Our core is key for everyday movement, but when most of us train it we tend to just do exercises that isolate our ‘superficial’ ab muscles, like the rectus abdominis and external obliques.

However, when time, money and/or motivation are low, a free on-demand class at home is just the thing to help me fit in some ...

Some abs exercises can get a little tedious the more you do them, including planks. Thankfully, there are a few ways you can get a good abs pump and continue to develop core muscle without setting ...

If core muscles are tired or weak, the ligaments in your back take over and can become strained. Exercises like side planks and dead bugs work the deep muscles of the inner core, like the pelvic ...

Danny Saltos is a NASM-certified personal trainer and health coach, specializing in strength training and cardio. With 18 years of experience, Saltos has been training clients since 2006, both in ...

Although exercises like sit-ups and crunches can activate these muscles, that only trains one type of movement. The core is ...

But one thing I don’t do consistently (besides resist pressing the snooze button) is choose to do core workouts. TBH, I don’t really have a good reason for why I skimp on ab work. I suppose I ...

Want more workouts like this one? Try this three-move standing core workout next or give this three-move floor ab workout a go – don't worry, there's still not a crunch, situp, or plank in sight!

I don’t love planks. There I said it. Isometric exercises (or holding one position) are not my thing. I prefer other types of core exercises (hi dead bugs, bicycle crunches, inchworms ...