LOOK, WE GET IT: The plank is not the most exciting exercise in the world. Still, the ab training staple is a great way to hone one of your core's key functions, bracing, to help you build a stronger ...

Five moves and a set of dumbbells are all you need to torch your midsection and, over time, strengthen your core. This routine fits perfectly at the end of any existing workout, or you could even roll ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? I'll admit, I sometimes sigh when an instructor cues up a plank. I know, they ...

While the standard plank is widely incorporated into core workouts, the side plank is often overlooked. This variation of the plank targets the obliques, the muscles that run along the side of your ...

Try this flip flop abs workout, which will light every muscle in your core (including the back!) on full-blown fire. Just you wait. “Your core is 360 degrees—not just the front of your stomach,” says ...

Need an effective core and upper-body workout you can do anywhere? Celebrity fitness trainer and owner of The Studio Montreal Val Desjardins, EXOS-certified fitness specialist, who's worked with ...

This no-movement exercise is one of the most reliable ways to measure core endurance, posture control, and spinal ...