During dynamic yoga movements, the core stabilizes the chest and pelvis. Yoga movements that are dynamic and limb based are unstable without a strong core. Power moves from the core to the limbs. Strengthening and keeping a strong core is vital as a step to approaching limb based postures. Tennis players, golfers and boxers use the core to deliver their swings. Loosened and lengthened core muscles results in more speed and range of the limbs with any racket or club. Such increased range of limbs is significant in sports.
Prior to any practice warm-up the core is required. Always include core poses in your warm-up routine prior to or after joint preparations. Dedicate a day or two out of the week to focus on strong sessions of core muscles while enabling the limbs to rest. Yoga postures from east facing pose, locust, wheel, boat and lying leg lifts strengthen our core.