Bicep, Butt and Ab Blaster: Use 5- to 8-pound free weights. Standing with right foot on the ground, bring left leg forward into a knee raise at a 90-degree angle. Holding one weight in each hand, ...

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 ...

You're not alone if you wince when you think about doing a plank, sit-up, or crunch. I feel exactly the same way. Whether it's the burning in my abs or the requirement to be at one with my yoga mat, I ...

Skip the floor work. This 12-minute standing ab routine firms your core, trims belly pooch, and boosts balance—designed for ...

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 new ways to work your core that don’t involve face planting ...

Weighted ab workouts are growing in popularity, and for good reason. They promise to build stronger, more defined abs than bodyweight training alone, and crucially, the science backs this up. Studies ...

You might be used to hitting the floor to train your abs. But don't think the floor is your only option. In fact, adding standing core exercises could be the ticket to a stronger, more efficient ...

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 ...