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Spend enough time at a health club or gym these days, and you're bound to overhear someone discussing core strength. The idea behind this new exercise buzz word is that the muscles surrounding your trunk--the ones that help you breathe and hold up your spine--need to be every bit as strong as your biceps or quadriceps. Indeed, says Wendell Liemohn, an exercise scientist at the University of Tennessee, "if you don't have a strong core, then moving your arms and legs won't be as efficient...
First-time exercisers often forget their lateral abdominals--the muscles that sit beneath your love handles. Diagonal crunches, in which you sit up while twisting the abdomen, help develop these important muscles. Here's another good exercise that puts less stress on the spine: lie on your side and, resting your forearm on the ground for balance, lift your whole body off the floor; hold that position for 20 to 30 seconds. The key is to keep your hips, legs and back as straight...
...exercise that is particularly effective for the back is the quadruped. Facing the floor on hands and knees, extend your right arm and left leg out from your trunk and hold that position for a few seconds. Repeat with your other arm and leg; make sure you keep your spine straight and don't let your abdomen sag. If that's too hard, you can also do this exercise while lying flat on your stomach. For something more challenging, try extending an opposing arm and leg while balancing on your stomach on a physiotherapy ball...
...last time Buffett took on "corporate governance" was in his 1993 report, in which he focused on the need for companies to hire outside directors for their business savvy, not "because they are prominent or add diversity," and asserted that directors must have the spine to root out unethical behavior and take their concerns directly to shareholders--or resign, if entrenched directors balk...
...such pithy reflections don’t exactly send a chill down one’s spine, despite the book’s title, which is meant to imply something unfamiliar...