Why: The bicycle crunch challenges your rectus abdominis (the outer six-pack core muscles) and your obliques, as well as the hip flexors and glutes. Doing the exercise standing up is easier on your ...

As you pass 50, your body doesn’t bounce back the same way it used to. Strength training, consistent activity, and recovery ...

Want to strengthen your torso, but can’t hold a plank or do a single crunch? No problem! This standing session puts ab workouts back on the map. Not only is it suitable for everyone (even beginners), ...

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 new ways to work your core that don’t involve face planting ...

Standing ab exercises offer a functional and comfortable way to strengthen your core, improve posture, and boost balance, ...

Bored with mat-based ab workouts? Standing exercises can offer the long-awaited variety you need! Photo: Getty Images Today, ab workouts are on the agenda—so it’s time to hit the mat and get started, ...

Hold a pair of dumbbells or kettlebells at shoulder height. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and keep your chest ...

It's a popular fitness trend right now. Health and fitness expert Beth Oliver joined us to share how to work our abs while standing. For more fitness inspiration from Beth visit her website. 5 ...

Forget dropping to the floor for endless crunches. Celebrity trainers have discovered that some of the most effective core-strengthening moves actually happen while standing up. These expert-approved ...

Bicep, Butt and Ab Blaster: Use 5- to 8-pound free weights. Standing with right foot on the ground, bring left leg forward into a knee raise at a 90-degree angle. Holding one weight in each hand, ...

If you're feeling sore in your neck rather than your abs after a workout, try the best standing exercises for core strength. If you’re feeling sore in your neck rather than your abs after a core ...

Denise Austin just shared a core exercise on Instagram. The 67-year-old demonstrated a “great exercise that you can do standing up” to “tone and tighten” the abs. The standing crunch variation is ...