You'll need better moves to build a functional core. Here’s how you can upgrade your workouts.

Your abdominal muscles surround your trunk between the rib cage and pelvis and keep your abdominal organs safe. Your core abdominal muscles also support your trunk and allow movements while keeping ...

I often have clients call attention to the lower abs as a place they would like to tone. I always remind them that strengthening this area is important beyond aesthetics because strong ab muscles ...

Having a six-pack isn't always synonymous with having a strong core. Strengthening your rectus abdominis (the superficial outer ab muscles lovingly known as the six-pack) is important, but it's far ...

Five moves and 20 minutes are all you need to improve core strength at home without weights. Sure, lifting heavy in the gym ...

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. Do you want a strong ...

A certified personal trainer shares 5 standing exercises that strengthen the core and help address apron belly after 50.

Core exercises can improve strength, posture, and overall health. Although it can be harder for females to attain visible ab muscles, performing core exercises regularly is very beneficial. Sex and ...

While getting a chiseled six-pack is certainly easier said than done, just about everyone is capable of doing so at one point or another throughout their life. Accomplishing this starts with a strict ...

Most people are aware that six-pack abs don’t happen overnight. Hitting this fitness marker usually involves following a careful diet and exercise plan, and may even require certain genetics. Despite ...