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The Captain’s Chair is that odd-looking contraption you might have seen in the gym, with two metal legs and either a padded or a Bosu ball back. It sits on the gym floor and is one of the…

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again — when it comes to working your abdominal muscles, not all exercises are created equal. If building visible abdominal muscles is your goal,…

My most recent week-long challenge was the three-legged plank, which is an excellent core workout. Based on that experience, I airily opined that following this with a week of tabletop…

While sit-ups, planks and crunches all have a place in the best ab routine, if you always do your ab workouts lying on an exercise mat, you’re missing out on some of the functional benefits…

Here on the Tom’s Guide fitness desk, we’re no strangers to slightly unusual fitness challenges — from doing Arnold presses every day for a week, to adding 100 bird dogs a day to my morning…

When it comes to building a strong, stable core, not all ab exercises are created equal. While some exercises, like crunches, target the rectus abdominis, or outer six-pack muscles, others…

Express News Service I have a wedding coming up and want flat abs. Where do I start? Answer: There is no shortcut to weight-loss but you can begin by doing these…

If you’re bored of crunches and looking for a new way to up the intensity of your next ab workout, we’ve got a simple fix — raise your legs to the ceiling. Vertical leg crunches are a…

When it comes to blasting your abs, you don’t need to spend hours in the gym to get results — in fact, you can get a great workout in less than 15 minutes. If you’re looking for a quick ab…

When it comes to working your core, not all exercises are created equal. In fact, despite being included in many of the best ab workouts, studies have found crunches and sit-ups aren’t that…