Your favorite ab-building machine at the gym may be causing you more harm than good. That's right—we're talking about the torso rotation machine. This is the Chubby Checker–inspired ab machine you sit ...

Newsflash: Your abs workouts need to hit all the different abs muscles to be truly effective. It's easy to zero in on the six ...

There’s no secret weapon for staving off fatigue, but incorporating oblique exercises into your strength-training routine will help you maintain proper form and posture for longer—even when you’re ...

IF YOU ARE focused on building a strong, functional core, you need to know what muscles you're working so hard to sculpt. There are the six-pack muscles (the rectus abdominis) trained with spinal ...

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When we think of core exercises, standard moves like situps and crunches are often a go-to. But working the side body is an important piece of a well-rounded core routine that is sometimes overlooked.

If you're only working those front ‘six-pack’ ab muscles — aka your rectus abdominis — you’re missing out on strengthening your entire core. We’re all guilty of training the front of the body, but ...

Try these four daily walking variations to engage your core, improve posture, and help flatten your stomach after 50.

It’s time to face the truth: You’re not giving your love handles any love by doing side bends. Somehow side bends still remain a go-to exercise you'll see on the floor of just about any commercial gym ...