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7 Standing Exercises That Can Help You Build a Stronger Core—No Sit-Ups Required

The best core exercises don't necessarily require you to get on the floor. These seven standing variations are sure to ...
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Core Strength Benefits, and Exercises to Improve Your Workout

If the goal of your workout is to walk away with a chiseled six-pack, you’re missing the point. A strong core results in fewer injuries, better posture and balance and less back pain. To perform well ...
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Core stability, the foundation of healthy movement, can be strengthened with simple exercises

Maintaining a strong, stable core is among the most common fitness recommendations given to everyone from athletes to people with chronic pain. Terms like "core exercise" and "core activation" get a ...
The New York Times

For a Stable, Strong Core, Forget About Crunches

If the goal of your workout is to walk away with a chiseled six-pack, you’re missing the point. Credit...Gritchelle Fallesgon for The New York Times Supported by By Jenny Marder To perform well at ...
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7 game-changing exercises to sculpt your stomach muscles

Core strength isn’t just about looking good at the beach – it’s the foundation of everyday movement and long-term health. For those spending hours at a desk, a strong midsection counteracts the ...

4 Daily Exercises That Rebuild Core Strength Better Than Planks After 50

Ditch planks and rebuild core strength after 50 with 4 daily moves that train rotation, balance, and real-life stability.
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Forget The Reps - 6 Static Core Exercises That Are Best For Firing Up Your Deep Abdominals

98, 99, 100…you mutter through pursed lips, before collapsing flat on your back on the gym floor. Your core crunched to oblivion, your hip flexors probably firing on all cylinders and your neck a ...
Runner's World

Add These Core Activation Exercises to Your Warmup

Case in point: You rely on your core muscles to carry you through the miles. And research shows that core strength training can improve the force you put into your steps, your overall energy transfer, ...
Women's Health

This 10-Minute Medicine Ball Core Workout Video Will Help You Sculpt Strong, Toned Abs

There are so many effective ways to work your core at the gym and at the home. You could grab a kettlebell and do a full-body routine with sneaky abs engagement, do bodyweight abs moves like plank ...
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5 Oblique Exercises for Stronger, More Defined Side Abs

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Your obliques are the core ...
Women's Health

10 Best Kettlebell Core Exercises For Strong, Sculpted Abs, From A Trainer

No offense to sit-ups, planks, and hollow holds, but basic core exercises can feel drab day after day. They work the abdominals, but if you’re looking for stronger, sculpted abs, let me introduce you ...