Your abdominal muscles surround your trunk between the rib cage and pelvis and keep your abdominal organs safe. Your core abdominal muscles also support your trunk and allow movements while keeping ...

Personal trainers frequently get asked for the best exercises to flatten the stomach. While ab workouts can help with that, they also provide so much more than the aesthetic of a toned stomach area.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images Finding time to work out when you lead a busy life can be tricky, but core ...

The stomach vacuum exercise contracts your deepest abdominal muscle. You can do this exercise in multiple positions, including lying down or standing. Despite its name, a stomach vacuum isn’t a ...

Ditch heavy weights for once and give these three abs exercises a try to sculpt a stronger and more toned midsection. Your core will thank you for it later. All you need to do is grab a rowing machine ...

Trainer Jarrod Nobbe shares 5 chair core moves after 45 that target the lower belly, boost stability, and skip floor work.

Tone up after 50 in 30 days with 5 daily exercises: kettlebell swings, incline presses, lunges, rows, and bicycle crunches.

The word “toning” is something of a joke in many fitness circles, because it’s a word that’s thrown around when people mean other things. Sometimes it’s a code word for being thin, as when somebody ...

An abdominal muscle strain is an injury that happens when muscles in your stomach area stretch too much or tear. You might also hear it called a pulled stomach muscle. Anyone can strain a stomach ...

Ever spent months grinding away at crunches for abs that never seem to appear? Or done endless bicep curls without getting the toned arms you’re after? You might be focusing on all the wrong muscles.