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Chris, you're all slumped in your chair there?

I am slumpy, but I am also doing my core exercises.

I got it this morning, did my side planks.

That was a very important episode.

In today's daily dose, we are returning to our conversation with physiotherapist James Moore.

It started as a conversation about abs and it became a conversation about core strength,

what it means and how to get it.

I thought it was going to help me get a six-pack, but in fact, it did much more than that.

Not only did James talk us through exactly what the core consists of, kind of why we have core muscles, he also talked about the way we could think about core training to get us through

life strong and healthy.

It sounds like you're saying actually to really be able to get through life as healthily and comfortably as I can, I should be doing, we all should be doing a bit of core training.

That's the message I'm getting, is that right?

Yeah, I'm definitely, I mean, any muscle needs specific training to maintain its optimal function.

We would turn around and say, well, you don't necessarily

need to go to the gym and do hundreds of sit-ups, doing something little and often through the

day and lots of variety. So, you know, doing a little bit of Pilates, doing a little bit of yoga,

going for walks, getting on your exercise bike, then maybe doing some specific course stuff

once a week,

that variety may will be enough for what you're asking your body to do. Now, if you want

your body to do more, it needs lots and lots of stimulus in order to maximise it. And a lot

of that stimulus can just come from everyday life. What I'm hearing is, because I'm walking, cycling to work, picking

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