holzrokz
Well-Known Member
My core strength used to be diabolical/non-existent a few years back, which really showed in my riding.
For the past year or so I've been really working hard on improving my core strength. It's improved by a huge amount in the last 12 months, which is even more noticeable as I had my appendix out a year ago which really put my core strength back to square one.
However, I still don't feel as if I'm using it when I'm riding. It's fine if I think about it all the time, but I just seem to forget to engage it.
Does anyone else have this problem? How did you learn to use it whilst riding? Or does it just come naturally to you?
I'm already going to the gym regularly (doing abs/core work excercises a personal trainer has given me), I do yoga once a week, pole dancing at least once a week and other workouts that utilise my core. I'm finally starting a Pilates course in a couple of weeks so I can start doing classes, so I'm hoping this will be the final bit of help I need for when I ride!
Thanks
For the past year or so I've been really working hard on improving my core strength. It's improved by a huge amount in the last 12 months, which is even more noticeable as I had my appendix out a year ago which really put my core strength back to square one.
However, I still don't feel as if I'm using it when I'm riding. It's fine if I think about it all the time, but I just seem to forget to engage it.
Does anyone else have this problem? How did you learn to use it whilst riding? Or does it just come naturally to you?
I'm already going to the gym regularly (doing abs/core work excercises a personal trainer has given me), I do yoga once a week, pole dancing at least once a week and other workouts that utilise my core. I'm finally starting a Pilates course in a couple of weeks so I can start doing classes, so I'm hoping this will be the final bit of help I need for when I ride!
Thanks