You don't need to do thousands of sit-ups or spend hours in the gym to build abs. You can instead do the bare minimum of two to three ab-focused exercises for 20 to 30 minutes a week. Exercises like ...

What is the most effective abdominal exercise? While I have never heard one specific exercise for abs described as the "most effective," there are a few that make up the cornerstones of a good ...

I’m suspicious of any workout that promises to deliver results in a short amount of time. I’ve never been one of those people who could hit the gym hard for a week and see a change in my body. Any ...

How to do it: Stand with your back to the wall, feet shoulder-width apart. Place your hands lightly behind your head. Slowly ...

Often, the way we work out, it’s almost as if it could have an invisible meridian dividing the upper and lower halves (you know: arm day! leg day!). But central, quite literally, to everything is the ...

Bore your core? If the only way you’re training your abs is by doing crunches, you might. Having an arsenal of abdominal exercises is essential to keeping your abs strong and your movements graceful.

But often, whether it's pulling on jeans or wearing a swimsuit, sucking it in is all we've got. And we all know how effective that is. With diligent work, though, you can strengthen and flatten those ...