Do you need to strengthen your core? If you've ever had a baby, if you spend a lot of time sitting, if you have pain or ...

Core training has been a buzz phrase in fitness for a couple of decades, and there is no shortage of exercise routines that emphasize strengthening the muscles around your mid-section. Muscles such as ...

In the second of a five-part series, Dana Santas shows how building strength in the side abdominal muscles can improve stability in movement and reduce low back pain.

Workouts A yoga teacher shares 3 exercises you can do to bulletproof your core and strengthen your lower back Workouts Forget crunches — a Pilates instructor shares 9 exercises to target your deep ...

The advice is common — and vague. Here’s how to do it properly. By Hilary Achauer When I began weight lifting in my late 30s, my coaches often gave me a somewhat baffling cue. “Engage your core,” they ...

Our core is an area we are constantly working — whether it's during a workout, maintaining our balance when walking or stabilizing us during daily movement. Despite how much we use the core, ...

If you’re like most people, when you hear the word core, you probably think of six-pack abs. But your core is so much more than that — it’s the powerhouse that stabilizes, supports and moves you ...

Do you do regular ab workouts, but fail to see results? Are you struggling with low back pain? What about poor posture? Well, the most likely cause of all three of these problems is not knowing how to ...

When most people think of a strong core or achieving abs, the first exercise that comes to mind is often sit-ups. While sit-ups have long been a go-to for strengthening the core, they're not always ...