Abs are often an afterthought, tacked onto the end of your workout as a few basic sit-ups. But like any muscle group, to achieve strength and definition, you’ve got to step things up to avoid the ...

It's easy to forget how important it is to truly challenge your core during a workout. Those crunches, scissor kicks, and hollow holds you've been doing might feel challenging, but in order to get ...

If you’ve been training for a while, you’ve probably heard the saying that abs are built in the kitchen. There’s truth to that, but diet alone won’t carve them out. Even with the cleanest eating ...

Sit up and take note, folks. UK-based personal trainer James Stirling, known on Instagram as @London_Fitness_Guy, has taken to the platform to share his insights on what does and does not build core ...

Your core is an integral part of daily functions and your athletic performance—it’s used every time you sneeze, cough, have a bowel movement, pick things up, or do something more obvious… like sprint.

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 ...

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Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Your obliques are the core ...

Exercises like dead bugs help lengthen and strengthen the hip flexors in a controlled position, which improves form and can help offset the effects of sitting too much, adds Dickinson. Lie faceup, ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Standing ab exercises ...