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

This standing abs routine strengthens your core, boosts posture, and lays the foundation for a stronger, more balanced body.

When most people think of core exercises, they think crunches and sit-ups – possibly because the tactical professions have used them for decades. But given recent changes in military testing, the next ...

A trained core not only results in abs and a slim waist. It also makes all other movements easier–from fitness exercises for the lower and upper body to everyday movements. So it’s worth strengthening ...

Exercises like hanging leg raises or the Pallof Press can work your abs better than sit-ups — and anyone can do them regardless of fitness level.

Ditch the machines. These 6 standing exercises burn calories, train your core, and help shrink belly pooch after 45.

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Sit-ups are one of the most basic forms of core ...

Target your lower abs with six expert moves that pull your waist in, support your spine, and flatten your belly after 50.

Slow stretching, gentle activity and deep breathing are the best ways to relieve tension in the trunk muscles. Devotees of ...

Even as a personal trainer, I was not chomping at the bit to get back into exercise. I really wanted to take my time, make sure I had healed, and give my body the recovery time it needed before ...

Flabby arms are often the bane of our lives as we age. But there’s plenty we can do to banish so-called bingo wings, by ...