Karen Voight can be reached at [email protected]. A good way to achieve abdominal strength is to practice holding a traditional crunch while straightening your arms and legs. It’s important to focus ...

As much as you might want a flat stomach with washboard abs, it’s going to be a more difficult journey if you suffer from back pain. Last week, we discussed Level 1 abdominal exercises for beginners ...

It’s hard to pick up a health and fitness magazine without seeing an article about “six-pack abs.” But for most people, before you begin your quest to find the abdominal holy grail, you need to be ...

I'm a personal trainer who's certified in Pilates, but I first discovered the popular workout while searching for relief for my low-back issues. Pilates focuses the deep abdominal muscles, including ...

The move we're prepping you to do is the hanging ab curl. If you've ever seen pictures of it, you're probably thinking there's no way you can do it, but that's where you're wrong. Sure, you may not be ...

Getting strong, sculpted abs is often the number one item on everyone’s fitness wish list. As a longtime Pilates instructor, I’ve fielded hundreds of questions from my students about how they can ...

When it comes to strength training, adding an extra dimension to your routine can help you get strong in a short time. It’s called eccentric training, and it enables you to accomplish more in every ...

To strengthen and tone the trunk area. Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Stabilise your lower back by tightening the pelvic floor, and then use your abdominal ...

Even though we've been bundled up in our fall/winter attire for the past couple of months, our core is still there and definitely needs our attention. Aside from needing to be ready for warmer weather ...

Late night infomercials often advertise the latest and greatest way to lose belly fat as buying their piece of equipment because nothing targets the core like such and such. To further entice the ...