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CBC News | Posted: December 6, 2012 5:07 PM | Last Updated: December 6, 2012

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Caption: Focusing on your core muscles is all the rage at gyms but experts are raising a red flag, CBC's Kim Brunhuber reports.

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Focusing on the core muscles that support the back is all the rage at gyms, but an expert is raising a red flag.
Both traditional sit-ups and planks risk compressing the spine, says Dr. Stuart McGill, a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo.
McGill shows a safer technique to CBC's Kim Brunhuber.

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