Common core-based exercises (like crunches, planks, and mountain climbers) are a natural fit for your yoga mat. You wouldn’t use equipment for them anyway, and they’re too uncomfortable to be ...

Often, the way we work out, it’s almost as if it could have an invisible meridian dividing the upper and lower halves (you know: arm day! leg day!). But central, quite literally, to everything is the ...

An email prompted me to write about one of my favorite and most frequently done exercises in my workouts -- the crunch. The question asked was concerning when I like to do abs in my workouts -- in the ...

You don't need to do thousands of sit-ups or spend hours in the gym to build abs. You can instead do the bare minimum of two to three ab-focused exercises for 20 to 30 minutes a week. Exercises like ...

Abs. What guy doesn’t want a chiseled core? Sure, your diet plays a massive role in getting shredded, but hitting both the showy six-pack muscles and the deeper stabilizers matters just as much. The ...

Crunches and sit-ups are being shunned by fitness experts in the US military and elite gyms. But if you love a good crunch, there is a right way to do it: Don't move too fast, and keep your low back ...

Often, the way we work out, it's almost as if it could have an invisible meridian dividing the upper and lower halves (you know: arm day! leg day!). But central, quite literally, to everything is the ...

If you like to sit down, stand, or bend down and pick things up from time to time, then you are a fan of your abs, whether they're rock-hard or not. Abdominal muscles connect our rib cage to our ...