Ab Exercises

By Jaime Osnato
Person wearing a gray T-shirt and black leggings performing a high plank as part of the alligator crawl exercise.
How to Do the Alligator Crawl Exercise to Light Up Your Core and Upper Body
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By Jaime Osnato
Fit person wearing white leggings and with hair in a bun does the leaning camel at home on a mat
This One Ab Exercise Works Your Quads, Glutes and Lower Back
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By Caroline Juster
person with curly hair pulled back and a matching pink workout set does Chair exercises for abs in an office setting
The 9 Best Ab Exercises You Can Do in a Chair
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By Rachel Grice
fit personal trainer with short hair does alternating jackknifes as part of the 5 minutes of movement challenge core workout
The Only 4 Moves You Need for a Quick, Effective Ab Workout
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Expert Reviewed
Three people in a gym doing the wood chop exercise with a dumbbell.
How to Do the Wood Chop Exercise for Stronger Obliques
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By Amber Rees
Person wearing gray T-shirt and blue shorts doing mountain climber exercise on mat.
The 6 Best Functional Core Exercises to Sculpt Your Waist
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Expert Reviewed
Athlete performing reverse crunches on black mat in gym.
How to Do the Reverse Crunch for a Stronger Core and Hips
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By Kim Grundy and Alyssa Sparacino
Expert Reviewed
People in a mat Pilates class doing the Pilates hundred exercise.
How to Do the Pilates Hundred Exercise to Build Major Core Strength — No Equipment Needed
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By Emilia Benton
Two people doing hollow body holds on exercise mats in a fitness studio.
Can’t Do a Hollow Body Hold? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
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By Caroline Juster
Expert Reviewed
Person wearing purple sports bra and black leggings performing side Copenhagen plank in gym
The Copenhagen Plank Is the One Move You Need for Stronger Abs and Thighs
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By Jaime Osnato
Person with a shaved head does the plank tuck outdoors on a blacktop
This Plank Variation Targets Multiple Core Muscles and Doubles as Cardio
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By D'Annette Stephens
Expert Reviewed
Person wearing a green T-shirt and shorts doing a standing core workout for people with back pain
A 10-Minute Standing Core Workout for People With Back Pain
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By Amber Rees
Expert Reviewed
Person wearing gray tank top and black leggings doing a 20-minute standing abs workout in the gym
This 20-Minute Standing Abs Workout Will Improve Your Balance and Posture
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Expert Reviewed
Person wearing a yellow sports bra, leggings and white sneakers doing a bicycle crunch on exercise mat
How to Do a Bicycle Crunch for a Strong, Stable Core
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By Adrienne Jordan
Red haired beautiful woman with fitball performing barre exercises
This 20-Minute Pilates Ball Workout Levels Up Your Ab Workouts
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By D'Annette Stephens
Man in a white shirt with red stripes and black shorts with feet balancing on a blue stability ball, performing a plank during a stability ball workout at home
A 20-Minute Stability-Ball Workout That's Way Harder Than Your Usual Ab Workout
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By Brittany Hammond, CPT
Expert Reviewed
Person in workout clothes sitting in chair doing a seated core workout
A 10-Minute Seated Core Workout for People With Back Pain
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By Rachel Grice
Personal trainer in teal leggings and a black tank top demonstrating how to do the mountain climber exercise, while another trainer in a teal top and black leggings shows how to do incline mountain climbers
The Only 4 Exercises You Need for More Intense Ab Workouts
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By Rachel Grice
Personal trainer in teal leggings and a black tank top demonstrating how to do the bird-dog exercise, while another trainer in a teal top and black leggings shows how to do a modified version
Strengthen Your Entire Core With This Quick, 4-Move Body-Weight Workout
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By Tiffany Ayuda
Expert Reviewed
older couple doing a seated core workout on chairs
A 20-Minute Seated Core Workout for Older Adults
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By Tiffany Ayuda
Expert Reviewed
older couple doing a incline push-up and core exercises for seniors on a bench in the park
The Best Ab Exercises for a Strong Core If You're Over 50
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
Expert Reviewed
person doing plank hip dips on a yellow exercise mat in a living room
How to Do Plank Hip Dips for a Super-Strong Core
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By Adrienne Jordan and Brittany Hammond
