Trust the Thrust: 5 Hip Exercises to Build Core Strength and Hip Stability

A weak core and decreased hip stability can rob you of quality of life and lead to falls. These exercises help your body stay upright and strong.
Trust the Thrust: 5 Hip Exercises to Build Core Strength and Hip Stability
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Decreased core strength and hip instability are yokes that many of us wear around our necks—or actually, our midsections. While muscular weakness in general poses many challenges, hip instability does so in particular, because that’s where your center of balance is.

Generally, your center of balance is right at the level of your navel, or the level of your second sacral vertebra. In the way that buildings need a strong foundation to be sound, core strength and hip stability serve as the foundations for our balance.

Kevin Shelley
Kevin Shelley
Kevin Shelley is a licensed occupational therapist with over 30 years of experience in major health care settings. He is a health columnist for The Epoch Times.