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With the majority of muscles in your body, it is relatively easy to determine whether they are weak or not. This weakness can make reference to bilateral difference or an overall muscular weakness of a particular muscle region.

The same cannot necessarily be said for your core muscles. If you were asked is your chest weak, you’d probably be able to give a detailed and efficient answer. Now what if you were asked the same of your core muscles? Do you even know what your core muscles consist of? If you don’t, then fear not because here at FitnessBeans we are here to help.

For starters there’s more to your core muscles than just your abdominals. Abdominals do make up a section of the core, but are by no means the be all and end all when it comes to your core section. Also included are the muscles of your lower back, your gluteals and to a lesser extent your hip musculature to name but a few.

Now that that’s cleared up, we’ll move on to the tell tale signs of a weakened core region, starting with posture;

Signs Of A Weak Core

Poor Posture

Poor posture is often a key indicator of a weakened core region. Quite simply, the muscles mentioned above that make up your core are also responsible for stabilising your spine and maintaining your pelvis in a neutral position. This in turn has a knock on effect higher up the chain at your upper back and shoulder complex region. If any of these core muscles are weakened for whatever reason, then your ability to maintain correct posture is strongly hampered. Ultimately, this can result in an all too common slouch.

Lower Back Pain

Poor posture leads nicely onto lower back pain, which is a further sign of a weak core. Often interlinked, any alteration in your spine as a result of poor posture can inevitably create problems with your vertebrae, disks and facets. The surrounding muscles, tendons and ligaments can also be severely affected. This creates pressure changes and the end result is often lower back pain. It also makes you prone to injury.

Inability To Hollow

Another tell tale sign of weakened core muscles is an inability to effectively hollow. Hollowing involves taking a natural breath in and as you begin to exhale, simultaneously pull your belly button in towards your spine. This should then be for a count of ten seconds. An inability to complete this relatively straight forward task indicates a weakened core.

Overall Muscular Weakness

Last but by no means least and often the most important to many, a weakened core can result in an overall weakness. The reason for this is during activities such as weight lifting, regardless of the target region, the core is required as a foundation to transfer force. If the core is weakened, for whatever reason, then some of this force is lost, resulting in weaker movements elsewhere along the kinetic chain.

In this day and age, with all the supportive research, it truly is baffling how individuals still choose to smoke. Special emphasis has to fall on the word ‘choose’. Smoking is not compulsory, no one is forcing anyone to undertake this act, yet millions and millions of individuals on a daily basis select this option time after time.

Even with the change in advertising laws and numerous campaigns designed to truly shock people seems to have little overall effect. All this aside; the relationship that baffles me the most is that of an individual who smokes on a regular basis, yet also attends the gym just as frequently to undertake cardiovascular exercise. Contradiction is an understatement! You simply couldn’t find two activities further apart; one potentially enhancing your quality of life and allowing you to lead a healthier lifestyle and the other condemning you to a death sentence. It really is that black and white.

If you were looking to put two activities at opposite ends of a spectrum then training for a particular sport or activity and smoking would definitely be a worthwhile contender. Here at FitnessBeans we understand that leading a continual lifestyle free from all sins is somewhat of an unattainable ask and each and every one of us has our own pitfalls; whether it is alcohol, fast foods or chocolate! But when such a sin has the potential to bring about life changing effects on yourself, your body and your family then it’s time to sit up and take note.

It’s for this reason and this reason alone that we’re bringing to your attention Stoptober, a new campaign to help individuals stop smoking. So how does it work? As the name aptly suggests, during the month of October, a special push is made to get people to stop smoking for 28 days. Thousands of individuals across the UK have signed up for it, so if you’re reading this and still smoking then why not do the same?

Giving Up For 28 Days

Research suggests that individuals who stop smoking for 28 days or more are more likely to kick the habit completely. Now we all know that individuals who attend the gym love a challenge so here at FitnessBeans we’re laying down the gauntlet to all those smokers out there; we challenge you to successfully take part in Stoptober! What have you got to lose?

Challenge accepted? Don’t worry you won’t be alone. Through this campaign there’s plenty of free help and support to get you through this challenging time. Just remember, at the end of those 28 days you’ll be 5 times more likely to stop altogether! Now surely that’s worth doing. Why not visit the website www.smokefree.nhs.uk/stoptober and register today. From smart phone apps to starter packs and motivational texts, this site has everything you need to get you started and make a positive change in your life.

Final Word

For all of you smokers out there, here are just a handful of the major effects of smoking to get you thinking:

Carbon monoxide, contained within the smoke from a cigarette, reduces the amount of oxygen that can be absorbed into the blood and transported to the active muscles.

The act of inhaling smoke has an immediate and direct impact on the respiratory system, increasing the resistance offered by the airways and reducing the flow of oxygen.

Smoking causes an increment of both your resting and active heart rate for any given exercise, as increased demands are placed on the heart to deliver sufficient oxygen.

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