Core Workouts & Exercise Tips to improve your Fitness

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Improve Your Mobility With Spider Lunges

By K. Aleisha Fetters, C.S.C.S.; November 14, 2023

Spider lunges might sound like some tricked-out maneuver that requires sprouting four extra limbs. Fortunately, it isn’t that complicated, and extra-fortunately, you don’t have to...

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Push-Ups Getting Stale? Try These 17 Variations

By Lauren Bedosky; November 3, 2023

If you want to hit loads of muscles in a single rep, you can’t do much better than a standard push-up. But the base move...

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How to Do Burpees for Maximum Results

By Lauren Bedosky; October 31, 2023

When you need a do-anywhere full-body move that jacks up your heart rate after just a few reps, look no further than the burpee. “The burpee is...

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15 Pilates Exercises for Beginners

By Stepfanie Romine; October 31, 2023

You might’ve heard about all the benefits that Pilates exercises can have on your body, namely your core. But where do you start? Studio classes...

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Isometrics: Get Stronger Without Moving a Muscle

By K. Aleisha Fetters, C.S.C.S.; October 26, 2023

If your workouts always have you moving, it may be time to add some isometric exercises to take your results to the next level. “Isometric...

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How to Do the Inchworm Exercise

By Elizabeth Millard; October 25, 2023

Inchworms aren’t particularly regarded for their core strength — there aren’t any selfies of caterpillars showing off their 106-pack abs, after all. But the inchworm...

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How to Do the Hollow Body Hold for Dinner Roll Abs

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP and Lauren Bedosky; October 9, 2023

The hollow body hold is less of an eye-catcher than all those fancy plank and sit-up variations you see on YouTube. But that doesn’t mean...

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How to Do Leg Lifts With Perfect Form

By Brittany Risher Englert; October 4, 2023

If you’re tired of trying to crunch your way to a solid core or shredded midsection, there’s another foundational ab exercise that should be in...

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Intensify Your Yoga Practice With the Dolphin Plank

By Elizabeth Millard; September 12, 2023

You’d be hard-pressed to find a yoga class without at least a few downward facing dog, and upward-facing dog poses, and that’s for a good...

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Kick Your Way to a Stronger Core With These 4 Moves

By Chelsea Frank; September 15, 2023

The benefits of having a strong core go beyond posting hot mirror selfies of your washboard abs on Instagram (though that is a plus). Building...

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Strengthen Your Core and Lower Body With Switch Kicks

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; October 16, 2023

An exercise with a name like “switch kicks” probably makes you think that the focus is on the legs and butt. And although the switch kick will fire up every...

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Get Your Core Rocked With the Double Leg Lifts Exercise

By Lauren Bedosky; September 15, 2023

The double leg lift is a classic Pilates exercise. And like most (if not all) Pilates exercises, it can help you build massive abdominal strength,...

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How to Do a Forearm Plank for Beginners

By Elizabeth Millard; October 31, 2023

Some fitness trends burn hot for a while and then go cold, which is why it’s helpful to focus on foundational, tried-and-true exercises that give...

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8 Sit-Up Alternatives to Round Out Your Abs Routine

By Jenessa Connor, CPT; September 15, 2023

If you want a strong, healthy core, cranking through a few sets of sit-ups isn’t gonna cut it. You need to incorporate a variety of sit-up...

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How to Do Mountain Climbers for a Stronger… Well, Everything

By K. Aleisha Fetters, C.S.C.S.; May 24, 2023

Climbing is one of the most challenging, all-over strengthening exercises you can do. But you don’t need to defy gravity to work your entire body...

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How to Do a Wall Sit the Right Way

By K. Aleisha Fetters, C.S.C.S.; October 31, 2023

Most of us have done a wall sit at some point in our lives. (Does high-school gym class ring a bell?) You put your back...

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7 of the Best Core Exercises for Beginners

By Stepfanie Romine; September 15, 2023

If you’re new to exercising, you might be wondering where to begin. A good place to start is with your core, since it’s at the...

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How Often Should I Do Yoga?

By Page Grossman; March 20, 2023

For many of us, especially those of us who sit at a desk all day, a consistent goal is to add more movement to our...