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至所有对参加瑜珈课有顾虑的朋友： 比克拉姆瑜珈是一个全面的运动，不仅是运动从头到脚的肌肉，它强调"核心"—
下文中所描述的身体中央部分（上腹部）。 这可能会使你从另一角度看待瑜珈。 许多男士仍然持有瑜珈是女人专有运动的看法或认为它是一种"柔软"的运动形式。
瑜珈的确是低强度的运动，但这是件好事—这种瑜珈是一项集伸拉、
摆姿势于一体的运动体系，而且还使用身体重力和离析运动增加身体力量及耐力。-----------------------------------------------------------跳跃练习规划。阻力带。瑜珈。在一系列特殊的文章中，我们会向您介绍美式橄榄球明星Tony Parrish，他会告诉您该如何使核心（腹部和背下部）
强壮起来。 核心是身体的基础。对于全身的力量，以及运动员的成绩都是非常重要的。核心由腹部、背下部和臀肌（臀部、臀和大腿）组成。强大的核心可以让身体上、下部"团结，
顺利合作"，同时增加全身的灵敏度。增强核心力量的运动员可以跑
得更快，反应更灵敏。 关注核心力量，可以让运动员达到更高领域。Tony Parrish在他30岁时练习了
瑜珈，而这个年龄正是美式橄榄球球员成长的年龄—其它美式橄榄球球队
也向运动员提供瑜珈课。"10-15年前，我们还提倡举重，但现在我们
认为应该从内至外的开始锻炼身体。"一位美式橄榄球球员说："我不需要太
多对于上身的练习—我更需要其它部位的锻炼。也就是美式橄榄球所需
要的部位。"
Jumping routines. Resistance bands. Yoga. In an ongoing workout series that begins with
this week's look at 49ers safety Tony Parrish, SI will show how NFL players toughen
their cores. It's not just six-pack abs they want: A solid core can be the difference between
becoming a star and losing your job
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By definition, the core is both a foundation and the center of activity. Trainer Mark Verstegen
calls it an "erect pillar that funnels energy" through the body. "Core strength is the key for athletes,
" says Verstegen, who runs Athletes Performance, a fitness center in Tempe, Ariz., that trains
scores of NFL players. "Your body uses the core for every movement."
The core muscle group is made up of the abdominals, the lower back, the obliques and the
glutes (buttocks, hips and thighs). A powerful core enables the upper and lower body to work
together fluidly, increasing agility and head-to-toe power. The athlete who strengthens his core
runs faster, reacts quicker and delivers more punishing body contact. Says the Falcons' DeAngelo
Hall, one of the league's most athletic players, "The core runs everything."
Focusing on the core can quickly make even a superior athlete better. Texans defensive end
Mario Williams (SI, Aug. 7) weighed 283 pounds and ran the 40-yard dash in the mid-4.7s
when he began intense core training last January. Six weeks later he was up to 290 pounds
and his time was down to 4.66. He became the No. 1 draft pick. "[Training] is a lot different
now," says Buccaneers strength and conditioning coach Mike Morris, noting that core work
often includes drills with physioballs and exercises rooted in Pilates, karate and boxing. The
49ers' Tony Parrish, 30, is one of a growing number of NFLers who practice yoga -- the Steelers
and the Seahawks offer yoga classes to their players. "[Ten or 15 years ago] we thought about
lifting [weights]," Morris says, "not about working the inside first and working your way out."
That's what core strength is about. It takes a strong will to stick to a program, and some need the
support of a group. In spring and early summer, dozens of former University of Miami players
return to campus and follow an abs circuit devised by Hurricanes strength coach Andreu Swasey
that requires them, among other tortures, to do 250 reps of various abs exercises in seven minutes.
Arizona Cardinals running back Edgerrin James swears by the circuit, and the value of core work.
"There's no reason for me to walk around with my arms and chest swollen from lifting [weights],"
says James. "I don't need all that muscle up top. I'd rather transfer it down to the rest of my body.
That's where football is played." -- Jeffri Chadiha
