Core Workouts & Exercise Tips to improve your Fitness

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6 Side Plank Variations That Will Clobber Your Core

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP; March 30, 2018

If your current bodyweight-exercise menu stops after pushups, pull-ups, squats, and lunges, it’s time to shake things up a little. Enter: the oft-forgotten side plank exercise — in which you hold...

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5 Oblique Crunches for a Stronger, More Muscular Core

By Beachbody; October 19, 2020

You’ve heard of oblique crunches, maybe you’ve even done them during a Beachbody workout, but is the muscle group more of a mystery than you’d like...

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10 of the Best Exercises for Six-Pack Abs

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP; April 16, 2021

Here’s the good news: If you can stand upright, you have abs. Sure, they might not be the defined, muscular, fat-free six-pack abs of your...

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10 of the Best Ab Exercises That Aren’t Crunches

By K. Aleisha Fetters, C.S.C.S.; October 19, 2020

Let’s get real: When it comes to ab workouts, there’s nothing more boring than churning out crunches. Set after set. Workout after workout. That’s why...

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7 of the Best Oblique Exercises for a Strong Core

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP; March 16, 2020

Oblique muscles are to abs as Jesse Pinkman is to Walter White. As lettuce is to the BLT. As Chewbacca is to just about anything...

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7 Exercises People Usually Do Wrong

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP; June 16, 2020

Beyond sheer power and brute strength, gifted athletes are masters of body mechanics: weight distribution, fluidity, efficiency. But when you look around the average gym,...

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10 Ab Exercises to Get a Shredded Six-Pack

By Page Grossman; November 7, 2018

If there’s one thing we all value in a relationship, it’s honesty. So let’s get this one off on the right track. That set of...

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6 Exercises to Help You Rock Your Summer Clothes

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP; May 31, 2017

Summer is the perfect time to show off your rockin' body. Target specific areas you show off when the weather gets warm with these six...

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How to Get Your Abs to Show

By Grant Stoddard; August 13, 2018

Wanna know how to get abs? I’ve got some great news for you — you’ve already got a killer six-pack. Really! It’s what enables you to...

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7 Core Exercises for Killer Abs

By Nicole McDermott; March 16, 2020

CORE DE FORCE co-creator Joel Freeman demonstrates some of the best core exercises for abs to improve strength and stability.

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The Truth About Lower Ab Workouts That You Don’t Want to Hear

By Andrew Heffernan CSCS, GCFP; October 5, 2017

As a trainer, I get a lot of questions about how to get big arms, toned legs, nice shoulders. The body part I get asked...

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3 Fitness Results You Can Get From an MMA Workout

By Janet Lee; May 31, 2017

How did you work out today? Cycling class? Weights? A walk with your BFF (best furry friend)? Maybe some sun salutations? Squeezing in exercise and...

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How to Do the Dumbbell Reverse Chop

By Trevor Thieme, C.S.C.S.; October 8, 2020

Most gym workouts suffer from the same problem: They occur in a single plane of motion. That’s because most well-known exercises (e.g., squat, biceps curl,...

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How to Do the Plank to Low Squat

By Trevor Thieme, C.S.C.S.; August 15, 2017

Some things are just better together, even if they’re already great on their own: Peanut butter and chocolate, Han Solo and Chewbacca, beer and football....

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How To Do the Standing Rotational Punch

By Trevor Thieme, C.S.C.S.; October 5, 2017

Add the dumbbell rotational punch to your workouts to build rotational power through your core, and boost strength and stability in your shoulders. Here's how...

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How to Do a Plank, Plus 3 Plank Exercises for Tight, Flat Abs

By Beachbody; August 13, 2018

The plank is a single move that tightens your core, firms up your booty, and strengthen your arms. Here's how to do a perfect plank,...

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How to Do the Sit-Through

By Trevor Thieme, C.S.C.S.; August 15, 2017

Although primarily a core exercise, the sit-through also works your shoulders and hips while helping you build coordination and mobility from head to toe. Here's...

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5 Yoga Poses for Core Strength

By Sarah Stevenson and Sharon Brock; January 17, 2018

You don’t need to perform endless crunches to build a strong, sexy core. Don’t believe us? Add these 5 yoga moves into your fitness plan...