Our bodies move in various directions to perform tasks such as picking up a child, carrying luggage, or getting up and down ...

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

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

No offense to sit-ups, planks, and hollow holds, but basic core exercises can feel drab day after day. They work the abdominals, but if you’re looking for stronger, sculpted abs, let me introduce you ...

This series of exercises focuses on important muscles in the legs and torso we use every day. No equipment (and very little space) necessary. By Jenny Marder A good strength workout should check a lot ...

Celebrity trainer Yasmin Karachiwala highlights five underrated Pilates exercises for a stronger core. These precise, ...

Often, the way we work out, it’s almost as if it could have an invisible meridian dividing the upper and lower halves (you know: arm day! leg day!). But central, quite literally, to everything is the ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Lie on the mat with your arms extended straight up.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." No offense to sit-ups, planks, and hollow holds, but basic core exercises can feel drab day after day.

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Fitness experts often emphasize the significance of having an engaged core during a workout. However, it’s not always clear what that means, and engaging your core correctly is easier said than done.