The best core exercises for older adults From the More health news: series Harvard Health Apr 1, 2021 Apr 1, 2021 Updated Feb 6, 2023 0 Nastasic/Getty Images Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Harvard Health After a long winter with lots of isolating and maybe too little physical activity, it might be time to give your core muscles more attention.kAm%96D6 >FD4=6D[ =@42E65 E9C@F89@FE >F49 @7 J@FC ECF?<[ 2C6 E96 <6J E@ DFAA@CE:?8 J@FC =@H6C 324< 2?5 96=A:?8 J@F DE2?5[ 86E @FE @7 2 492:C[ 36?5[ =:7E[ 2?5 >2:?E2:? 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