Tight hip flexors, especially a deep muscle called the psoas, can silently stress your spine. Here's why this muscle deserves ...

You’ll feel a deep stretch in your back and hips ... This position activates your back extensor muscles and quadratus ...

Lie facedown on the mat with legs extended straight and arms down at sides, palms down. Contract glutes and lower back ...

It also exercises the back extensor muscles ... The transversus abdominis (TA) is a deep abdominal muscle that helps stabilize the spine. The abdominal drawing-in maneuver (ADIM) is an exercise ...

From a standing position, step into a deep lunge. Keeping your front ... and especially the dart exercise which strengthens ...

Cole Barash for The New York Times Surrounding the spine are the core muscles. Although we tend to think of our core as the abdominals, it also includes the deep back muscles, as well as the hip ...

Objective: To perform a pilot study to identify suitable methods of generating and assessing fatigue of the trunk flexor and extensor muscles. Methods: Sixteen university rugby players (mean (SEM) age ...