Stay fit, firm, and toned with eight standing exercises designed for women over 40—no mat or equipment needed.

As we get older, things we take for granted, like getting up from the floor or lifting heavy bags of groceries, can become more challenging. The term functional fitness refers to exercises that ...

Ditch the machines. These 6 standing exercises burn calories, train your core, and help shrink belly pooch after 45.

The path to a stronger core and toned body doesn’t always require gym equipment or floor exercises. Standing workouts offer a practical and effective approach to fitness that can be performed anywhere ...

Deadbugs, planks and sit-ups are just a handful of exercises that are great for our core. But after a while they can start to feel a little…boring and if you’re bored the chances are you won’t be ...

When it comes to working our core, most people’s minds often turn to lying on their backs and busting out 100 crunches. While crunches do target your abdominal muscles, there are more muscles that ...

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 ...

Denise Austin just shared a core exercise on Instagram. The 67-year-old demonstrated a “great exercise that you can do standing up” to “tone and tighten” the abs. The standing crunch variation is ...

When most people think of core workouts, the first thing that comes to mind is the traditional sit-up or crunch. While these are good exercises, they are not necessarily the best or most functional ...

First up is a standing crunch. Maintaining core strength as you age is important for overall health, but Austin explains that a lot of her followers “don’t like getting on the ground” when working out ...

Head to nearly any packed gym, and you’ll probably see at least one woman working on her core. Maybe she’s whipping out some bicycle crunches, or holding still in an impressively-long plank. There are ...