Ready to torch your obliques? I added this simple standing ab exercise to my routine for a week. Here’s how I got on.

You don’t crunches, sit-ups and planks to increase your core strength and definition, just take this 12-move standing ...

However, sit-ups don’t really work the deeper muscles of your core that attach to your pelvis and spine. Certified personal ...

A desk job doesn’t have to mean chronic back pain. Here’s how by taking regular movement breaks, strengthening your core ...

Build bulletproof core muscles using these three exercises without weights, say the calisthenics instructors known as the Calisthenics Family. In their eyes, these are the three best calisthenics core ...

Sit-ups tighten and tone the abdominal muscles that run from beneath the sternum to above the pelvis. This results in a flatter stomach and, if practised along with plenty of aerobic exercise ...

But there are certain exercises that target belly fat. One of them is sit-ups, which can strengthen the abdominal muscles like the rectus abdominis and the external oblique. It is one of the best ways ...

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