You'll need more than just crunches to build a strong, functional core. Try these moves to upgrade your workouts.

Our bodies move in various directions to perform tasks such as picking up a child, carrying luggage, or getting up and down ...

Sit tall with your weight equally distributed between both sits bones and feet planted on the floor hips-width apart. Engage ...

No offense to sit-ups, planks, and hollow holds, but basic core exercises can feel drab day after day. They work the abdominals, but if you’re looking for stronger, sculpted abs, let me introduce you ...

Often, the way we work out, it’s almost as if it could have an invisible meridian dividing the upper and lower halves (you know: arm day! leg day!). But central, quite literally, to everything is the ...

Lower the non-weighted hand toward the floor, aiming for the shin or ankle. Maintain the kettlebell in a steady overhead ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." No offense to sit-ups, planks, and hollow holds, but basic core exercises can feel drab day after day.

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.

If the goal of your workout is to walk away with a chiseled six-pack, you’re missing the point. A strong core results in fewer injuries, better posture and balance and less back pain. To perform well ...

When most people think of core exercises, they think crunches and sit-ups – possibly because the tactical professions have used them for decades. But given recent changes in military testing, the next ...

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