Sit-ups, planks and crunches are all core workout staples and for good reason — they’re all effective moves that are accessible to most people. However, they are far from the only exercises you can ...

While sit-ups and crunches are an effective way to train your core, you can work your abs just as well with a standing abs workout, and this 12-minute dumbbell workout not only hits the core but also ...

You don't need hours at the gym with weights or endless sit-ups to strengthen your midsection. Instead, you can build core strength in as little as 10 minutes without even getting down on the floor.

Forget dropping to the floor for endless crunches. Celebrity trainers have discovered that some of the most effective core-strengthening moves actually happen while standing up. These expert-approved ...

Ab exercises tend to conjure up images of endless sit-ups, leg lifts on a mat and planks. While these movements have their place, standing ab exercises work your core muscles more closely to how they ...

We love a plank hold as much as the next girl, and we’ll bicycle kick our way through just about anything. But if you’re looking for new ways to work your core that don’t involve face planting ...

Denise Austin shared two exercises to target “menopausal belly.” The 67-year-old demonstrated “standing ab moves” that you can do “anytime, anywhere.” Austin includes a “low-impact” exercise and an ...

Step 1: Hold one weight in both hands (or use bodyweight as demoed). Extend your arms up overhead to one side, then squat down slightly while rotating your torso to the opposite side as your arms ...

Practical core training after 45 thrives on movements that challenge your entire body at once. Standing exercises do this better than machines because they force your core to stabilize against gravity ...

Skip endless crunches. These 5 standing exercises tighten your core, boost strength, and flatten stubborn belly overhang ...

This 15-minute lower-body dumbbell workout is part of trainer Kara Liotta's fun and effective Power Sculpt program on the All Out Studio app. Women's Health+ members get 50 percent off an All Out ...