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The Benefits of Core Workouts
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Working on core strength will help you out in the long run. Your
choices now directly affect your health in the future. You probably al-
ready know that choosing to eat junk food all the time might taste good
now but will be bad for your health. Eating junk food could lead to
unhealthy weight gain, heart disease, and diabetes. Similarly, not exer-
cising now will impact your health later on. If you don’t strengthen your
muscles and bones, you’ll get weaker as you age.
In addition, getting into the habit of exercising now will make it
easier to exercise later in life too. Once it becomes a part of your life,
you can keep exercise going to benefit you at all ages. Core workouts
are also great for people who are aging. The exercise helps support
healthy aging and keep bones and muscles from weakening. That in
turn prevents common injuries associated with age, like falling and
breaking bones. You’ll thank yourself for exercising your core when
you’re older and still physically fit!
Text-Dependent Questions
1. What is physical f itness? What are some of the components
of physical f itness?
2. What is the difference between being physically active and
exercise?
3. How do core workouts improve self-esteem?
4. Why are core workouts good for getting better at sports?
5. What sort of common injuries and pain can core workouts help you avoid?