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

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Pilates is a low-impact workout that focuses on building strength, flexibility, and balance through controlled movements. Many Bollywood celebrities, such as Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, and Janhvi ...

Want to work your abs with a yoga ball? We turned to an expert to walk you through the best moves to do—and how to do them. Start incorporating this versatile tool into your strength workouts with the ...

There are many ways to do a plank, from straight-arm, side, and one-legged planks to plank knee taps and jacks. These moves ...

Nothing will humble you like an exercise ball. Working with an exercise ball can also help you improve your sense of your body in space, a.k.a. proprioception, Jeffers explains. “Stability ball ...

Runners tend to think of instability as a condition to avoid or a problem to solve, but adding a dose of wobbliness to your workout is actually beneficial. And one of the best ways to (literally) ...

Strengthening your obliques can help improve core stability, correct your posture, protect your spine, and enhance your ...

Skip the floor work. Try 5 standing exercises that target your lower abs, improve balance, and burn fat after 50.

Slam balls are unique thanks to their ability to endure a ton of force. You can literally slam or throw them—against the floor or any other hard surface—with all your might, to your heart’s content, ...

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