Work the Core - The Obliques

If you’re workings towards a stronger core, having had a baby or not, purposefully targeting the obliques is really important.

These muscles run along the sides of the core helping you to bend, rotate, breath properly, support the abdominal wall and stabilise the spine.

We have both internal (deeper) and external (more superficial) obliques which work in opposition - so when you turn to the left the left internal obliques and the right external obliques fire.

There are loads of excellent exercises which target these muscles and I’ve selected just 5 in today’s session. All of these are great to do at any stage of your post natal recovery (keeping those feet down in the mason twists).

This gentle workout is perfect for new mums looking to regain their strength.

We’re doing 3 sets and 8 reps per exercise:

Exercise 1: Side bend with Resistance Band - right

Exercise 2: Side bend with Resistance Band - Left

Exercise 3: Standing twist to Diagonal knee up - Right

Exercise 4: Standing twist to Diagonal knee up - Left

Exercise 5: Mason Twists