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Princess Kate’s strength is the result of dedication and smart training.<\/p>\n
Princess of Wales has a natural flair for fitness but a resurfaced moment from 2016 is reminding royal fans just how impressively strong she really is.<\/p>\n
During a royal visit to Craigmount High School in Edinburgh, Kate joined tennis coach Judy Murray for a youth workshop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She dropped to the floor for a challenging core exercise sitting with her legs bent, arms lifted, and body held at a sharp 60-degree angle.<\/p>\n
According to personal trainer and Ladies Who Crunch founder Nancy Best, holding that position with control is no easy feat especially for women in their 40s.<\/p>\n
\u201cKate demonstrated serious strength and stability,\u201d Best noted. \u201cMoves like that require balance, coordination, and strong abdominal engagement it\u2019s impressive at any age.\u201d<\/p>\n
Fitness expert Nancy Best has broken down exactly why Princess Kate\u2019s impressive core strength is no fluke and how others can work towards achieving the same level of control and balance.<\/p>\n
Reflecting on the now viral moment from Kate\u2019s 2016 engagement in Edinburgh where the Princess held a challenging V-sit position with perfect form.<\/p>\n
\u201cCompound exercises often get overlooked because they aren\u2019t sold as ab workouts,\u201d she explained, \u201cbut they\u2019re incredibly effective for building core stability since they activate multiple muscle groups at once.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOnce you\u2019ve built up strength, you can move on to more advanced core work that challenges both rotational and anti-rotational stability,\u201d she added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But it\u2019s not just strength that makes The Princess’ core hold look so effortless mobility plays a major role too.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHer hip flexors, hamstrings, and shoulders are all engaged in that V-sit, but she looks completely in control,\u201d Nancy noted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat comes from maintaining a good functional range of motion, which helps avoid tightness and stiffness.\u201d<\/p>\n
Nancy warns that many women are still being fed outdated advice when it comes to core training.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not about doing 100 crunches a day or chasing a six-pack,\u201d she says. \u201cThat\u2019s a quick way to burn out and possibly get injured.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Princess Kate’s strength is the result of dedication and smart training. Princess of Wales has a natural flair…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":230186,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7708],"tags":[7709,7714,7713,533,2832,532,2831,7710,519,7711,7712],"class_list":{"0":"post-230185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-royals","8":"tag-british-royal-family","9":"tag-catherine","10":"tag-catherine-middleton","11":"tag-kate-middleton","12":"tag-prince-of-wales","13":"tag-prince-william","14":"tag-princess-of-wales","15":"tag-royal-families","16":"tag-royal-family","17":"tag-uk-royal-family","18":"tag-william"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114779853205471858","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=230185"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/230185\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/230186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=230185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=230185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=230185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}