Core integrated and ready to rock!

I can never stress enough how important core work is for the body. If you've been following me you know I don't mean just abs. It's more than that. It's hips, back, hamstrings, abdominals, obliques, slings, all of our postural muscles and so on. The stronger we make our core the easier all the other work becomes. You'll be amazed how much your squat range and form improve as you work all of those core muscles and get stronger through your midsection. We are only as strong as the force we can push from our core (thank you Les Mills for that sentence). Everything Everything Everything starts from the belly and moves outward through our limbs. If you haven't tried any of these exercises I suggest you try a few and you'll see smashing results:

Hover (Plank). (there are so many variations to work further into a Hover, elevate a foot slightly off the ground, side plank roll to a hover, try all kinds of things)

Squat with a plate or dumbell push over head. (do these two movement together squat and push the plate or dumbbell overhead at the same time, it's harder than it seems and very core integrated)

Woodchops and Reverse Woodchops w/ exercise tubing. (doing this move with a tube is waaaaaay different than with a dumbbell, there is no momentum, its pure work from beginning to finish)

Weighted pointers (birddogs). (put a weight in your hand or strap it on your ankle, it's just as important to work the back muscles along with the abdominal muscles.)

Start with these 4 exercises and see if they don't make a difference in your core integrity.