Why: The bicycle crunch challenges your rectus abdominis (the outer six-pack core muscles) and your obliques, as well as the hip flexors and glutes. Doing the exercise standing up is easier on your ...

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 ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images While classic core exercises like sit-ups, planks and crunches are ...

As you pass 50, your body doesn’t bounce back the same way it used to. Strength training, consistent activity, and recovery ...

Belly fat becomes harder to lose after the age of 50 due to hormonal changes, sedentary lifestyle, poor nutrition, high ...

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 ...

Core work can be uncomfortable, not just because it burns so good in the ab area, but because in most floor-based exercises, the neck and back get pulled along for the ride and can be easily tweaked.

Forget dropping to the floor for endless crunches. Celebrity trainers have discovered that some of the most effective core-strengthening moves actually happen while standing up. These expert-approved ...

When it comes to working the core, many of us habitually roll out a yoga mat and hop down to the floor. But did you know that it’s possible to work your abs while standing? Common floor exercises like ...

On an episode of "Good Moves," Colette Dong demos a standing core workout that tones your abs from multiple angles in just 10 minutes. “I love standing abs because if you’re someone that usually feels ...