Targeting Problem Areas – Core and Glutes

ICWA can help you target common problem areas so that you can enjoy a sexier body and increased mobility.

When Core and Glutes Are Problem Areas

Most people come to ICWA wanting to target their core and glutes because they want to look better in their clothes and in the buff. Of course, ICWA trainers will develop a program to target these highly visible areas. However, our trainers may target these areas for a different reason—because weak core and/or glutes are often the cause of pain and mobility issues, usually in the hips and lower back.

Core muscles are not limited to your abs. Core muscles include muscle groups in the hips and back, too. These muscles stabilize you during movement. While “glutes” are technically the three gluteal muscles (minimus, medius and maximus), the term can also be used to refer to smaller muscles below, beneath or around the glutes that aid in hip stabilization and mobility. Weakness in these muscles—because of injury or because they are underutilized—can lead to compensation by other muscles, and that eventually leads to pain that travels down your legs.

Why You Need a Trainer to Target Problem Areas

The Internet is full of targeted core and glute workouts. The problem with Internet “training” is that following these workout plans, you’re on your own, and that puts you at risk. Without the careful supervision of an experienced trainer, you are more likely to:

• Use improper form for lifting or executing other exercises
• Overwork a singular muscle group

Both improper form and overworking targeted muscles can result in the very thing you’re trying to correct—compensation by other muscles that leads to poor body alignment and pain. That’s why this blog has no actual core/glute workout plan. We are more than ready to help you target these problem areas, but we want you to come into ICWA for core and glue training so that our trainers can:

• Show you proper lifting and exercise techniques and make sure you are always using them to prevent injury.
• Develop a program that works complementary and opposing muscle groups to keep joints stabilized.
• Identify movements or activities to do or watch for at home to continue the progress you make at the gym.

If you want to target problem areas but haven’t been to the gym in a while, ICWA trainers can meet you where you are fitness level-wise. We develop personalized lifting and training programs, and we can recommend groups with similar fitness levels and needs to provide motivation and support.

One thing’s for sure: your core and glutes don’t get stronger just by reading about how and why you should target them. Contact us or visit ICWA to start your training today.