Ab Exercises

By Cara Stevens
Expert Reviewed
Young attractive woman doing bicycle crunches, grey studio backg
Can't Do Bicycle Crunches? Here's What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
Man lying down doing lower abs exercise outdoors
4 Leg Raise Mistakes That Make the Move Ineffective for Your Abs (and Potentially Painful)
Fitness
By Kim Grundy, PT
Fact Checked
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
Fitness
By SJ McShane
Young female athlete performs ab crunches outdoors
The 10-Minute Lower-Ab Workout You Can Do Anywhere
Fitness
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
Fitness
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
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Woman doing elevated mountain climber exercise at home
Want More Burn From Mountain Climbers? Try These 4 Ab-Sculpting Variations
Fitness
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
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Man lifting kettlebell during ab workout
The Only 6 Kettlebell Exercises You Need for a Sculpted Core
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Person in a black sports bra and bike shorts performing a plank in their living room
3 Lower Ab Exercises That Aren't Worth Your Time — and 5 To Try Instead
Fitness
By Emily Abbate, CPT
Fact Checked
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
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Senior woman doing sit ups
4 Mistakes That Make Crunches Ineffective and Potentially Dangerous
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Man uses laptop to lean plank position
5 Ways to Burn More Calories During Your At-Home Ab Workouts
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
Man doing proper side plank
5 Side Plank Mistakes That Make the Move Ineffective (and Potentially Painful)
Fitness
By Elizabeth Millard
Expert Reviewed
Fit woman working out with a jump rope at the park
A 7-Day Kickstart Plan for Abs That Pop
Fitness
By Rozalynn S. Frazier, CPT
Expert Reviewed
conceptual illustration of person holding a plank on purple yoga mat
What Really Happens to Your Body When You Plank Every Day
Fitness
By Richard Adefioye
Paper-Based Peeing on Fire Hydrant
This 20-Minute Ab Workout Uses Only a Piece of Paper
Fitness
By Gabrielle Kassel
Expert Reviewed
Woman wearing headphones and doing an ab workout in the park.
10 Must-Know Tips in Your Quest to Get Abs
Fitness
By Gabrielle Kassel
Young female athlete performs ab crunches outdoors
Can You Really Have a Coregasm While Working Out?
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
Black man doing abs training and crunches in living room
Neck Pain During Your Ab Workouts? Here’s What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Female Athlete Doing Highly Effective Sit-Ups with Dumbbell
The Only 4 Dumbbell Exercises You Need for Shredded Abs
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
Man holding plank with proper form.
5 Plank Mistakes That Make the Move Ineffective (and Potentially Painful)
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
Fit black man doing ab exercises
Hips Hurting During Your Ab Workouts? Here’s What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Woman doing a resistance band ab workout at the gym
A 20-Minute Resistance Band Workout for a Tighter Core
Fitness
By Amanda Capritto
woman doing isometric side planks outside
A 10-Minute Isometric Core Workout for a Slow but Serious Burn
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
woman doing criss cross ab exercise as part of Pilates core workout
A 10-Minute Pilates-Inspired Ab Workout for a Sculpted Core
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
woman doing high kick as part of HIIT workout for abs
A 20-Minute At-Home HIIT Workout for Stronger Abs
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
man jumping outside as part of plyo abs workout
A 10-Minute Plyometric HIIT Workout for Stronger Abs
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Woman doing ab exercises outdoors
The 5 Hardest Ab Exercises You Can Do at Home
Fitness
By Amanda Capritto
Fact Checked
couple performing sit-ups together outside
5 Pros and Cons of Sit-Ups to Know Before Your Next Ab Workout
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Expert Reviewed
Woman doing a core workout with an ab wheel
Why a Strong Core Is Way More Important Than 6-Pack Abs
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Woman doing exercises for the abs
This 15-Minute Core Workout Will Make You a More Powerful Runner
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
woman demonstrating bird dog exercise
How to Do the Bird Dog Exercise for a Stronger Core and Pain-Free Back
Fitness
By Cara Stevens
Expert Reviewed
Person wearing black T-shirt and leggings demonstrating the dead bug exercise
Why You Should Add the Dead Bug Exercise to Your Ab Routine — and How to Do It Right
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
Women Doing Sit-Ups as Part of a Workout Class
Can’t Do a Sit-Up? Here’s What Your Body Is Trying to Tell You
Fitness
By Sara Lindberg
woman doing side plank for amrap ab workout at home
A 20-Minute Ab-Igniting AMRAP Workout You Can Do at Home
Fitness
By Isadora Baum
Expert Reviewed
Woman leaning on railing showing abdominal muscles
Your Core Is More Than Just Your Abs — Here's How to Keep It Strong
Fitness
By Ashley Lauretta
Woman doing hanging leg lifts on the captain's chair at the gym during her ab workout
Why the Captain's Chair Is Way Better for Your Abs Than Crunches
