While doing crunches and situps may activate the abs, these exercises don't target as many core muscles—like your obliques—compared to functional core exercises. Men's Fitness asked Travis Brown, M.S.

Skip the crunches! Try these 7 standing core exercises for a stronger, sculpted midsection—no floor work required.

Most fitness experts will tell you that if you play golf, dealing with forward-head-posture issues are likely to be magnified ...

One of the most iconic core exercises is the crunch, a timeless no-equipment move that can easily be added to any workout regimen. But do crunches actually give you the chiseled abs that many of ...

If your goal is to strengthen and stabilize your core, I’ve got some good news — you don’t need to be doing crunches. While crunches are great for targeting the top layers of your abdominals ...

Crunches and sit ups are great for working the more surface-level abdominal muscles, like your rectus abdomins (or “six-pack”). If you want to target deeper core muscles, these exercises will do the ...

This is a low-impact workout, suitable for most people, but if you’re pregnant, or returning to fitness following an injury, ...

Many of us assume that the key to getting six-pack abs is to do a ton of crunches. And so, with beach season in sight, we do sit up after sit up in an attempt to chisel our core. Yet, despite all ...

The ab crunch. You can add weight if you want, or even extend the number of crunches you do. This is all about mind-muscle connection; minimal movement with big results. So concentrate on the ...

Too many ab workouts could be making belly fat worse instead of better. Why overtraining your core can lead to weight gain ...