Ab Exercises

By Amy Marturana Winderl
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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The Only At-Home Core Workout You'll Ever Need, No Gear Required
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By Greg Presto, CPT
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The Pallof Press Is the Best Core Exercise You're Not Doing
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By Lauren Bedosky
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
close up of people lying on the floor, doing pelvic floor strengthening ab exercises
This 20-Minute Lower Ab Workout Will Strengthen Your Pelvic Floor
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By Amy Marturana Winderl
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
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
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
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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
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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
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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Man uses laptop while performing a forearm plank
Struggling With Planks? These 5 Exercises Help You Ace Them
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By Jaime Osnato
woman holding a pair of dumbbells and doing a standing ab workout at home
This 20-Minute Standing Abs Workout Burns Major Calories
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By D'Annette Stephens, ISSA-CPT
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
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
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
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
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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By Cara Stevens
Young attractive woman doing bicycle crunches, grey studio backg
Can't Do Bicycle Crunches? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
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By Jaime Osnato
Man lying down doing lower abs exercise outdoors
4 Leg Raise Mistakes That Make the Move Ineffective for Your Abs (and Potentially Painful)
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By Kim Grundy, PT
Man doing an ab workout with a kettlebell in the parking lot
This 20-Minute Ab Workout Is Perfect for People Who Hate Planks and Crunches
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By SJ McShane
Young female athlete performs ab crunches outdoors
The 10-Minute Lower-Ab Workout You Can Do Anywhere
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By Sara Lindberg
bearded athlete in black clothes on blue yoga mat doing side plank pose variation
Try the 10x10 Ab Workout to Tone Your Entire Core in Minutes
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By Bojana Galic
Woman doing hanging knee tucks outdoors on a bridge
The 6 Hardest Hanging Ab Exercises That Will Put Your Core Strength to the Test
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By Jaime Osnato
Woman doing elevated mountain climber exercise at home
Want More Burn From Mountain Climbers? Try These 4 Ab-Sculpting Variations
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By Gabrielle Kassel
Man doing a hanging L-sit ab exercise on a playground
The 7 Most Dreaded Ab Exercises and Why You Should Do Them
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By Bojana Galic
Man lifting kettlebell during ab workout
The Only 6 Kettlebell Exercises You Need for a Sculpted Core
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By Jaime Osnato
Fit woman working out on her strength of stomach abs. Leg lift sit-up.
3 Lower Ab Exercises That Aren't Worth Your Time — and 5 To Try Instead
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By Emily Abbate
African American adult male doing a core workout
6 Ab Workout Mistakes Hindering Your Flat-Belly Goals
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By Bojana Galic
Young man exercising outside. Athletist doing mountain climber training. Exercising alone in horizontal position at urban building. Strong powerful athletist.
4 Mistakes That Make Mountain Climbers Way Less Effective
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By Bojana Galic
Senior woman doing sit ups
4 Mistakes That Make Crunches Ineffective and Potentially Dangerous
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By Jaime Osnato
Man uses laptop to lean plank position
5 Ways to Burn More Calories During Your At-Home Ab Workouts
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By Bojana Galic
Man doing proper side plank
5 Side Plank Mistakes That Make the Move Ineffective (and Potentially Painful)
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By Elizabeth Millard
Fit woman working out with a jump rope at the park
A 7-Day Kickstart Plan for Abs That Pop
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By Rozalynn S. Frazier, CPT
conceptual illustration of person holding a plank on purple yoga mat
What Really Happens to Your Body When You Plank Every Day
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By Richard Adefioye
Paper-Based Peeing on Fire Hydrant
This 20-Minute Ab Workout Uses Only a Piece of Paper
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By Gabrielle Kassel
Woman wearing headphones and doing an ab workout in the park.
10 Must-Know Tips in Your Quest to Get Abs
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By Gabrielle Kassel
Young female athlete performs ab crunches outdoors
Can You Really Have a Coregasm While Working Out?
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