Woman Doing a 5-Minute Ab Workout In Bed at Home
A 5-Minute Ab Workout You Can Do in Bed
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By Cara Stevens
Expert Reviewed
Man doing a bird dog exercise on a yoga mat platform near a lake and field
A Quick, 10-Minute Ab Workout for People With Back Pain
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Fact Checked
illustration of a person doing the heel touch exercise against a blue background
How to Do the Heel Touch for Stronger and More Sculpted Obliques
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
Expert Reviewed
Pregnant Black woman doing ab exercises to prevent diastasis recti on a blue Swiss ball at the gym
6 Pregnancy-Safe Core Exercises to Help Prevent Diastasis Recti
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
young fit man doing a resistance band pallof press outside
The Only 20-Minute Core Workout You'll Ever Need
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Expert Reviewed
Woman Lying On her Back With Ball Between Knees Doing Bridge
A 10-Minute Core-Strengthening Workout That's Safe With Diastasis Recti
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Fact Checked
woman doing a leg raise abdominal exercise on an exercise mat in her living room
This 20-Minute Ab Workout Loosens Tight Hips
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By Greg Presto, CPT
Expert Reviewed
illustration of a person doing the kettlebell windmill exercise on a teal background
How to Do the Windmill Exercise for Next-Level Core and Shoulder Strength
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By Lauren Bedosky
Expert Reviewed
woman doing the best at-home core workout at home
The Only At-Home Core Workout You'll Ever Need, No Gear Required
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By Greg Presto, CPT
Expert Reviewed
closeup of a young causcasian man wearing headphones doing a banded pallof press
The Pallof Press Is the Best Core Exercise You're Not Doing
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By Lauren Bedosky
Expert Reviewed
black woman in a pink sports bra doing a plank to knee tuck as part of a 30-minute core workout
This 30-Minute Core Workout Is Key to Strong, Defined Abs
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By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
Person wearing purple sports bra and leggings exercising in their living room doing lower abs exercises for pelvic floor strength
This 20-Minute Lower Ab Workout Will Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
Expert Reviewed
woman doing the plank to pike jump exercise in front of a window
How to Do the Plank to Pike Jump for Sculpted Abs and Cardio
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By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
Woman athlete during calistyoung caucasian woman doing an l-sit hold on bars outside
How to Master the L-Sit for Strong, Sculpted Abs
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By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
illustration of a person doing a frog crunch
How to Do Frog Crunches for Sculpted Upper and Lower Abs
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By Leoni Jesner
certified trainer stacey zielinski demonstrates hollow body hold progression with dumbbells
8 Hollow Body Hold Progressions to Level Up Your Core Workouts
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By Leoni Jesner
illustration of a woman doing a hollow body hold on a light blue background
How to Do the Hollow Body Hold for a Stronger, More Stable Core
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By Richard Adefioye
Focused senior man doing an ab workout in a gym
The Best 2-in-1 Ab Exercises for a Super Efficient Core Workout
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By Jacqueline Elbaz, CPT
rear view of person doing single-dumbbell ab workout on purple yoga mat with weight
A 20-Minute Ab Workout to Strengthen Your Core With Just a Single Dumbbell
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By Jaime Osnato
Asian woman doing a butterfly crunch in the park
This Crunch Variation Will Light Up Your Core and Stretch Your Inner Thighs
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By Amy Schlinger, NASM-CPT
Expert Reviewed
illustration of a person doing dead bug exercise variations isolated on a light pink background
The 8 Best Dead Bug Variations for a Strong, Healthy Core
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By Amazin LeThi, CPT
illustration of six people doing a low-impact fat burning cardio workout isolated on a white background
This Low-Impact Fat-Burning Workout Takes Just 20 Minutes
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By Rachel Grice
person doing a dumbbell ab workout in her living room
The Only 4 Ab Moves You Need for the 30-Day Dumbbell Challenge
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By Bojana Galic
blonde woman wearing blue leggings and doing leg raise ab exercise
This 20-Minute Superset Ab Workout Will Burn Fat and Strengthen Your Core
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By Bojana Galic
Man doing side plank with mini resistance band
The 5 Hardest Ab Exercises You Can Do With a Mini Band
