Sit-ups can be a great way to strengthen your abdominal muscles that sit around your stomach. But they can quickly get repetitive and its easy to accidentally lose your form, so when boredom strikes, ...

• Sit-ups target your abdominal muscles, back muscles, and hip flexors, while crunches only target your abdominal muscles. • Neither sit-ups nor crunches alone burn abdominal fat. Overall activity and ...

They’re often lumped together as “ab exercises,” but crunches and situps aren’t the same thing — and choosing the right one can impact your results (and your spine). So, if your goal is stronger abs, ...

This summer, you’ll need a reliable bank of abs exercises to strengthen your six-pack muscles and sculpt muscle definition across your torso. To get the ball rolling, add these exercises to your ...

Core strength testing has come a long way from the straight-legged, twisting sit-ups used before World War II. We've moved on to bent-knee sit-ups, to crunches and now to the plank pose or hanging ...

Dr. Shields is a physical therapist with a background in English Literature and a passion for healthcare and education. She hopes to combine her clinical expertise with her love of writing, establish ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." If your body were a bicycle, your abs and back muscles—your core—would be the frame. You need a ...