Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Planks are better at building core strength because ...

Our core is made up of four muscle groups that are essential to everyday movements, like walking and lifting. And when people think about core strengthening, crunches are often the first thing that ...

Exercises to shrink stomach roll after 45, with expert guidance, daily reps, and form cues that work better than ab machines.

According to experts, it takes just four core workouts to absolutely rip your top half to shreds, so you can get stronger.