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
woman doing stability ball leg raises in the gym
How to Do Leg Raises for Strong, Sculpted Lower Abs
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By Jaime Osnato
Mature Man Stretching at Home on Exercise Mat
The Challenging Plank Variation That Fires Up Your Shoulders and Your Butt
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By Sholeen Lagadien
Expert Reviewed
Home workout, young man doing plank in his apartment
Toes Hurt During Planks? Here Are 6 Ways to Ease the Ache
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By Bojana Galic
athletic man in sportswear practicing side plank and looking at laptop
The 5-Minute Daily Core Workout
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By Sholeen Lagadien
Expert Reviewed
young latin woman with vitiligo doing a plank on her elbows
Elbows Hurt From Planking? Here Are 7 Ways to Ease the Discomfort
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By Jaime Osnato
Core exercise ( Russian twist ) with weight plates
5 Russian Twist Variations That’ll Set Your Obliques on Fire
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
man and woman doing incline plank on park bench
The 5 Best Core Exercises for Beginners, According to a Trainer
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By Jaime Osnato
young woman exercising, lying down with both legs up
The Windshield Wiper Exercise Takes Your Ab Workouts to the Next Level
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By Jaime Osnato
Young Male Athlete Practicing Push-Ups At Home
Do This Plank Variation Every Day for Core Strength and Hip Mobility
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By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
Strong man doing Russian twist exercise with a medicine ball. Photo of man perfect physique on grey background. Strength and motivation
5 Mistakes That Make Russian Twists Less Effective (and Potentially Painful)
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By Lauren Bedosky
Woman holding side plank pose during home workout
Can’t Hold a Side Plank for 30 Seconds? Here’s What Your Body’s Trying to Tell You
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By Gabrielle Kassel
Expert Reviewed
Man doing a side plank during morning workout at home
Struggling With Side Planks? 6 Exercises to Help You Improve
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By Jaime Osnato
Fact Checked
Young strong muscular caucasian sportswoman in sportswear with ponytail lying on the mat and doing cycling cross crunches.
6 Mistakes That Make Bicycle Crunches Less Effective
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By Rachel Grice
Young adult sportsman making sport training outdoors alone
Try This 5-Minute Plank Workout Finisher to Get More From Your Abs Workouts
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Expert Reviewed
person holding forearm plank exercise at home for 30 seconds
How Long Do You Really Need to Hold a Plank?
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By Isadora Baum
Man doing a side plank in front of brick wall, Wapping, London, UK
The One Small Change That Makes Side Planks Way More Effective
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By Amazin LeThi, CPT
Woman. Plank Workout With Dumbbells. Fitness Girl In Fashion Sporty Outfit With Raising Hand Doing Exercise Against Concrete Wall. Sexy Training Outdoor For Strong Muscular Body.
The 6 Hardest Ab Exercises You Can Do With a Single Dumbbell
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By Richard Adefioye
Adult man does a side plank pose during yoga workout at home office
The 4 Hardest Plank Variations to Challenge Your Entire Core
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Expert Reviewed
Man uses laptop while performing a forearm plank
Struggling With Planks? These 5 Exercises Help You Ace Them
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By D'Annette Stephens
woman doing a plank kettlebell exercise on a teal yoga mat at home
The 5 Hardest Kettlebell Exercises for Sculpted Abs
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
black woman working out her obliques with a green long-looped resistance band in her living room
The 7 Best Oblique Exercises That Aren't Side Planks
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By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
Strong mature woman holds plank position
Planks vs. Crunches: Which Ab Exercise Is Better for a Stronger Core?
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By Rachel Grice
Expert Reviewed
illustration of a person doing the dead bugs exercise to strengthen the core
Struggling With Dead Bugs? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
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By Rachel Grice
Fact Checked
Young woman doing plank exercise in font of laptop at home
This 10-Minute Plank-a-Thon Workout Will Set Your Abs on Fire
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By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
man doing forearm plank for core workout for constipation with tablet at home
Struggling to Poop? Try These 3 Core Workouts to Get Things Moving
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