by Women's Health | Jan 13, 2022 | Workouts
In case you missed it, your core impacts everything you do, even workouts that you wouldn’t consider to be associated with your abs, exactly. And yep, a strong core means so much more than having societally championed “six-pack abs.” Whether you want to squat...
by Women's Health | Mar 8, 2019 | Fitness
Crunches and situps are great for building a strong middle, but it’s easy to neglect your lower abs. While there’s no such thing as “spot training” to make those lower abs pop, it’s important to target all the muscles in your core—lower...
by Women's Health | Jan 22, 2019 | Fitness
Washboard abs – yes please! But there are also plenty of non-aesthetic reasons to boost core strength. “Some of the strongest people in the world don’t have six packs and they can lift a lot, hit sixes and perform tremendous feats of athleticism,” says performance...
by Women's Health | Jan 21, 2019 | Fitness
These staple exercises are the most effective and efficient way to hit all your core muscles. Incorporate the dead lifts and farmer carries into strength workouts twice a week and complete the bird dogs every day. You’ll need dumbbells (get them for R200 at...
by Women's Health | Jan 8, 2019 | Fitness
Want to know how to reveal your abs? Then read this. Because if you’re not following these rules, you might not see the results you’re after. Here, your core commandments, courtesy of the pros: performance coach Brett Klika and strength and conditioning...
