[Physioguy]

Physioguy... are there any books that you know of that explain some of the core exercises that you like?

Forgot about this.

The exercises that I use really aren't all that special. You don't often see them being performed, so I guess they aren't all that common, either. The exercises that I use basically involve specific movement patterns, in various planes of motion. They may be performed in 2-legged standing, progressing to 1 leg with touch toe on the other leg, and then single-leg stance. They may involve reaching with the other leg, or reaching with one or both arms. They may involve reaching to a target, and then coming back to start position without touching the ground. they are progress to involving light weights such as dumbbells or (my favourite) medicine balls.

It really is about understanding human movement, then training the various movements, so that the body learns how to control the movement. And that, my friend, is really what "core stability" is all about - movement or flexibility, with the strength (stability) to control that movement.

Once someone understands the principles, you can literally get creative with workouts, where no workout is identical to the previous one. The nice thing about the exercises is that they train the muscles through a funcitonal range of motion, in functional positions (i.e. standing), they stimulate the nervous system, and they train balance/proprioception. On top of that, they are fun (subjective)!