While practicing Pilates is an effective way to strengthen your core, you can build core stability, balance, and strength with more functional exercises.

To sculpt the six-pack you've always wanted, situps and crunches alone won’t cut it. It's time to upgrade your ab routine. Firdose Khan, head trainer at Nine Innovations, an elite athlete training ...

Psst: it's not another plank.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Build bulletproof core muscles using these three exercises without weights, ...

Say goodbye to basic crunches and hello to three muscle-torching crunch variations to build core strength. For this workout, ...

Chair exercises for waist overhang after 50, a personal fitness trainer and CSCS shares 5 joint-friendly core moves to ...

Pilates trainer Aliyah Hatcher shares the best Pilates core exercises that make it into every single one of the sessions she teaches. Since your core is the guiding force in every move you make—both ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Lie on the mat with your arms extended straight up.