Your core is not only meant to crunch or plank. For more balanced core strength, you'll need to challenge the muscle group in different ways. Sometimes that will require you to move in all kinds of ...

The Pallof press is a core exercise that works all the ab muscles, as well as your glutes and back. It may be more effective than a plank because it creates less strain on the wrists and lower back.

Unlike some of the gimmicky core moves trending online, the Pallof press is nice and simple – and visually unexciting in comparison. But don’t be fooled. It’s one of the most effective core exercises ...

If you’re after six-pack abs, you’re in the right place. The core workouts below have been hand-picked by top trainers to help you build muscle and forge a rippled midsection with enough definition to ...

There are a ton of exercises you can and should be doing to strengthen your abs, and lately my favorites have been antirotational (no twisting of the spine) core exercises. Antirotational moves like ...

As we have done often before, let's talk Core. It's the literal and figurative center of everything are bodies are and do, so overlooking it is never a good thing. To get stronger abs, is it ...

Author, fitness model, and trainer Kirk Charles, NASM-CPT CES, knows that as you get older, life can get more complicated. But that shouldn’t prevent you from being on top of your game. He’ll help to ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. You’re not limited to ...