Originally Posted by
cooleric1234
"Core strengthening" is such a buzz word it's kind of sickening. I'm sure there's something to it, but the way the term is thrown around it reeks to me of one of those concepts that will be debunked and laughed at in future years (eg. "spot reducing"). Again, I'm sure that's not the case, but people use the term too generically and vaguely, which is why you get questions like these, "what does core strengthening actually mean?"
Right on the money. One can have very 'average' core strength and have correct posture and ride strongly without pain.