<\/p>\n When we spoke, Eric stressed how important it is to look after your core as you get older. He said it plays a key role in balance, posture and everyday mobility, and that strengthening it can go a long way in countering age-related muscle loss and keeping you active and independent.<\/p>\n Best picks for you<\/p>\n With that in mind, here are the core-building exercises Eric relies on. They don’t involve getting on the floor or sit-upping yourself into oblivion, but you will need a pair of dumbbells.<\/p>\n If you’re training at home and short on space, it is worth checking out our guide to the best adjustable dumbbells<\/a> so you can switch between weights without cluttering your living room.<\/p>\n 1. Wood Chop2. Standing Twist3. Standing Dumbbell Deadlift4. Dumbbell or Bodyweight Squat5. Lunge with TwistWhat are the benefits of training your core?<\/p>\n Before we wrapped up, Eric made one thing clear. \u201cA strong core is your central point of stability,\u201d he told me, and it pays off in ways you notice every day. It helps you stay balanced and cuts the risk of falls as you get older. It also supports posture, easing back pain and helping you feel more confident in how you move.<\/p>\n He added that core strength \u201cmakes daily activities safer and easier,\u201d whether you\u2019re bending, lifting, or simply getting out for a walk. And when the core is weak, \u201cinjury risk goes up,\u201d because the spine, hips and abdomen don\u2019t have the support they need.<\/p>\n In short, a strong core gives you freedom, the freedom to move well, stay active and keep doing the things you love.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n <\/a><\/p>\n Follow Tom’s Guide on Google News<\/a> and add us as a preferred source<\/a> to get our up-to-date news, analysis, and reviews in your feeds. <\/p>\n More from Tom’s Guide<\/p>\n Round up of today’s best deals<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Staying fit in your 50s, 60s and beyond is all about feeling strong and capable, even as muscle…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309324,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[337,97],"class_list":{"0":"post-309323","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fitness","8":"tag-fitness","9":"tag-health"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309323\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309324"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Google](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1763746702_762_r3t8zZ5ve4GewFTeoCM3R6.jpg\")
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