The core plays a key role in our overall physical health and daily movement. Not only is this area of the body responsible for maintaining proper posture, stability and balance, but a strong core also ...

While the plank is an excellent core exercise, several other options can strengthen your core. You can do these bodyweight exercises anywhere, and they don’t require equipment.

Strengthen your core, hips, quads and back using this abs exercise to build full-body strength, endurance and stamina. The hollow hold is an isometric exercise, which means your muscles contract ...

Medically reviewed by Katrina Carter, DPT Core exercises like crunches and planks help improve your balance and posture.Side ...

As a doctor of physical therapy, Dr. Betiku understands the importance of core strength and stability, so we asked him to ...

Join instructor Sina Riemann for a 15-minute pilates class for core stability. Riemann takes you through a series of moves designed to strengthen and stabilize your core from the center abdominals to ...

In TODAY.com's Expert Tip of the Day, a trainer reveals her favorite exercise for a more defined waistline and strong core ...

Pilates is well-known for its core-strengthening benefits as the movements are primarily designed to target these muscles and (despite sample sizes often being small), studies show this too. One study ...

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 ...

Leoni Jesner is a fitness, health, and lifestyle writer who has contributed to Byrdie and LIVESTRONG.com, among other publications. She is also a personal trainer, mat Pilates instructor, and ...

The core muscles give vital support to your lower back and help you stand, maintain balance, and carry out important movements. We look at some effective core exercises for seniors, the correct way to ...

What Is the Body’s Core? Your body’s core is the term used for the group of muscles within your midsection that stabilize your spine and pelvis. Several muscles and groups of muscles make up the core ...