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
Team exercise core strength and balance at fitness gym
A 5-Minute Core-Activating Warm-Up to Boost Your Ab Burn
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
Expert Reviewed
Woman doing a forearm plank during an at-home workout on a blue yoga mat
Struggling With Planks? 3 Reasons Why and What You Can Do About It
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
strong young caucasian woman doing a single-arm kettlebell swing as one of the best compound exercises for abs
5 Surprising Exercises to Sculpt Your Abs and Burn Belly Fat
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Expert Reviewed
black woman with natural hair doing a plank with glute activation at home
This One Small Change Makes Planks Way More Effective
Fitness
By Ferozan Mast
Man doing resistance band ab exercises at a fitness studio
Resistance Band Ab Exercises That Are Better Than Crunches
Fitness
By Bojana Galic
Fact Checked
Women doing a plank variation with kettlebells in the background
The One Plank Variation Your Ab Workout Has Been Missing
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato and Bojana Galic and Jenn Hopkins, RN, NPTI-ACPT, NASM-CES
Expert Reviewed
an athlete wearing gray leggings and a black sports bra does crunches, one of the worst ab exercises, on a yoga mat in a brightly lit gym studio
3 Ab Exercises That Aren't Worth Your Time — And 4 to Try Instead
Fitness
By Sara Lindberg
Focused, strong woman doing seated medicine ball twist in gritty gym
The Ultimate 10-Minute HIIT Workout for Your Abs
Fitness
By Sara Lindberg
Woman doing a butt and ab workout at home
This At-Home Butt and Abs Workout for Women Uses Only a Resistance Band
Fitness
By Jaime Osnato
sportsman with sports bottle and towel
The Best Ab Exercises You Can Do With Just a Towel
Fitness
By Luz Plaza
Young female athlete performs ab crunches outdoors
3 Cardinal Rules of Six-Pack Abs
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Person with curly hair wearing leggings and a t-shirt does a forearm plank as part of the 4-week plank challenge in their living room
7 Beginner-Friendly Plank Variations for a Stronger Core
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Thin person with long hair doing a Tree pose side plank with a young child on a yoga mat during the plank challenge
7 of the Hardest Plank Variations for Your Abs
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Person with short dark hair doing a forearm plank with leg lift in front of a downtown cityscape for the plank challenge
7 Plank Variations That Work Your Abs and Glutes
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Fact Checked
Person wearing a t-shirt and shorts with dreads doing the side plank in their bedroom during the plank challenge
7 Plank Variations to Save You From Sitting All Day
Fitness
By Holly Roser
Woman exercising with Swiss ball.
9 New Swiss Ball Exercises for a Rock-Hard Core
Fitness
By Jason Wimberly
Man doing side plank for six-pack abs without crunches
The Six-Pack Abs Workout — Zero Sit-Ups Required
Fitness
By Henry Halse
Expert Reviewed
Henry Halse demonstrates the Side Plank Leg Raise
11 Plank Variations for Rock-Solid Abs
Fitness
By Rachel Grice, CPT, RYT-200 and CJ Koegel, CPT
person doing bird dog exercise on gray yoga mat at home as part of 30-day abs challenge
Get a Stronger Core in One Month With This 30-Day Abs Challenge
Fitness
By Holly Perkins
Top view of young fit woman working-out doing bicycle crunches on blue mat indoors.
A 10-Minute Circuit Workout for Flat Abs
Fitness
By Rachel Grice
Expert Reviewed
Sportswoman exercising abs doing crunches at home
21 Sit-Up Variations You Won't Totally Hate
Fitness
By Jessica Smith
Woman Doing Ab Exercises
12 Moves for Washboard Abs — We Show You How!
Fitness
By Lisa Maloney
Expert Reviewed
Woman in a swimsuit sits on the coast
Should I Be Able to Feel Fat Around My Stomach When Sitting?
Fitness
By Jessica Smith
woman doing side plank ab exercise on a yoga mat
12 Moves for a Stronger Core and Better Posture
Fitness
By Greg Presto, CPT
Fit young man listening to music on earphones doing abs exercises on bench in gym park - motivated man doing ab crunches at an outdoors gym
12 Ab Exercises That Are Better for Your Core Than Crunches
Fitness
By Bethany Kochan
Incline sit-up training
Decline Crunches vs. Decline Sit-Ups
Fitness
By Jessica Smith
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The 12 Best Moves to Bust Fat Under the Belly Button
Fitness
By Jessica Smith
Woman doing ab crunches for fitness
8 Cardio Moves That Also Tone Your Abs
Fitness
By Henry Halse
Cork, Ireland
What Does It Mean if You Do Sit-Ups and Don't Feel It in Your Abs?
Fitness
By Nick Tumminello and Noam Tamir and Katie McKinney, CPT
Expert Reviewed
athlete doing one of the best ab exercises holding medicine ball in crunch position on teal floor
The Science Behind the Best Ab Workouts
Fitness
By Andrea Boldt
Expert Reviewed
Person in black sports bra and gray leggings doing sit-ups on an exercise mat in the gym
Why Do My Stomach Muscles Protrude When Doing Sit-Ups?
Fitness
By Andrea Boldt
Expert Reviewed
Pretty young woman training in the gym
How to Get a Slim Waist With a Square Body Shape
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By Andrea Boldt
Expert Reviewed
Young sporty female doing abs workout in living room performing alternate leg raising and crunch exercise
What Causes Clicking in the Hips When Doing Leg Raises?
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