General Fitness

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Oh and people, don't get too obsessed doing crunches to get abs. The secret to having defined abs is actually just having a low percentage of body fat. Although crunches do strengthen your stomach muscles and help support your lower back.

Dude speaks the truth.

A strong core is also very important in all forms of martial arts because it keeps your body in balance which is very important when using forms.

For example, breakdancers have very strong cores. That's why they can spin their legs around using their torsos or do that move which looks like a fish out of water. Practitioners of shotokan karate also have very strong cores, which is the basis for the footwork and chest stability to knock people out with timed single blows.