Core Engagement for Smarter Sitting: Strengthen your spine at your desk

Your core doesn’t only work when you’re exercising. In fact it's working your core that makes everyday movement easier. It’s meant to support you all day long, especially when you sit. Without core support, the spine collapses and other areas, like the neck and lower back, take over causing disfunction, pain, imbalance and wear and tear on your joints.

In Pilates, we train the core to work gently and continuously, not with tension or gripping.

Try this seated core activation:

• Sit tall.

• Place one hand on your belly and one on your ribs.

• Inhale into your ribs.

• Exhale, gently draw your belly in and up.

• Imagine your waist gently hugging inward.

Hold for 5 slow breaths. This light activation helps your body feel supported without stiffness.

Smarter sitting means your core is quietly helping you all the time.