Squeeze and crunch

[cjsmith]

If you're a computer programmer, your livelihood depends in large part on your hands and on the health of their flexor tendons. If you have foot or leg problems, your ability to exercise (and thus your cardiovascular health) depends in large part on your hands and on the health of their flexor tendons. In other words, I now have a grip squeezie.

Got a question for all you fitness buffs out there. How do you work the abdominal muscles that AREN'T the basic six-pack rectus abdominis? How about those obliques and that deep transverse one?

Comments

[sharya.livejournal.com]

Pilates, pilates, pilates.

That has changed my life and given me the biggest boost in core strength that I've ever had.

Since most of it is either on a mat class (sitting/lying down) or on equipment (sitting/lying down), I expect that you could get involved in classes with minimal discomfort. :)

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

I bet I could. Looking at pictures of classes, pilates seems like it was invented by somebody who didn't want to stand up. :-)

[sharya.livejournal.com]

Hehe, actually, it was invented for the purpose of rehabilitating injured dancers.