Innledende kommentar: for de som mener at bildet ikke symboliserer korrekt coretrening, kan vi si oss enig i dette. Bildet er ment som illustrasjon!

Hva sier litteraturen?

Uansett hvor populære coretrening har blitt så er kanskje ikke effektene så fantastiske som vi skulle ønske. Studie etter studei forsøker å finne ut hvor stor effekten av coretrening er på skadeforebygging og prestasjonsøkning, men det viser seg å være vanskelig å dokumenter effekten klart.

Ingen er vel i tvil om at fysisk aktivitet, i de fleste former, er sunt og sannsynligvis også til et visst nivå skadeforebyggende, men det store spørsmålet er om det kanskje er bedre å gjøre som mange mener; fokus på baseøvelser som replikerer menneskets naturlige bevegelser som knebøy, markløft, drag, press og lignende.

Vi gjør oppmerksom på at dette absolutt ikke er en kritikk av coretrening, men bare presentasjon av resultater funnet.

Under er et utdrag av konklusjonen fra et studie som så på effekten av coretrening.

"Exercise science literature, popular media, and even product commercials extol the virtue of core training for the improvement of performance, prevention of injuries to the lower back, and treatment of lower back issues. Despite these claims, the literature is hardly conclusive about the benefits of core training. Taken together, there is not enough evidence for the benefits of core training and performance to warrant this mode of exercise making up a significant part of a strength and conditioning program. With regard to the prevention of injuries, the information is conflicting, and there is a real need to look not only at NSLBP versus SLBP but also at which types of exercise are more effective than others. In terms of treatment, exercise seems to be effective (although this is controversial), but there is a need for greater detail of those exercise programs in the literature."

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