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

Pilates has become the go-to workout for building functional strength and flexibility while being gentle on your joints. In particular, "Core engagement and strengthening are fundamental parts of any ...

There are many ways to do a plank, from straight-arm, side, and one-legged planks to plank knee taps and jacks. These moves ...

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

Strengthen your abs and obliques with this 12-minute core circuit that you can do anywhere without any equipment bar a yoga mat.

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

Exercises using kettlebells recruit core-stabilizing muscles making every movement a full-body workout, toning the arms, core ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Lie on the mat with your arms extended straight up.

Standing ab exercises offer a functional and comfortable way to strengthen your core, improve posture, and boost balance, ...

Pilates was created in the 1920s in New York City by Joseph Pilates and many of its exercises were originally used to help World War I patients rehabilitate injuries. Today, Pilates is used more for ...

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 ...