It's time to park the Russian twists — because these three ab exercises develop a stronger core and more defined midsection without them. But before we begin, remember that getting visible abs forms ...

Here's a quick rundown of this 15-minute HIIT ab workout. Perform three rounds with working intervals of 45 seconds and rest ...

To properly engage your obliques — the core muscles that run down the sides of your waist — exercises adopt rotation through the transverse plane, so ab moves like Russian twists or bicycle crunches ...

Pool pull-ups are an excellent way to build upper-body and core strength. The water's buoyancy reduces the weight you have to ...

Side plank with twist Adding a twist to the side plank ... most people will use heavier weights than they normally use with ab exercises. If you're doing this exercise in the circuit, you can ...

Here, Tristan Huckle of the gym chain David Lloyd has designed a simple spinal twist that activates your transverse abdominis muscles - the key core muscle that corsets your stomach and ...

To make the exercise harder, hold a dumbbell ... interlacing your fingers Using your abdominal muscles, twist your torso to the right, then back to the center, then repeat on the left side.

This works your abdominal, your lower back and your core muscles. And a variation of this exercise would be, just a twist and lift your knee, and pull the elbow towards the knee as you twist.

Crunches are a great way to work your abdominal muscles, but if you just can’t get on board with them – because, let’s be ...

A strong core is needed for everyday activities like climbing stairs, lifting, twisting and reaching ... can be missed when you speed through an ab workout. Also, focusing on connecting your ...

Look, we all know by now that no amount of ab training is going to chisel out ... head coach at Orangetheory Fitness Wandsworth. This is important since dynamic posture, which is how you hold ...