One simple lateral step and knee lift can activate your obliques, hips, and lower abs while improving balance and coordination after age 50.

When it comes to working our core, most people’s minds often turn to lying on their backs and busting out 100 crunches. While crunches do target your abdominal muscles, there are more muscles that ...

This low-impact drill activates deep abdominal muscles, protects your lower back, and builds real-world stability after 50.

We love a plank hold as much as the next girl, and we’ll bicycle kick our way through just about anything. But if you’re looking for a new way to work your core that doesn’t involve face planting ...

Apron belly exercises after 55 that improve core tension and posture, with form cues from Tyler Read, BSc, CPT.

Ab exercises tend to conjure up images of endless sit-ups, leg lifts on a mat and planks. While these movements have their place, standing ab exercises work your core muscles more closely to how they ...

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. Standing ab exercises ...

Think about your last workout, you probably focused on those Instagram-worthy abs or burning calories, but there’s something way more important at stake: your spine health. Your core isn’t just about ...

Dr. Shields is a physical therapist with a background in English Literature and a passion for healthcare and education. She hopes to combine her clinical expertise with her love of writing, establish ...

If you’ve grown bored of your basic mat routine for core workouts, incorporating resistance band ab exercises can help you switch it up and even intensify your results. The versatile, simple, and ...

Your core is, quite literally, at the center of everything you do. It’s what powers your paddle strokes, allows you to reach for a climbing hold, and makes hoisting a heavy pack and carrying it over ...

Physical trainers and rehabilitation specialists are increasingly focusing on a critical but often neglected muscle group that could be the key to improved core strength, better posture, and reduced ...