Feel like taking your planks to a whole new level? Our friends at Shape show us how to take it up a notch through crawling. Image Source: POPSUGAR Photography Planks are hailed as the Holy Grail of core exercises — not only because they carve your core, but because they recruit other muscles all over…
If you have five minutes and a place to plank, you have the time and the space to work on your six-pack. These five exercises tone and strengthen all four layers of abdominal muscle to create a strong and sculpted core. Directions: Perform each exercise for one minute. Keep your movements slow and controlled to…
It’s time to show your love handles a little love. And by love, we mean “work your waist.” Barre instructor Jake DuPree will lead you through a fast-paced 20-minute workout designed to strengthen your core and chisel your obliques. All you need for the workout is a towel to wipe your sweaty brow. Press play…
We know that the lower abs are a pesky area to tone and target for building strength – so often we’re feeling the burn, but it’s only in the upper abdominal area! We asked Lisa Hirsch, founder and CEO of The Studio (MDR) in Los Angeles, to teach us a thing or two about lower…
If you’re traveling a lot this Summer and worried that your ab workouts will fall to the wayside as a result – don’t be! We’re bringing you not one but three different exercises to tone your abs right in your hotel room. The only equipment you need is a bed and a chair, so you…
The shoulder scissors move is like a sliding elbow plank; in one fell swoop, you’ll work your triceps while leaning out your abdomen. All you need are two small towels to place under your elbows (or paper plates or gliders if you’re on a carpet). Here’s how it’s done! Related: A 30-Minute Fat-Frying Workout That…
We love Pilates. We love HIIT (that’s high-intensity interval training). When Blogilates founder Cassey Ho put the two workouts together, she got an ab-centric PIIT workout. And it’s awesome. You do each of the seven moves for 45 seconds, followed by a 15-second break. Do the workout once, or repeat for a total of four…
Work your abs while standing for a functional workout that actually strengthens your core for activities in your life. Plus, you’ll create a sleek midsection with these moves that also work your entire body. We’ve added some weight to this workout, too, to make it even more effective. We suggest a dumbbell between three and…
Take five minutes to work your abs with the sweet yoga series from Mandy Ingber. It will target your core and flatten your belly while making you feel strong from the inside out, a theme in Mandy’s new book Yogalosophy For Inner Strength.
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Get ready to rock your crop top with this five-minute workout that helps tighten your middle while also sculpting definition. Best of all, the moves are done standing – no crunches needed! Press play, grab a set of weights, and get ready to tone.
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