A well-rounded ab workout will strengthen your core, tone your midsection and help prevent and reduce back pain.

Confession: Despite my lengthy career as a fitness journalist and being well-versed in the health benefits of a strong core, ...

You may want to strongly consider unfollowing that “expert”—and follow this advice instead. Despite the hype, eight-minute ab ...

To target a variety of muscles in the core while standing, you’ll be doing moves where you bend, twist and raise your legs ...

Stand tall with your hands behind your head. Bring your left knee up to meet your right elbow in a standing crunch. Hold the position and pulse the knee and elbow together for three mini-reps. Return ...

Then I came across the Women’s Health Ultimate Abs Challenge on social media. It seemed like the no-brainer addition to my workout routine that I’d been looking for. The challenge consists of ...

For this quick cardio workout that will leave your abs burning, a skipping rope and a bit of grit is all you need to get results ...

Reverse crunch to leg lifts target the lower abs, an area that often gets neglected. It combines two effective core exercises ...

The question is, how can you train for abs—especially around the pesky lower portion of the muscle group, where definition can be particularly difficult to achieve? Here are four exercises ...

And that's because your abs, in tandem with your core muscles, do far more than look pretty on the beach. Training your entire core as a unit unlocks a host of other exercises and real-world ...

Pregnancy is incredibly demanding on the body, but especially the core, which has to accommodate your growing baby. Once you’ve been cleared to exercise after giving birth, you might find your ...

If you’ve been dealing with back pain for a while, chances are good that someone - whether a well-meaning friend, fitness influencer, or even your doctor - has told you to strengthen your core.