Are you unsure of what to do as a lower ab exercise? Do you even know how to activate them effectively? Here you can watch a physiotherapist – specialised in core stability – demonstrate exactly how to switch on and activate your deep core muscles in this gentle, easy to do lower ab exercise.
Your deep tummy muscles are called your transverses abdominus muscles. They lie beneath the other layers of abdominal muscle. The transverses abdominus acts almost like a corset in order to stabilise your spine. Because of this stabilising function it is a very important muscle to activate if you suffer from lower back pain, hip bursitis or osteoarthritis, or any lower limb injury. If you can get this basic exercise right, you can add many other movements to this muscle activation. By doing this exercise regularly you can reduce back pain, have improved core stability and better movement.
