As a fitness editor, I love that deep core shake you get after a minute-long plank. That said, if I’m in a busy gym, or I’m taking my workout outside now the weather is nicer, the chances are I’ll ...

Planks and deadbugs may be super effective for your core, but if you suffer from neck, shoulder or lower back pain, the chances are these are just going to exacerbate this. That doesn’t mean training ...

Core work can be uncomfortable, not just because it burns so good in the ab area, but because in most floor-based exercises, the neck and back get pulled along for the ride and can be easily tweaked.

Standing ab exercises that strengthen your core, improve balance, and deliver results without getting on the floor.

I’ve never enjoyed doing sit-ups. From doing them on the cold, hard gym floor at school to tediously tagging them onto the end of another workout, they’ve always felt uncomfortable on my lower back ...

Ab exercises tend to conjure up images of endless sit-ups, leg lifts on a mat and planks. While these movements have their place, standing ab exercises work your core muscles more closely to how they ...

Forget dropping to the floor for endless crunches. Celebrity trainers have discovered that some of the most effective core-strengthening moves actually happen while standing up. These expert-approved ...

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 a new way to work your core that doesn’t involve face planting ...

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 ...

When it comes to abs exercises, variety is key. Not only will targeting different muscles holistically strengthen your core, but switching things up prevents boredom from creeping in. You do not have ...

It can be tough to find easy ab workouts that are accessible and still deliver results. The fitness landscape is flooded with moves that promise to crush your core or obliterate your obliques. That’s ...