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A personal trainer says "you’ll never do sit-ups again" after trying these five exercises
Sit-ups are a classic core-strengthening exercise, great for working the abdominal muscles near the surface of your torso.
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The major differences between sit-ups and crunches — and which one is best for you
The move is particularly effective at engaging the rectus abdominis, the muscle that runs vertically along the front of your torso. Sit-ups also work your hip flexors, the muscles that run from ...
Forget sit-ups and planks — this standing ab exercise targets your oblique muscles, as well as your balance
Ready to torch your obliques? I added this simple standing ab exercise to my routine for a week. Here’s how I got on.
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How to do perfect sit-ups
In addition, the hip flexors start doing all the muscular work, which can result in a pot belly. A useful warning is that if when doing sit-ups any muscles other than the abdominals start to ache ...
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Forget sit-ups — you just need 15 minutes and 1 kettlebell to strengthen your core with this standing abs workout
Standing abs workouts are a great way to strengthen your core without using common exercises like sit-ups ... then you can work to address that imbalance over time. Sign up to get the BEST ...
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No, not sit-ups — calisthenics coaches share the 3 ab exercises you need to build a strong core
Build bulletproof core muscles using these three exercises without weights, say the calisthenics instructors known as the Calisthenics Family. In their eyes, these are the three best calisthenics core ...
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Skip the sit-ups – these 7 standing core exercises actually build a stronger midriff
“You can really go heavy on this exercise and they also work the rectus abdominis and the quadratus lumborum (the deep muscles of the ... obliques in a way that sit-ups and planks cannot do ...
Three overrated core exercises and what you should do instead
Steve says that twisting your torso from side to side also “involves more hip flexor and lower back engagement rather than isolating the obliques effectively”. “As a consequence, Russian twists can ...
Crunches can help you get abs – but they do more than that.
No matter which variations you follow, crunches have the advantage over sit-ups of being able to better target abdominal muscles. "Because the movement is smaller, you can control momentum more," ...