A weak core could increase your risk of lower-body injuries and keep athletes on the sidelines. Let’s explore the research.

Chris Hemsworth is known for his superhero-sized workouts and with a mid-section as chiselled as his, the 42 year-old clearly still isn’t skipping his core training. However, his latest core move ...

Ever since training for and completing the London marathon two years ago, Jess Pritchard has been left with a nagging feeling that's been hard to shift. “What started as a small niggle in my lower ...

Wellness Wednesday is sponsored by Fayetteville Athletic Club. No gym? No problem! This Wellness Wednesday, our fitness friend Betsy Rawlings joined us to share simple, effective core exercises you ...

Kettlebells are a versatile, beginner-friendly modality that can make your core workouts more effective and varied, plus they’re fun! Remember: meet yourself where you’re at. Even adding just one or ...

Maintaining core strength and stability is important for wheelchair users. Routine core work may help promote trunk stability, reduce pain, and increase mobility. Your core is the cylinder of muscles ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Lie on the mat with your arms extended straight up.

Manual wheelchair use can be a workout, and core strengthening exercises can help reduce injury risk and promote good posture among wheelchair users. Research suggests that roughly 3.3 million ...

In Sarah Yuska’s sixth-grade science class at Monocacy Middle School in Frederick, Maryland, students are just finishing up learning about body systems—respiratory, circulatory, skeletal, and so on.

When most people think of core exercises, they think crunches and sit-ups – possibly because the tactical professions have used them for decades. But given recent changes in military testing, the next ...