IMPACTS OF CORE TRAINING ON ATHLETES’ PERFORMANCE IN LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING

Introduction: 
Long-distance runners cannot achieve training effects by relying only on speed endurance training. Core training exercises significantly improve stability, allowing learning of techniques with superior movement efficiency. Several factors that affect the development of athletes’ special skills are considered, highlighting their main strengths and working on intermediate characteristics.

Objective: 
Verify the impacts of core training on athletes’ performance in long-distance running.

Methods: 
This paper had 18 middle-distance runners as volunteers for the research. The athletes’ physical conditioning and athletic performance before and after training were examined. Statistical analyses on the indicators of the experimental and control groups were analyzed based on the T-test.

Results: 
There were significant differences in endurance, core muscle elasticity, core strength, explosive power, and stability (P

This study verifies the impacts of core training on athletes’ performance in long-distance running.