Core stabilisation exercises for middle and long distance runners

Many runners have asked us for a hip and core stability program. These are common areas of muscular imbalances or weakness. Here are my favorite fundamental core exercises designed for runners. This does not take the place of weighted exercises to gain power and strength, but you have to have proper stability and mobility as a foundation for strength. Stability is the ability to control motion. In this sequence you are training the neuromuscular system and the brain.