To start each day, you switch on your core muscles to sit up in bed. Surely, then, you'd think exercises designed to strengthen this area should come as second nature? Unfortunately, this isn't always ...

Most people know where the abs are in the body—sometimes referred to as the six-pack muscles—but few are as familiar with the ...

Skip long planks. These 5 no-equipment core exercises build stability, strength, and definition with smart, full-torso ...

Dr. Angelna Hibbs did a written interview for Swimming Science regarding her recent publication, Isolated core training improves sprint performance in national-level junior swimmers. This was the ...

Core training has become a consistent pillar in the worlds of fitness and strength training. While health care professionals agree on its importance, there is little consensus on what truly ...

Core strength is an all-encompassing term. Many consider core strength as pure abdominal strength, while others consider core strength as a whole-body kinetic system. Nonetheless, every swimmer ...

Core training has always been part of military PT and fitness testing. From crunches to sit-ups, flutter kicks, leg tucks and plank poses, the U.S. military uses many exercises to test core strength.

No one will dispute the fact that you need to train you core, the general area that connects all of your fleshy stuff from below the chest and above the waist, all the way around. The core provides a ...

If you’ve been a regular reader of Master Class over the years, you’re familiar with my affinity for core training as a method of strengthening “from the inside out.” Core training is an umbrella term ...

Chris Hemsworth is known for his superhero-sized workouts and with a mid-section as chiselled as his, the 42 year-old clearly ...