We all dream of a flat stomach or even a six-pack, but there are other, arguably more important reasons to work on your core.

Hold a dumbbell or medicine ball at chest height. Step back into a reverse lunge while rotating your torso over the front leg ...

Crunches, teasers, planks, and body-weight squats are some of the best stomach exercises for stronger abs. A strong core improves balance and posture.

Finally, strong deep core muscles can help improve your posture. They’ll prevent your pelvis from tilting too far backward, ...

You can build a strong and stable core using three weightlifting exercises rather than sit-ups, says a personal trainer, who ...

Skip the heavy lifting—these 5 simple exercises build muscle, strength, and balance after 40 with less joint strain ...

The most underrated movement in fitness’ is a good way to assess general fitness. Experts share how you can get going ...

The cat-cow stretch gently warms up your spine and increases flexibility in the lumbar area. Start on all fours with your ...

Even beginners can do this simple, low-impact ab workout every day to strengthen their deep core and reduce back pain.

As a reminder, your core generates movement during pretty much every exercise, particularly compound exercises that recruit multiple joints and muscle groups like squats, push-ups and burpees.

For overall health, it's important to focus on exercises that work the entire core: the muscles along the spine, pelvis and sides of the torso. These include the abs and obliques, but also the ...

Many coaches argue that dedicated core exercises are unnecessary, and they have valid points. Full-body barbell lifts undoubtedly engage various trunk muscles to a significant degree.