11 Cardio Exercises That Will Challenge Your Abs

11 Cardio Exercises That Will Challenge Your Abs

Whether you’re trying to fit in a quick gym session or you simply want to make your workout time as efficient as possible, you might wonder if you should do cardio or spend those precious minutes on core work. But what if you didn’t have to decide? What if you could...
How to Do Vertical Leg Crunches

How to Do Vertical Leg Crunches

If your go-to core workout includes all the same sit-ups and crunches you learned in middle school gym class, it’s probably time to shake things up. A good option for a new ab exercise? Vertical leg crunches. This challenging variation on the traditional crunch will...
How to Do the V Sit-Up for Next-Level Abs

How to Do the V Sit-Up for Next-Level Abs

When it comes to carving your core, there are sit-ups, and then there are V sit-ups. An advanced core exercise, the V sit-up works the coveted rectus abdominis, or “six-pack,” muscles; the deep-lying transverse abdominis; the hip flexors; and the obliques on the sides...
How to Do Jackknife Sit-Ups

How to Do Jackknife Sit-Ups

If you’re sick of crunches and planks, we hear you. Add variety to your exercise routine and try the jackknife sit-up — but be ready for a challenge. Because there are many health benefits to working your core muscles — like achieving a flatter stomach — many of us...
5 Killer Isometric Abs Exercises to Work Your Core

5 Killer Isometric Abs Exercises to Work Your Core

Strengthening your core is one of the best ways to build a foundation for a healthy body. In particular, isometric abs exercises can provide your core with new challenges that will break up the monotony of your traditional core workouts. “Anyone can do isometric ab...