Think endless sit-ups are the secret to toned abs? Top trainers say you’re wasting your time — and there’s a smarter way to build real core strength.

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Side planks trains your ...

View post: Most Men Over 50 Can’t Pass This Simple Dead Hang Test You can drop it into your warmup to wake up your core before squats or presses, or tack it onto the end of a workout as a brutal ...

It’s no secret that the core is a super important muscle group. It’s made up of superficial muscles—like the ones that make up the six-pack—but there’s also a part of the core often referred to as the ...

Learn how to effectively strengthen your pelvic floor with targeted core exercises. Physical therapists share moves to improve bladder function, sexual health, and reduce back pain.

These deep core exercises will target the most important, but often neglected, part of your midsection to reduce back pain and improve posture. Instead, learn which muscles make up the deep core and ...

Planks are widely considered by fitness experts to be a fantastic exercise to strengthen the muscles in your core and elsewhere, no matter your age or physical fitness level. There are numerous ...

The dead bug exercise may have a funny name, but it's a seriously effective move. The slow and controlled core strengthening exercise involves lying on your back and moving your arms and legs in a way ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Free fitness classes are available seven days a week across Richmond for people of all ages and fitness levels through the Sports Backers Fitness Warriors program. The program includes ...

Maintaining core strength and stability is important for wheelchair users. Routine core work may help promote trunk stability, reduce pain, and increase mobility. Your core is the cylinder of muscles ...