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

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

While lifting weights is a tried-and-true method for increasing muscle mass, bodyweight exercises train your muscles in ...

Think barbell back squats are the only way to grow a mammoth lower body? Guess again. While powerlifters swear by this powerful compound move, it's not exactly the be-all, end-all for growing leg ...

You don’t need to crank out endless situps or planks to train your core. In fact, some of the best core exercises don’t look like traditional abs movements at all. Think weighted carries and ...

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

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

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Sit tall with your weight equally distributed between both sits bones and feet planted on the floor hips-width apart. Engage ...

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 ...

Lie on right side, feet flexed and stacked on top of each other. Place left hand on ground in front of chest to stabilize the ...