The 10 Best Core Balancing Exercises To Improve Your Core Stability

Adding balance exercises into your exercise routine is an excellent way to improve both your physical health and fitness. This style of core exercise is effective for all populations, from athletes to seniors. Here we provide 10 exercises you can add into your core exercise workouts.

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Sean Klein
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Sean Klein
Published on
07/03/22
Last updated
12/01/23
In This Resource
  • The 10 Best Core Balancing Exercises To Improve Your Stability
  • How Do I Strengthen My Core Balance?
  • Beginner Core Circuit for Balance and Stability
  • Advanced Core Circuit for Balance and Stability

Improving balance and stability can be great for sport performance and general day to day life, especially for those in rehabilitation from an injury or for seniors. Here is a list of exercises for all different ability levels that aim to improve both balance and stability. These can be done as stand alone sessions or integrated into a full body resistance training regime.

The 10 Best Core Balancing Exercises To Improve Your Stability

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How Do I Strengthen My Core Balance?

  • Core specific workouts (like the workout shown below) are the most specific way to ensure your strengthening your core and you’r balance.
  • Strengthening your core and balance can also be done through full body resistance training, this involves movements like squats and deadlift that will work your entire body, simultaneously improving your core strength and balance.
  • If you’re a very sedentary person, basic movement like walking can help improve core strength to a point. Balance and core strength can also be improved by playing sports that require a lot of core stabilisation like squash or tennis.

    • Beginner Core Circuit for Balance and Stability

    Complete 3 rounds

    1. Knee to Chest Walk

    Move for 10 meters

    2. Side Plank

    Hold for 15 seconds

    3. Deadbug Hold

    Hold for 30 seconds

    Advanced Core Circuit for Balance and Stability

    Complete 3 rounds

    1. A-Stance Hold

    Hold for 30 seconds

    2. Side Plank with Reach Through

    Complete 8 repetitions

    3. Weighted Plank

    Hold for 60 seconds

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    This resource was written by Sean Klein. Sean Richard Klein has thousands of hours of coaching experience and a BSc in Sports Science with Management from Loughborough University. He owns a gym in Bayonne France, CrossFit Essor, which runs group classes and a Personal training studio.

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