12/06/2025
if endless core exercises weren’t actually helping your posture — or your back pain?
As an Osteopathic Therapist and Pilates Instructor, I see this all the time: people working hard on their abs, yet seeing no improvement in their pain, posture, or stability.
Because the truth is… the core isn’t just a group of muscles. It’s an integrated system that relies on structure, breath, and coordinated fascial tension — not isolated strength.
I’ve seen clients who could plank for minutes and crunch for days… but still struggled with back pain or collapsed posture.
But the moment we focused on the deep system — how the ribs, hips, diaphragms, and pelvic floor work together — their strength became accessible, their posture improved, and their back finally started letting go.
Not because they got “stronger”…
…but because their system finally connected.
So when you keep hammering away at traditional core exercises without addressing integration, your body compensates.
Your abs grip.
Your back overworks.
Your breath becomes shallow.
Your posture collapses under pressure your core can’t actually manage.
You can’t crunch your way into better alignment.
Many people train their “core” as isolated muscles.
The missing link is how the ribs, hips, diaphragm, and pelvic floor work together so your fascia can transfer load smoothly through the body.
True core strength comes from pressure regulation and proper sequencing of the deep core and pelvic floor… not from more reps.
Your core isn’t meant to work in pieces.
It’s meant to function as one intelligent, integrated system.
When you train it that way, everything changes — posture, strength, and pain.
Ever notice how your back still hurts even though you’ve been working on your abs? Let me know in the comments👇