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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am 53 so not far behind you. I work my "core" often. To me, the core is much more than 6-pack abs, so I'm glad you are not concerned with that. Core to me is abs, obliques, lower back, hips, butt so I recommend getting some resistance bands. I have Synergee Mini Bands 5-Pack. I think I paid $12 for the pack and that's all you'll really need for a while.  You can find all these exercises on YouTube. But here are the basics.

Planks (Elbows and toes. Hold for 30 secs. Once it gets easy. Squeeze!) There are all sorts of variations to make them harder.
Side Planks (30 secs each side) You can raise the top leg to make them harder.
Super Mans (lie on stomach and raise arms and feet. Hold) Rest repeat.
Bird dogs (all 4s, raise alternating arm and leg, switch, repeat)
Dead bugs (lie on back hands and knees up. You can add a band around your feet. Extend one leg keep the other knee in place, switch)
Banded Sidewalks (Band around ankles. Side step one way, come back. repeat)
Banded side leg raises (Bands around ankles, lay on side, raise leg up. Switch sides, repeat)
Banded Marches (Band around feet. Bring knee up. Put down, bring other knee up, repeat)
Glute Bridges (Lie on Back with feet on floor close to your butt. Knees up. Raise butt, squeeze butt, hold. lower, repeat.)

Lots more but here is a good start. And the beauty is that to increase the difficulty, just add more reps, more sets, longer holds, and/or use a stronger resistance band.
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This is a great list and similar to what I've done in core classes that have helped me.

If you can find a class that isn't too busy, I think that's a great way to kick off a workout change, especially with a good instructor who can help with form. I found i was doing some moves in a less than ideal position. One might have led to injuries, but mostly I wasn't fully engaging my muscles in a way to be most effective.

I'd also recommend eventually adding in weights to some of the above plus exercises like Russian twists and some to increase stability.[/quote]

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