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Are you looking to improve your core strength and stability? Try the Bird Dog. This equipment-free exercise looks deceptively easy, but in this video, Point Performance’s Chris Ricardo, DPT, illustrates proper form and common mistakes to avoid. By practicing the Bird Dog, you’ll strengthen your core and lower back muscles. Begin in a table topRead more

Strengthen your anterior, lateral and posterior core muscles with side plank and modified side plank. These exercises target your core and help with stabilization. Focus on your form and endurance while in side plank. In this video, Point Performance’s Adam Gershowitz demonstrates the exercises. Side Plank  Lie on one side with hips slightly bent andRead more

A burpee is an all-body exercise that’s been hailed for covering all the essentials, for being challenging, but quick. However, it can also be done incorrectly, leading to all sorts of injuries down the road. When you don’t have a lot of time for a regular workout, nothing quite helps give your body a boostRead more

Need a quick, full-body warm-up before you head into your workout? This exercise helps build shoulder stabilization and core activation. Point Performance’s Allison Haynes, DPT, demonstrates how. Starting on her hands and knees in a tabletop position, she finds her neutral spine – flat back, without curving up or down. Shoulders should be over theRead more

The post-pregnancy belly is a common theme among women who finished a pregnancy. It’s more evident a year or two after the pregnancy, but people still ask if you’re pregnant. In most cases, the situation is caused by a condition known as diastasis recti, or separation of the abdominal muscles. How do you determine ifRead more

A regular bridge exercise is a good way to strengthen your core muscles. To add a little challenge to it, do the bridge using a swiss ball for a layer of instability. Here, Point Performance physical therapist Robert Gillanders demonstrates how.Read more

Do you have lower back pain? Sometimes it just takes some core strengthening exercises to ease that pain by building some stability. In this video, Point Performance’s Dr. Allison Haynes, DPT, shows how to perform a back bridge, except in increments. This exercise will train your abdominal and back muscles to control your spine atRead more

Strengthening your core muscles is the key to solving a lot of physical issues: back pain, balance, stability, diastasis recti (post-pregnancy belly), and other problems. It also makes you a better athlete, and develops better posture. This exercise, deep abdominal bracing with march, is a great one to build that core stability and benefits peopleRead more