You'll need more than just crunches to build a strong, functional core. Try these moves to upgrade your workouts.

The best bodyweight exercises targeting the core include functional, full-core training exercises like the dead bug, bird dog ...

This standing abs routine strengthens your core, boosts posture, and lays the foundation for a stronger, more balanced body.

Target your lower abs with six expert moves that pull your waist in, support your spine, and flatten your belly after 50.

In the second of a five-part series, Dana Santas shows how building strength in the side abdominal muscles can improve ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images When you don’t have hours each week to train, you need to be smart in your ...

A plank engages multiple core muscles simultaneously, improving overall stability and endurance - Andrew Crowley for The Telegraph We all dream of a flat stomach or even a six-pack, but there are ...

Discover the three exercises Harvard experts recommend for building a stronger, more stable core to prevent injury and improve daily movement.

For overall health, it's important to focus on exercises that work the entire core: the muscles along the spine, pelvis and sides of the torso. These include the abs and obliques, but also the glutes, ...

To relieve lower back pain, focus on core-strengthening exercises that will improve posture and support the spine.

Head to nearly any packed gym, and you’ll probably see at least one woman working on her core. Maybe she’s whipping out some bicycle crunches, or holding still in an impressively-long plank. There are ...

Slow stretching, gentle activity and deep breathing are the best ways to relieve tension in the trunk muscles. Devotees of ...