You'll need more than just crunches to build a strong, functional core. Try these moves to upgrade your workouts.

One popular fitness expert shares the best home ab workout and 7 intense lower ab exercises, for a combination that hits your entire core.

Anti-rotational exercises train your body to withstand rotation, keeping you in control and stabilizing your body against ...

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Sit tall with your weight equally distributed between both sits bones and feet planted on the floor hips-width apart. Engage ...

What are the first exercises you think about when you hear the words core training? Crunches and sit-ups probably come to mind. While you can certainly do those exercises to train your core, there’s ...

Head to nearly any packed gym, and you’ll probably see at least one woman working on her core. Maybe she’s whipping out some bicycle crunches, or holding still in an impressively-long plank. There are ...

Slouching spine? Pre-posture-ous! Our spines are the scaffolding for the body, and unfortunately, proper posture has become a common casualty of our increasingly sedentary culture. The immediate ...

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A strong upper body truly makes everyday life a breeze. Consider this: By regularly performing upper-body exercises, carrying an overflowing laundry basket up the stairs or moving your fave armchair ...

Exercises using kettlebells recruit core-stabilizing muscles making every movement a full-body workout, toning the arms, core ...

The path to core strength is as varied as the number of exercises that build your core system. There are hundreds of exercises from which to select when working to build the core, but this type of ...