{"id":936188,"date":"2026-07-15T08:27:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/936188\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T08:27:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T08:27:36","slug":"the-bridge-variation-women-over-40-need-to-build-deep-core-strength-without-a-single-crunch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/936188\/","title":{"rendered":"The bridge variation women over 40 need to build deep core strength \u2013 without a single crunch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Building a stronger core<\/a> is important at any age, but particularly once you wave goodbye to your 30s. Research<\/a> shows muscle mass decreases approximately 3-8% per decade after this age, with the rate of loss increasing further after 60, and because having a strong core is so important to overall mobility, it’s an area of the body you don’t want to neglect.<\/p>\n

Luckily, strength and fat loss<\/a> coach Silvana Catalano<\/a> has shared the ab exercise she credits with helping her build a stronger core after 40<\/a>. <\/p>\n

‘I stopped doing crunches and started doing this foam roller bridge variation instead,’ she said<\/a>. ‘[It works] better than any crunch.’<\/p>\n

Explaining why she moved away from the traditional ab exercise, Catalano said that ‘crunches flex [bend] your spine repeatedly under load’. <\/p>\n

‘After 40, this can cause neck strain, back pain and only targets your surface muscles \u2014 not your deep core muscles<\/a>,’ she added.<\/p>\n

How to do the foam roller single-leg bridge with leg extension\"Image <\/p>\n