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.

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 ...

Denise Austin and her daughter and fellow fitness instructor, Katie Austin, share moves to improve back and core strength. “Your spine is your lifeline,” she says. She recommends doing at least three ...

This workout is short — just 10 minutes — and requires no equipment. But it packs in a lot of work. PS Fit instructor Natalie White designed it to target your abs, core, and thighs, and she'll have ...

Apart from following a diet made up exclusively of pizza and beer, the worst mistake a man can make when training for abs is clinging to the same old exercises for far too long. Don't get us ...

From standing, bend the knees as if sitting back into an invisible chair, keeping the chest lifted and the spine long while ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Everyone’s obsessed with full-body workouts, and there’s a good reason as to ...

Because of that, a five-minute bodyweight routine can’t replace a structured resistance-training programme performed ...

Confession: Despite my lengthy career as a fitness journalist and being well-versed in the health benefits of a strong core, I have not been consistent with training my abs for a while. (Hi, holidays ...