If you’re looking to be humbled in your ab workout, swap your planks for dead bugs. This exercise looks simple at first, but it seriously challenges all of the muscles in your midsection and builds ...

Standing ab exercises that strengthen your core, improve balance, and deliver results without getting on the floor.

The kolar dead bug is a variation of the traditional dead bug and helps you integrate proper ab function and breathing for a stable core. You know what they say: A strong core is essential to optimal ...

As a fitness editor, I love that deep core shake you get after a minute-long plank. That said, if I’m in a busy gym, or I’m taking my workout outside now the weather is nicer, the chances are I’ll ...

While classic core exercises like sit-ups and crunches are certainly an effective way to train your abs, they are not the only way. If you prefer to stay standing for your workouts, then this ...

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 ...

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 ...

The dead bug exercise doesn’t look intense at first. You’re lying on your back, moving your arms and legs in slow motion—nothing flashy about it. But after a ...

Katrina Carter, DPT, FNS, is a licensed travel physical therapist. She specializes in orthopedics and has a passion for providing education on nutrition for healing and overall health and wellness.