Place your hands lightly on the bed for balance if needed. Lower one leg toward the mattress with control. Stop just before ...

Don't let marketing fool you—there's no quick fix to lower body fat percentage and reveal a six-pack. If you want a strong core, you'll need to incorporate a mix of ab workouts, and cardio workouts ...

FOR YEARS, THE six-pack has been the pinnacle symbol of a super fit body. The midsection's muscles are a signifier for many, and achieving the washboard look is a common goal. The question is, how can ...

It can be easy to get in an abs workout rut, doing crunches, sit-ups, or planks on repeat. While planks have plenty of benefits, allow me to spice up your core workout with a new go-to move: scissor ...

You don't need to spend your workout glued to the floor, grinding through endless sit-ups, to get lean. Some of the best belly fat-burning exercises barely touch your abs. That is because your core ...

Toe taps are a great way to tone the hard-to-hit lower abs. For a strong and stable core, I recommend that my clients do Pilates exercises. I myself used Pilates to cure my chronic back pain, and ...

It’s a common fitness dilemma: You’re banging out crunches and planks week after week but still not seeing the strength and muscle tone you want in your lower abs. That’s a sign it’s time to switch up ...

Before there was HIIT, kickboxing, or yoga, there was the original full-body workout: Walking. Our lower body is the most obvious propeller of this action, but actually, most muscle groups get ...

Katrina Carter, DPT, FNS, is a licensed travel physical therapist. She specializes in orthopedics and has a passion for providing education on nutrition for healing and overall health and wellness.

Start on all fours. Extend your right arm in front of you and your left leg behind, actively reaching in opposite directions.