If you spend a lot of your day sitting down, these are the best exercises to strengthen your body and prevent back pain ...

Skip sit-ups and try this 8-move dumbbell workout to build a stronger core and hips. While sit-ups remain popular at gyms, on social media and in fitness workout plans, they could do more harm than ...

"Classically, a crunch is more of a curled movement from a flat position where your elbows meet your knees vs. a sit-up, which is a hinge from the waist with a persistent stable and flat spine." ...

Exhale when coming up into the sit-up position and breathe in on the way back down. This is the most comfortable way of breathing because the lungs are being compressed by the sit-up, and the ...

Even while sitting on the couch, Jenkins said it's best to sit up, avoid slouching and change positions every so often. Isolating and flexing the back and ab muscles can also help to promote ...