What’s more, the workout has several compound exercises, meaning you’re working more than one muscle group at a time.

I’ve never enjoyed doing sit-ups. From doing them on the cold, hard gym floor at school to tediously tagging them onto the ...

Are you trying to get into fitness? Well, one place to start is no-equipment home exercises, and sit-ups are one of the most popular. Many people don’t think many ab exercises are better than ...

The Bottom Line: Ditch the sit-ups. These bodyweight exercises are smarter, tougher, and deliver more bang for your buck.

While sit-ups remain popular at gyms, on social media and in fitness workout plans, they could do more harm than good for some people. Your core was designed for more than just flexing and ...

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 ...

This article was medically reviewed by Joey Thurman, CSCS, CPT, FNS, a Chicago-based fitness expert and creator of Fast Results program. The main difference between sit-ups and crunches is the ...

Plus, they are a great option if you find it difficult to get down on an exercise mat due to back or hip pain, or if you’re short on space. To find out more, I swapped my sit-ups for a standing ...

Soldiers trying to earn the Army Ranger tab will have to do more challenging functional fitness exercises starting day one.

If you’re bored of doing your regular sit-ups then take this as your sign to stop as, according to a personal trainer there are far better exercises out there that you can be doing.