When I wanted to start taking my strength training more seriously, I decided to join a gym that focused on functional fitness. I dragged one of my best friends to a beginner’s class with me.

It’s why the move is also known as a stabilization exercise, as it activates the ... try this variation. “Frog pumps take your hamstrings and lower back out of the equation and make your ...

Crunches and situps can be great core exercises to tone the abs when performed correctly. Learn how to do a crunch the right ...

The same can be said of long-standing resistance training exercises and bodyweight movements like pull-ups, squats, push-ups and sit-ups. Crunches are another enduring bodyweight exercise.

These seven exercises crank up the intensity by targeting your abs, obliques, lower back, and hips while also getting your heart rate up. Do each move for 30–45 seconds, rest for 15–20 seconds between ...

The reverse crunch is a simple core exercise that targets those hard-to-hit lower abs — without straining your neck and back.

"From a side plank, lift your top leg and arm into a starfish position. Hold or pulse," Willis suggests. "In a forearm plank, slide a mini band across the floor underneath you, from hand to hand. Keep ...

This workout involves a lot of standing side crunches and woodchop moves, and I really felt it in my obliques by the end of the 10 minutes. The obliques are the muscles that run along the side of ...

Her former trainer, Jay Cardiello, revealed to The Post how he helped J.Lo achieve her aspirational abs — plus the single exercise that ... not just crunches,” he said.

What makes my 45 minute dumbbell workout fly by? Workout headphones, paired with an audiobook, of course. Workout headphones can vary in shape and size. Some look like typically wireless earbuds ...