When we talk about core power, abdominal muscles come to mind. But our core is much more than that. It connects us to our feelings and moods via the nerves of our gastrointestinal system and our enteric nervous system, or “belly brain.” We might feel off-kilter when our gut health is out of whack or disconnected from life when our bellies are hard and tight. We can also experience upset stomachs when we feel stressed, depressed, or sleep-deprived.
Here’s a fuller view of your core, or the space between the diaphragm and pelvic floor, wrapping around the torso— also known as “the midsection” and “abdominopelvic cavity.”
• IT INCLUDES numerous muscles, superficial and deep: rectus abdominis, internal and external obliques, transversus abdominis,multifidus, erector spinae, quadratuslumborum, and distal latissimus dorsi.
• IT IS HOME TO most of your viscera: stomach, spleen, small and large intestines, liver, gall bladder, kidneys, pancreas, bladder, and reproductive organs.
CORE MUSCLES
Your core muscles help control your posture and body position. For instance, the rectus abdominis works primarily to stabilize your rib cage in relation to your pelvis. The transversus abdominis and multifidus work with the pelvic floor and diaphragm to stabilize your lumbar spine. Your core muscles also produce and transfer force during dynamic movements such as vinyasa yoga or running, maintaining spinal stability in order to protect your nerves, disks, joints, and connective tissue. Try these asana to explore abdominal stabilization:
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