Trainer Ash Wilking brings us a series of 10 functional ab exercises that you can do three times a week for functional core strength. Included in Wilking’s core workout are staples like the side plank ...

As a trainer, it's my job to understand how the body works, explain it to people, help them improve imbalances and achieve their fitness goals, and move and feel better in their day-to-day. I ...

When it comes to functional strength, safe movement, and improved posture, strong abdominal muscles are crucial for providing spinal stability and ensuring your trunk is supported. That's why you need ...

If exercising is new to you or you're beginning to get back into the groove, you should ease into a fitness routine. Doing so will allow you to focus on your form, help you prevent injury, and keep ...

Fitness instructors LaToya and Julius guide us in a 20 minute ab workout and warm-up focusing on your entire core, with both standard and modified versions of each exercise. This workout consists of ...

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 ...

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 ...

If firming up your midsection is on your to-do list, you're not alone. Getting rid of stubborn belly fat is one of the most common goals for people looking to lose weight and get fit. And while ...

What can I say? I love the feeling of strengthening my muscles on a Megaformer machine, working them in 50 minutes worth of planks and lunges until my core, legs, and butt are shaking. It’s the only ...

Dead bugs are one of the best ab workouts, according to personal trainer Brittany Noelle. Noelle said many people perform ab exercises incorrectly, which can cause injury. She said sit-ups are one of ...

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 ...