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A CSCS trainer shares 5 standing exercises that target belly pooch after 55—no crunches required. Build strength and burn more calories.

Sit-ups, planks and crunches are all core workout staples and for good reason — they’re all effective moves that are accessible to most people. However, they are far from the only exercises you can ...

Ab exercises tend to conjure up images of endless sit-ups, leg lifts on a mat and planks. While these movements have their place, standing ab exercises work your core muscles more closely to how they ...

We love a plank hold as much as the next girl, and we’ll bicycle kick our way through just about anything. But if you’re looking for new ways to work your core that don’t involve face planting ...

Today, ab workouts are on the agenda—so it’s time to hit the mat and get started, right? Not necessarily, how about trying a “Standing Ab Workout” for a change? There are great ab exercises you can do ...

Those exercises strengthen the abdominal muscles, yet they don’t always have the biggest impact when the goal is to shrink waist overhang. The body tends to respond better when workouts involve more ...

Denise Austin just shared a core exercise on Instagram. The 67-year-old demonstrated a “great exercise that you can do standing up” to “tone and tighten” the abs. The standing crunch variation is ...

Here's why crunches are so good for your overall health.

Here’s how to do each exercise.