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This is Optimal Health Daily, episode 2208. Core conditioning. How to build a core of steel, 1, by Christian Finn of Muscleevo.net.

And I'm Dr. Neil Malik, your host and narrator.

Thanks so much for joining me once again,

where I read to you every day of the week covering all things health.

And today will be the start of one of our longer posts,

which means I'll split the reading up

between today and tomorrow's episodes. So with that, let's get to part one as we optimize your life.

Core conditioning. How to Build a Core of Steel, Part 1 by Christian Finn of MuscleEvo.net.

What is the core? The term core causes a lot of confusion, mainly because everyone seems to have a

different opinion about what it is. For most people, the core is just another name for the abdominals,

but the term actually refers

to a much larger collection of muscles that stabilize the spine. These muscles work together

to keep the spine as close to neutral as possible, where neutral is, its naturally curved state.

Neutral spine isn't a single position that your spine never moves from. Think of it as a neutral

zone, or a range that your spine can move within while remaining relatively healthy. A lack of spinal

stability can lead to movement outside of this zone, which in turn increases the risk of pain

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