The move we're prepping you to do is the hanging ab curl. If you've ever seen pictures of it, you're probably thinking there's no way you can do it, but that's where you're wrong. Sure, you may not be ...

Rarely do we think about ab exercises outside of when we’re doing plank exercises or a set of crunches, but your abs are a large and important muscle group that helps us perform many movements ...

Getting strong, sculpted abs is often the number one item on everyone’s fitness wish list. As a longtime Pilates instructor, I’ve fielded hundreds of questions from my students about how they can ...

Anna Kaiser shares the stability ball ab curl that she does with clients like Kelly Ripa in three sets of 10 reps. The move is a full-body workout. Once you’ve assumed the modified plank position with ...

The lower part of your stomach resists flattening because most abdominal exercises focus the work on the upper part of the muscle, virtually ignoring all of the muscle located south of the bellybutton ...

When it comes to strength training, adding an extra dimension to your routine can help you get strong in a short time. It’s called eccentric training, and it enables you to accomplish more in every ...

Women who did 55 minutes of yoga three times a week for eight weeks significantly improved their ab strength compared with women who did 55 minutes of other exercises, researchers at the University of ...

Have low-back pain? Ever had it? Want to avoid it? Okay, that covers all of us, so listen up: The muscles of the lower back are designed more for stability and less for power or acceleration (unlike, ...