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

Over 50? Flatten your belly with 5 simple chair moves that fire deep core muscles, protect joints, and take about 15 minutes.

Build a lean, strong core with five bodyweight routines for power, balance, and endurance. No equipment. In 10 to 15 minutes.

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Build strength, bone density, and metabolism after 45 with six key moves: squats, pushups, bridges, planks, rows, step ups.

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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 ...