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You make time for core training, but are your exercises accomplishing what you think they are?

In this episode of Making Muscle Memories, Lauren Eirk shares three essentials for building a stronger core, with practical examples from yoga, Pilates, and resistance training. Discover why getting into a position doesn’t always mean you’re strong there, why control matters, and how resistance changes which muscles you challenge.

Plus, a bonus principle to help you maintain the strength you build throughout your life.

Timestamps:
00:00 Are you training everything you think you are?
00:43 Why core strength deserves your attention
06:22 Essential 1: Learn to activate your muscles
10:41 Essential 2: Develop control through your available range
17:19 Essential 3: Match the resistance to the muscles
23:01 Putting the three essentials together
24:16 Bonus: Maintain what you build

If you’re ready to build strength in a way that supports your joints, reduces pain, and helps you stay active as you age…

You can explore my full training platform, FIS OnDemand, at www.fisondemand.com and start your 7-Day Free Trial

WHO IS LAUREN EIRK?
Lauren is a 40-year fitness veteran, MAT-Rx Full-Body Specialist, Certified Yoga Therapist C-IAYT, and Certified Yoga Instructor E-RYT 500. She is the founder of FIS OnDemand™, The 5-Step Isometric Method™, and Fitness Integrated Science. She focuses on joint longevity for adults 50+ through science-backed resistance training to help you pinpoint your weak areas, correct strength imbalances, reduce pain and inflammation, and restore mobility.

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You feel better after an injury. But what happens next?

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You finished physical therapy. The pain has eased. You’re ready to get back to the activities you love. But there’s a part of injury recovery that nobody seems to prepare you for.

In this episode of Making Muscle Memories, I share the story of a young volleyball player after knee surgery, along with lessons from my own injuries. We’ll explore why feeling better may not tell the whole story—and what it means to care for your muscles long after an injury.

Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
00:51 Helping clients maintain their muscles
01:53 A volleyball player’s experience after knee surgery
05:03 A lesson from my dad
09:07 Why our bodies need maintenance, too
15:14 Lessons from my own injuries
18:06 Integration: how muscles work together
22:27 Encouragement to keep going
24:11 Muscle Maintenance

If you’re ready to build strength in a way that supports your joints, reduces pain, and helps you stay active as you age…

You can explore my full training platform, FIS OnDemand, at www.fisondemand.com and start your 7-Day Free Trial

WHO IS LAUREN EIRK?
Lauren is a 40-year fitness veteran, MAT-Rx Full-Body Specialist, Certified Yoga Therapist C-IAYT, and Certified Yoga Instructor E-RYT 500. She is the founder of FIS OnDemand™, The 5-Step Isometric Method™, and Fitness Integrated Science. She focuses on joint longevity for adults 50+ through science-backed resistance training to help you pinpoint your weak areas, correct strength imbalances, reduce pain and inflammation, and restore mobility.

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Who decided that's an "old person" exercise?

Have you ever looked at a chair exercise, a shorter range of motion, or a lighter weight and thought, “I’m not old enough to need that”?

I used to judge exercises by how they looked, too. After years of working with people through injuries—and getting older myself—I see them differently. A chair can give you the support to challenge a muscle more precisely. Slowing down can reveal where you need more control. Adjusting an exercise can help you keep training consistently.

The question isn’t whether an exercise looks impressive. It’s whether it helps your muscles meet the challenge you need today.

In the final episode of my Exercise Rules to Break After 50 series, I’m sharing why we need to retire the “old people exercise” label—and what to focus on if you want to keep exercising for life.

What exercise have you dismissed because of how it looked? Tell me in the comments. 👇

Timestamps:
00:00Introduction: The fifth exercise rule to throw out
00:57A quick recap of the series
01:31Why aging changes how we see exercise
05:49Does an exercise have to look intense to work?
06:14How our training goals change with age
07:25Why I used to judge modifications
10:32Aging is a privilege: what Edward taught me
12:13What a chair, a prop, or a smaller range can do
13:24Better rules: consistency, control, and curiosity
15:04You don’t have to prove you’re young
15:56Exercise for life and closing thoughts

If you’re ready to build strength in a way that supports your joints, reduces pain, and helps you stay active as you age…

You can explore my full training platform, FIS OnDemand, at www.fisondemand.com and start your 7-Day Free Trial

WHO IS LAUREN EIRK?
Lauren is a 40-year fitness veteran, MAT-Rx Full-Body Specialist, Certified Yoga Therapist C-IAYT, and Certified Yoga Instructor E-RYT 500. She is the founder of FIS OnDemand™, The 5-Step Isometric Method™, and Fitness Integrated Science. She focuses on joint longevity for adults 50+ through science-backed resistance training to help you pinpoint your weak areas, correct strength imbalances, reduce pain and inflammation, and restore mobility.

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