The best core exercises don't necessarily require you to get on the floor. These seven standing variations are sure to ...

A strong core is about more than just six-pack bragging rights — it’s the foundation of your strength and overall well-being. But you don't need to torture yourself with endless crunches. Instead, ...

One popular fitness expert shares the best home ab workout and 7 intense lower ab exercises, for a combination that hits your entire core. Lower abs are a common challenge; targeted workouts can be ...

A strong core helps with posture, balance and stability, and can help prevent back injury and reduce existing back pain. Along with the lower back and glutes, the abdominal muscles are the primary ...

Better posture. Weak upper abs often result in poor posture and spinal misalignment, but by targeting these muscles, you can ...

Katrina Carter, DPT, FNS, is a licensed travel physical therapist. She specializes in orthopedics and has a passion for providing education on nutrition for healing and overall health and wellness.

There's never a bad time of year to build a set of popping abs that you're proud of. Sure, abs are built in the kitchen, and you'll never see them without a proper diet. But targeted core training is ...

While sculpted abdominal muscles are often featured in advertisements, social media posts and magazine articles, there is more to strong abs than good looks. Strong abdominal muscles are key to ...

Story by Brett Williams, NASM, Ebenezer Samuel, C.S.C.S. AB TRAINING SHOULD be more than just an afterthought for the last 10 minutes of your workout routine. The majority of your favorite strength ...

Abdominal bracing is an exercise motion that you’ve likely encountered and performed, whether you realize it or not. It’s the movement that’s implied when your coach, fitness instructor, or physical ...

Strengthen your core, hips, quads and back using this abs exercise to build full-body strength, endurance and stamina. The hollow hold is an isometric exercise, which means your muscles contract ...

The problem with classic ab exercises like sit-ups and crunches is that they put your the top portion of your spine (the cervical vertabrae) in flexion. In a world where you spend a good portion of ...