If your ab workout begins and ends on your back on a yoga mat in a corner of the gym, you're not doing enough. And even if you flip around for a plank or two, your efforts will still be lacking. The ...

Believe it or not, some people actually use their abs as a lure to the opposite sex. Worse yet, some think that if they never achieve six-pack definition, they are lacking a crucial element to hooking ...

Confession: Static exercises aren’t really my jam. (I've previously) tried plank variations every day for an entire month to prove it.) I do love exercising, but the dynamic movement portion only. My ...

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I HAVE A bad workout habit: I constantly skip my abs. I plan to tack sets of core-centric exercises on to the end of my gym sessions, but my impatience wins out. The clock seems to tick louder and my ...

There’s definitely no shortage of core exercises—from planks to crunches to standing exercises—but one move that might not be on your radar is the hollow-body hold. The hollow-body hold is an ...

I did gymnastics for 15 years growing up and competed for 10. To quote Stick It, "The things gymnasts do make Navy SEALs look like wusses. And we do them without a gun!" Don't get me wrong, I was no ...

We rarely solely work our abs in CrossFit classes because we do so many compound movements that engage the core, such as squats and thrusters. But my coach Sefton Hirsch recommends incorporating this ...

Experts agree that we should all be strength training regularly, which most people assume means lifting weights. Not so. You can try calisthenics too—a type of gymnastic strength training that relies ...

If you're looking for an exercise that will challenge your core completely—meaning obliques, six-pack, and deep stabilizers—look no further than the hollow hold. It's actually my favorite move, but it ...