{"id":365529,"date":"2025-11-08T22:50:43","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T22:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/365529\/"},"modified":"2025-11-08T22:50:43","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T22:50:43","slug":"these-overlooked-muscles-are-the-key-to-aging-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/365529\/","title":{"rendered":"These overlooked muscles are the key to aging well"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">\u201cSix-pack\u201d abs might look like a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalgeographic.com\/health\/article\/what-your-fitness-benchmarks-really-mean\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">sign of fitness<\/a>, but they reveal surprisingly little about your health. The true secret to healthy aging lies not in visible abdominal muscles, but in the intricate network of muscles that make up your core.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">These deeper core muscles stabilize your spine, protect your back, and power almost every movement you make. Yet training with standard moves like crunches for the sake of visible abs can do more harm than good, says <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hss.edu\/profiles\/rehab\/ben-yamuder\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ben Yamuder<\/a>, an exercise physiologist at the <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hospital for Special Surgery<\/a> in New York City.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">\u201cWhen training in that manner, you isolate a very small proportion of muscles in the core,\u201d Yamuder says. He adds there are 35 muscles in your abdomen, and the rectus abdominis\u2014the muscle that runs down the front of the abdomen, commonly referred to as your \u201csix-pack\u201d\u2014only consists of two of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Understanding what the rest of those muscles do\u2014and how to strengthen them\u2014could be one of the most effective ways to stay strong, balanced, and pain-free as you age. Here\u2019s what you need to know.<\/p>\n<p>The muscles that make up your core\u2014and how they work<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">To understand why the core is so vital, it helps to look at how it works. \u201cThe core is a complex system of muscles that stabilizes and moves both the spine and the pelvis,\u201d says <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/teamholland.com\/tom\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Tom Holland<\/a>, CEO and founder of <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/teamholland.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" dir=\"ltr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TeamHolland LLC<\/a>, a fitness consulting company. \u201cThese muscles work together to support the spine, manage intra-abdominal pressure [pressure inside your stomach that\u2019s caused by the organs and fluids within it], and create a stable base for movement.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cSix-pack\u201d abs might look like a sign of fitness, but they reveal surprisingly little about your health. 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