For one, they’re an accessory breathing muscle: They pull your chest downward as you exhale, explains Hodges. They help you bend and rotate your torso when...
Whether you’re walking to work, hauling groceries up the stairs, or picking up your toddler, it pays to be able to keep steady. With a specific...
Ah, the elusive headstand. It can be the pose that draws people to yoga in the first place—or it repels them away entirely because they don’t ever...
This article is part of SELF’s Keep It Hot package, a collection of content that celebrates love and lust. Throughout February, we’ll be dishing out advice...
From planks to crunches to sit-ups, a lot of classic abs moves take place on the ground. But there are actually loads of standing core exercises you can do...
There’s definitely no shortage of core exercises—from planks to crunches to standing exercises—but one move that might not be on your radar is the hollow-body hold. The hollow-body...
Before you skip ahead, stop right now. Take a big, deep breath. Hold it. Let it go. Do that one more time. Feel better? You don’t...
Training your core is important, and having a list of go-to abs moves—like the scissors exercise—can help you effectively target this important muscle group without spending...
You may not realize it, but your abs are vital muscles that help you move well in tons of different scenarios. So doing an abs circuit...
Core exercises don’t need to be bodyweight-only, and this quick kettlebell abs workout proves that adding resistance to the mix can be a great way to...