To vote for Well Far to win the Listener’s Choice Award, please visit: https://www.britishpodcastawards.com/vote Is a six pack truly the shining emblem of fitness and health? This week we get to the bottom of the six pack mystery: will running actually give you abs? Do you need visible abs to be a good runner? And how important is training your core for running performance anyway (turns out very!)? Guiding us through both the chat and strong cool-down stretch at the end is the brilliant Shona Vertue, Austrailian born PT, yoga instructor and founder of The Vertue Method. Run: 45 MinsStrong Stretch: 17 mins Find Amy on instagram at: @wellness_ed, #WellFarFind Shona on instagram at: @shona_vertue TopicsWhat your core is really made up of.Can you work your core to lose belly fat?Exercises to activate the core for runners.Glute activation as core activation.What not to do.Substance over style.What is the Vertue method? Correct way to do a single leg glute press with Shona Vertue link here: https://www.instagram.com/p/B1uBSmFBoku/ Correct way to deadbug with Luke Worthington link here: https://www.instagram.com/p/BcAqdc4AQWE/?igshid=15i3ikxalhymp Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.