You don’t need long workouts to build a strong core. This simple five-move routine delivers real results in just five minutes ...

A strong core isn’t about aesthetics—it’s the foundation for a healthy spine, confident movement, and lifelong mobility.

Pilates is well-known for its core-strengthening benefits as the movements are primarily designed to target these muscles and (despite sample sizes often being small), studies show this too. One study ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images As our lives become more sedentary, lower back pain is more common than ever ...

The best core exercises don't necessarily require you to get on the floor. These seven standing variations are sure to ...

While the plank is an excellent core exercise, several other options can strengthen your core. You can do these bodyweight exercises anywhere, and they don’t require equipment.

Build core strength after 50 with 5 bodyweight moves that train bracing and control, often faster than planks.

The dead bug exercise may have a funny name, but it's a seriously effective move. The slow and controlled core strengthening exercise involves lying on your back and moving your arms and legs in a way ...

Marching bridges are a simple yet effective exercise for lower back health. They combine the benefits of bridging and marching to improve core stability and strengthen the lower back. This exercise ...

Heel slides may look simple but, done properly, they’re a powerful way to build deep core control and hip stability ...

Trainer Jarrod Nobbe shares 5 chair core moves after 45 that target the lower belly, boost stability, and skip floor work.

Better posture. Weak upper abs often result in poor posture and spinal misalignment, but by targeting these muscles, you can ...