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            What exactly are core muscles and how do we use them? Our core is our body's powerhouse. The core can be defined as the limbo-pelvic-hip complex and is composed of as many as 35 different muscle groups. Your core muscles play a huge role in your everyday activities; from getting out of bed, to walking down the street, and bending over to grab your purse. A functional core creates a solid base for your body, allowing you to stay upright and stand strong on your two feet. Weak core muscles can lead to fatigue, less endurance, poor posture, lower back pain and muscle injuries.  It is important to build core stability first then build core strength.

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A record-breaking number of voters cast ballots in the recent midterm election- in both Santa Cruz County, across the state, and nationwide. With 76.3 percent of registered voters in Santa Cruz County casting a ballot, compared to only 51.9 percent in the 2014 midterm election, last month’s voter turn-out was the highest for a midterm election in Santa Cruz County history, breaking the old record of 70.8 percent voter participation rate in 1982.