Why Are Core Stability Exercises So Important?

I am writing today about why it is so important that we help build the strength of our core. Everyone should do their core stability exercises at least every other day. I am surprised by the small amount of people who do this and hope I can help increase this.

If you aren’t doing core stability exercises then this needs to change. You need to do it or you might have more problems later in life. If you put in a bit of work now then you can help prevent yourself having problems in the future.

You can have lots of problems with having a weak core but a problem most associated with it is back problems. There aren’t too many people who haven’t suffered with a bad back are there? Many people suffer. A lack of core stability exercises means a weak core and therefore potential for back problems. You don’t want to be in a position of getting a weakness there because it is hard to shift.

Back problems aren’t the only body injuries that you can suffer from. If your core is weak then it won’t be carrying your weight very well. This will put pressure on other parts of your body including the neck and knees. You can have neck and knee problems that can originate from the core.

You can do things to stop this from happening to you. You can never rule out incurring these injuries. Wth that said, you can do your core stability workouts in order to reduce the risk. They will only take you between 5 to 15 minutes per day and you can either add them to your normal workout routine or you can do them in your house.

It should be long before you master your core stability exercises. Once you have been going them for a while you can make the workouts a little more fun. Try introducing a stability exercise ball and see how you get on with it.

 

Health Care Survey Reveals Interesting Statistics

How employees view health care is examined in a new survey done by the National Business Group and Hewitt. In order to plan their corporate health care plans, it is important to understand the results of the survey. Help for prescription drugs is high on the list. 

 

Many workers are not doing what they need to do to get healthy even though they know better. Seventy two percent of the employees surveyed feel that receiving regular preventive care will result in good health. An additional 84% think that making prudent decisions in their daily life will lead to overall good health. Only 46% of the workers surveyed reported doing a “great” or “good job” of regular exercising and only about half of the workers think they do a “great” or good job” of eating healthy. To assist with the high cost of prescription drugs, most employees surveyed rated prescription program assistance extremely high. 

 

Involvement in health programs is low, but satisfaction is high. Involvement in a lot of employer provided health programs isn’t as high as many employers would like to see, even though employees and their dependents report that they know what they need to do to get and stay healthy. The most accepted programs include biometric screenings (61%), followed by online health information tools (53%) and health risk questionnaires (41%). The least popular programs were stress management programs and employee assistance programs. For workers that had dependent coverage, a prescription program was the number one satisfying benefit.

 

Internal motivators can be just as effective as monetary ones. Frequently, businesses assume that providing financial incentives for participating in programs will increase participation. Nearly half would complete a health-risk questionnaire (HRQ) without any incentive because it is “the right thing to do”. About 30% of the individuals would complete a survey if there was a penalty for not doing so and an additional 30% would do it if there was a monetary incentive involved. Further, 44% of employees would participate in a wellness or health improvement program provided by their employer because it is the right thing to do.