GOOD for Your CORE ?

To answer the initial question in this thread, yeah, I get a lot of
comments about how good it must be for my core.

When I was first learning, keeping my balance was such a struggle that
I know I got a huge core workout. Now that I'm riding much more
easily, it only takes small corrections to stay in the balance envelope
and I don't think I'm getting that much of a workout. I'd do an
experiment to see if I felt any soreness in my abs by taking a couple
weeks off but I'm too addicted to do that.😉

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To answer the initial question in this thread, yeah, I get a lot of
comments about how good it must be for my core.

When I was first learning, keeping my balance was such a struggle that
I know I got a huge core workout. Now that I'm riding much more
easily, it only takes small corrections to stay in the balance envelope
and I don't think I'm getting that much of a workout. I'd do an
experiment to see if I felt any soreness in my abs by taking a couple
weeks off but I'm too addicted to do that.😉

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It certainly has strengthened my "core," which transfers nicely over to
lots of other sports and activities. My favorite indopor core workout
is to kneel on a swiss ball, and try to stay there, hold something, or
even juggle when on it. There was a whole workout like this described
in a recent Outside Magazine article, which also stated that when you
get really good, you can stand on the ball, and even better, can do so
by jumping up on to the ball. I don't have the spotter or padded floor
big enough to ry this, though. I also think that with unicycling, more
weight on the seat generally = more core workout.

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It certainly has strengthened my "core," which transfers nicely over to
lots of other sports and activities. My favorite indopor core workout
is to kneel on a swiss ball, and try to stay there, hold something, or
even juggle when on it. There was a whole workout like this described
in a recent Outside Magazine article, which also stated that when you
get really good, you can stand on the ball, and even better, can do so
by jumping up on to the ball. I don't have the spotter or padded floor
big enough to ry this, though. I also think that with unicycling, more
weight on the seat generally = more core workout.

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It certainly has strengthened my "core," which transfers nicely over to
lots of other sports and activities. My favorite indopor core workout
is to kneel on a swiss ball, and try to stay there, hold something, or
even juggle when on it. There was a whole workout like this described
in a recent Outside Magazine article, which also stated that when you
get really good, you can stand on the ball, and even better, can do so
by jumping up on to the ball. I don't have the spotter or padded floor
big enough to ry this, though. I also think that with unicycling, more
weight on the seat generally = more core workout.

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Good for your [image:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:4IiS2GuI81MJ:www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/teachers/images/franklins-core.gif]?

Good for your [image:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:SvahUtixnqMJ:www.resa.net/nasa/images/io/io%2520core.JPG]?

Good for your [image:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:A6toYheKdAgJ:www.nyradiosource.com/images/apple%2520core.jpg]?

Good for your [image:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:AWMlnWDW1CMJ:anatomy.med.umich.edu/surface/abdomen/abdomen.jpeg]!

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Good for your [image:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:4IiS2GuI81MJ:www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/basic-ref/teachers/images/franklins-core.gif]?

Good for your [image:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:SvahUtixnqMJ:www.resa.net/nasa/images/io/io%2520core.JPG]?

Good for your [image:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:A6toYheKdAgJ:www.nyradiosource.com/images/apple%2520core.jpg]?

Good for your [image:
http://images.google.com/images?q=tbn:AWMlnWDW1CMJ:anatomy.med.umich.edu/surface/abdomen/abdomen.jpeg]!

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Do they really mean core like mid section though? I personally have
never heard this comment, most i get are "wow that looks hard", but it
could mean like thats good for not necissarily your physical core but
maybe your mental or metaphysical core, like unicycling helps you stay
active and skills learned in unicycling help in other areas of life
too. It is great for the abs though.

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Do they really mean core like mid section though? I personally have
never heard this comment, most i get are "wow that looks hard", but it
could mean like thats good for not necissarily your physical core but
maybe your mental or metaphysical core, like unicycling helps you stay
active and skills learned in unicycling help in other areas of life
too. It is great for the abs though.

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trailguy said:

Have you heard this comment often (like I have), " Wow, that must be
GOOD FOR YOUR CORE ! "

The native language around here is Dutch so I rarely get comments in
English. So I guess you want to know whether I get the equivalent
comment in Dutch. The problem is that I have NO IDEA what "good for
your core" actually means. People never comment on my mid section (in
connection with unicycling), anyways; they do comment occasionally on
how unicycling must be good for my balance skills.

But maybe it means "You must be hungry"?

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trailguy said:

Have you heard this comment often (like I have), " Wow, that must be
GOOD FOR YOUR CORE ! "

The native language around here is Dutch so I rarely get comments in
English. So I guess you want to know whether I get the equivalent
comment in Dutch. The problem is that I have NO IDEA what "good for
your core" actually means. People never comment on my mid section (in
connection with unicycling), anyways; they do comment occasionally on
how unicycling must be good for my balance skills.

But maybe it means "You must be hungry"?

Klaas Bil - Newsgroup Addict
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nrkist said:

Do they really mean core like mid section though?...it could mean like
thats good for not necissarily your physical core but maybe your mental
or metaphysical core...

The fact that there have been so many comments like this in this thread
makes me realize that there must be a lot of confusion about the
meaning of "core" in the general population. That being said, who the
heck knows what anybody might mean when they say, "good for your core?"
The concept of "core," however, is currently the trendy thing in
physical fitness circles and is taken to mean, the midsection of one's
body, i.e.; abs, lats, etc. It's bound to go out of vogue the next
time somebody decides that having "buns of steel" is the most important
physical attribute.🙄

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Uni is definitely good for core stability. When I was having problems
with RSI a while back my physio was trying to get me to do various
exercises to improve posture etc. She didn't bother with trying to
improve core stability when I could do all her most difficult exercises
with no difficulty at all.

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JackOlsen said:

To prove to yourself that your core is utilized greatly in uni, find
yourself a very restrictive lower back brace and try to ride with it
on. Then try to hop or turn sharply with it.

Um.. thanks, but I'll pass. I can't imagine trying to ride with a
brace.
Can you spell multiple UPD's? :eek:

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trailguy said:

I agree, the unicyclist core is working while riding. More so with
trials and muni, etc. Still, I would like to know where the majority
of our balance comes from.

Just riding the uni around:

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

- Are you balancing more with your legs & feet?
- Or are you balancing more with your core?

Quoted message said:

Thanks, Bill.

Just riding around, I think the balance is with your (my) legs.

I, too, have had "core" comments but I don't feel any core muscle
strain. Maybe Grandmaster 2T's admonition to "relax" has worked.

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ahaha i've had "that must be good for your abs" which i think is wot
good for ur core means... but american trendy words are not really my
thing lol

i got that comment a few times, but honestly have no idea wether its
good for me or not. Who cares really its fun 😄

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heres a thing about your "core" from a bicycling magazine for workouts
for your "core"
http://tinyurl.com/2hxafc

heres another and i guess its got stuff that relates to the "core" area
of your body...
http://tinyurl.com/2y33kr

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I do hear this occationally but nowhere near as often as "Where's the
other wheel!" About a 10:1 ratio

When I was learning after practicing for an hour it felt like I had
done 500 crunches (which I have done before over an hours time). Also
after my first muni ride my obliques were sore.

I have noticed benefits from doing extra core strengthening exersises.
When I've been doing my half hour routine, I can ride faster, smoother
over rough terrain for longer with fewer and safer UPD's.

tholub said:

But try idling a big wheel!

He said at speed (fast). Sure at slow speed or tecknical terrain it
would be tough.

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