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All About the Core – Round Up

September 2, 2020 by Stacy Menz

Core strength is so important for little ones all the way to grown ups. Our core is what creates the foundation for all other movement. This is a round-up of all our blog posts related to the core! Stay tuned and bookmark this as we will continue to add more!

I = Infant

NW = New Walker

T = Toddler

S = School

What is the Core

  • What is Core Strength?
  • Core = More than Just Abs
  • Core Muscles – Building a Solid Foundation
  • Core Stability
  • Core Stability vs Core Strength
  • Signs of Core Weakness 0-18 months
  • Signs of Core Weakness – School Age

Core Strengthening Activities

  • Wheelbarrow Walking (I/NW/T/S)
  • Crab Walking (T/S)
  • Let’s Get Moving (T/S)
  • Ball Throws for Core Strength (T/S)
  • 5 Ways to Use a Physio Ball (I/NW/T/S)
  • Ideas to Target the Core (I/NW/T/S)
  • Monkey Bars (S)
  • Gross Motor Ideas for The Park (NW/T/S)
  • Animals Galore (NW/T/S)
  • Some Ideas for Developing Core Strength (NW/T/S)
  • Buns of Steel – The Exercises (I/NW/T/S)
  • Kneeling to Explore New Heights (I/NW/T/S)
  • Core Strength with a Tunnel (I/NW/T/S)
  • Ideas for Squatting (NW/T/S)
  • Planks (T/S)
  • Hungry Hippo Meets Wreck it Ralph (T/S)
  • Core Strengthening Activities: 0-12 months (I/NW)
  • 4 Ball Exercises for Core Strength (I/NW/T/S)
  • Core Exercises with Furniture Gliders (S)
  • BOSU – Core Stabilization Exercises (S)
  • BOSU – Total Body Exercises (S)
  • BOSU – Legs (S)
  • All About the Plank (S)

Other

  • Lower Extremity Stretches (T/S)
  • Spinal Mobility (T/S)
  • Foam Roller Exercises (NW/T/S)

Core Strength Products

  • Core Cards: Plank Series
  • Core Cards: School Age
  • Core Cards: Infant/Toddler
  • Alphabet Yoga Cards
  • Alphabet Yoga Page

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Filed Under: Blog, Developmental Milestones Tagged With: balance, core, education, exercise, fine motor development, games, gross motor development, hypotonia, kids, moms, Motor Smart Kids, occupational therapy, physical therapy, Starfish Therapies, strengthening

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Our family moved to the bay area 6 years ago, and Starfish Therapies have been a part of our family ever since. Everyone at the clinic is caring and warm. The owner always looks for ways to improve the clinic and the services provided. The therapists are patient, enthusiastic, and know how to motivate the kids to do their best. Even after moving more than an hour away from the clinic, we kept going back to Starfish for intensive therapy sessions every summer! We cannot thank Starfish Therapies enough for helping my daughter to get stronger and to become more independent over the years!”

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