforts in helping out ppl wid pain relieving exercises through ur different videos. I m sure des core strengthening excercises will be of great help to ppl lyk me. Thanks a lot. God bless.🙏

[@johnroller5198]

Hi Will…great well paced early morning routine that adds important strength vital to good balance and ability to ‘pick a pin off the floor’ confidence…much gratitude for your most helpful focus on the simple essence of maintaining an enjoyable life…❤️

[@zainabsuleman2707]

Excellent presentation

[@veronicamelero7814]

Hi thanks for the advice, could you please include pelvic floor muscle exercises as some of the videos that I have watched have had conflicting information .

[@marionexley607]

yes please pelvic floor exercises

[@Imstarshine]

Thanks, I watched the video. I've had previous recommendations of not flattening the lower back due to it straightening the lordosis and straining discs which might be healing. What's your take on that? Could I also ask, are there any recommendations for exercises for those with Thoracic Scoliosis?

[@JaneSmith-le3mu]

Great core excersies,I'm happy doing them.should help with my swimming. Thank you. 👍

[@HT-Physio]

I'm pleased they've been helpful for you!

[@ElmonMataruse-p6l]

Please keep showing us more exercises for the over fifties. We are both 55 and in very bad shape. I have back pain and sha has a protruding or droopy tummy.

[@slloo7692]

Thank you for sharing these exercises 😊

[@D.von.N]

Good advice. I am not 50 yet, but having issues with a lower spine, I will take some inspiration. Thanks.

[@PVVI2015]

Thank you!

[@michaelwebber9036]

Yes, a useful video

[@judithjohnson2111]

This is a great way to not injure myself. Thank you❤

[@checksix_TC]

Thanks for all the informative videos you have done. They have been helpful. I have a question.Can I do these core exercises if I have diastasis recti?

[@joseenoel8093]

Will my daughter, the biologist, is in London at the moment, we are STEM, her mother in law lives behind Wimbleton 🎾 she camped in the backyard, said it was funny as there's a 1 min. delay between the growd and the tele (She's back to Montreal soon, I've reminded her she can camp here and listen to golfing!)

[@dianapugh1534]

What about the biologist

[@XSD.1.]

​@@dianapugh1534It seems we both have the same question

[@KristinHannon]

Thank you, perfect!

[@go4it129]

These are the same exercises I did in rehab for an S1 L5 bulging disc

[@alisonjane5364]

As usual, excellent advice!

[@bunaashok9435]

Hi Will, thank you so much for teaching us so patiently and in such detail . One thing I need to know is , are these core strengthening exercises good for people having bulging L4L5 disc ?

[@darlenecarman7644]

thx! super helpful thx for hip flexor tip!

[@rolandlickert2904]

Very useful and manageable do you recommend it every day for all of the 7?

[@monsiebabe2817]

Hey this looks good. Is there an equivalent for people with acid reflux and a sliding hiatus hernia 🙏🏾

[@ernestfurlonger]

Another KZbin video said the bird dog is dangerous for any one who’s had lower back issues . Leg should only be just of the ground, so the back arm and leg are one straight line. A mirror or an observer would help !

[@joseenoel8093]

G'day, my son and his girlfriend are both nurses, she's suggested that I probably only needed to strengthen my core!

[@joseenoel8093]

Ah everyday I plan on starting it with the plank and everyday it is successfully avoided! ❤

[@AwareLife]

Will, thank you. Great job. I was wondering what you think of the value of isometric exercises? Cheers.

[@JawsR8]

Isn't the 'core activation' just a pelvic tilt? or are you just doing a breathing technique here, more so contracting the abdominals?

[@julie9155]

This is the only person I have heard or that focuses on an older age group as a specialist

[@wren1114]

Alyssa Kuhn has a neat channel “keep the adventure alive” w/some great ideas, too. Another good PT Dr w/focus on not so young folks🙂

[@freeride7371]

I recently heard about how *Walking Backwards* is a good exercise. Has anyone heard such❓

[@KA-lu6gj]

Not a doctor, but I've never seen an athlete do it. I know it's very annoying at the gym when people do this, because they inevitably run into everyone. I've seen it on the treadmill, but i don't think it's of much use.

[@freeride7371]

@@KA-lu6gj Thank you for sharing❗💐

[@wren1114]

100% Alyssa Kuhn PT Dr. on yt recommends as 1 way to help strengthen esp hip muscles not to just walk forward. Also side steps, as supplemental movements. See “keep the adventure alive” Will Harlow’s channel is great.

[@wren1114]

Athletes’ needs aren’t everyone’s

[@freeride7371]

@@wren1114 Interesting❗ 🦋 *THANKS* 🦋

[@rubynugent2131]

I don’t really understand switching on your belly button. Is it pulling your stomach in & making sure your back is flat on the floor, bed, etc.?

[@jazznutz]

Are the side planks bad if you have degenerative disks in lower back? I've been told for years I to reduce back pain by strengthening core but due to chronic pain fear I've developed fear of exercise at any little sensation. I also have stenosis in neck and shoulder problems. Just finished almost 2 years of frozen shoulder, close to a year each side. I'm terrified of getting it again.

[@sunitirasiwasia]

Sir in the 4th exercise when I am rasing my leg in table top position and tapping down position, I am feeling more on my thighs than in my core. Where am i going wrong .please reply ..

[@345kobi]

2:00

[@amgguy4319]

Holy cow...

[@ricrobinson1972]

You speak as if you are paid by the word. Hone your pitch. Be more concise. Don't waste time.

[@rashmikumarrastogi354]

I don't like your tshirts and shirts frankly 😢

[@AwareLife]

Oh, horror! 😏

[@judithjohnson2111]

You can't be serious

[@someblokecalleddave1]

They're not too bad.

[@eddihaskell]

Yes he needs to take them off in thse videos.