Y ou don't need to spend hours breaking a sweat to get into shape, and you certainly don't need to do sit-ups to improve your ...

The classical Pilates method targets all areas of the core, not just the abdominal muscles (which are what you might know as ...

Workouts No, not kegels — this deep core routine will strengthen your abs and pelvic floor Workouts Goodbye crunches and sit-ups — these 3 exercises target your 'deep core' muscles to strengthen your ...

Sit-ups (where the upper body is lifted completely) and crunches (where only the shoulder blades lift off the ground) are classic abdominal exercises. Photo: Getty Images Sit-ups and crunches are two ...

If you want to build core strength, you don’t need to spend hours doing sit-ups. You can strengthen your core in less than 20 minutes with just five moves and a dumbbell. I'm a personal trainer ...

"Over there, look," trainer Juilieanna McGuire says, pointing discreetly toward a young woman stretching her back over a large rubber exercise ball. "I used to try to correct them, but now it would be ...

Giving 16 first-graders each a large, bouncing ball might not sound like the best way to improve their focus in school. But in Sarah Meader's classroom at Karen Western Elementary School, students ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Lie on the mat with your arms extended straight up.

I'll admit it: For years, I avoided adding a medicine ball to my workouts. Frankly, I was intimidated by the large weighted ball, imagining it was meant solely for hard-core exercisers with 18-inch ...

What are sit-ups, and why are they a high-risk exercise? An abdominal endurance training exercise, sit-ups help strengthen, tighten and tone the abdominal muscles. It is often done by gym-goers who ...