Start on your back with your arms straight above you, and your knees in a tabletop position. Engage your abs, then raise your ...

Sit-ups target your abdominal muscles, back muscles, and hip flexors, while crunches only target your abdominal muscles. • ...

While classic core exercises like sit-ups and crunches are certainly an effective way to train your abs, they are not the only way. If you prefer to stay standing for your workouts, then this ...

I'm someone who finds standard ab workouts a little dry. Sit-up to crunch to plank, back to sit-ups, and so on. While these exercises are effective for engaging your core muscles, they’re far from ...

We love a plank hold as much as the next girl, and we’ll bicycle kick our way through just about anything. But if you’re looking for new ways to work your core that don’t involve face planting ...

While many workout regimens flame out as quickly as it took them to start trending, others stand the test of time. Exercises like tai chi, running, swimming, hiking and yoga, for instance, have been ...

While crunches, sit-ups, planks, and other floor-bound movements are effective core-strengthening exercises, standing abdominal workouts offer unique benefits, especially for runners. If you’re ...

A strong core means stability, fewer injuries, and better posture and balance during exercise. While you might be familiar with the abdominal exercises that engage the outer abdominal muscles — think ...