Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. April 24, 2024 Add as ...

According to experts, it takes just four core workouts to absolutely rip your top half to shreds, so you can get stronger.

Stop wasting time on crunches and start training your core to resist movement for maximum power and injury prevention.

While you can work your abs lying down, the most effective core exercises are functional moves done standing. Functional exercises mimic everyday moves and easily translate to real-life activities.

Unlike many machines at the gym, the cable pulley has stood the test of time. That's because the cable pulley and cable crossover machines are some of the most versatile pieces of gym equipment, ...

One of the most popular machines or equipment in a gym, apart from the treadmill and the bench and the cables, is the ab machine. That chair with some weight attached, which you have to pull down in a ...

Whether you’re trying to tone up for beach season or simply to improve your core strength, a solid ab workout routine is essential. Although you can do core exercises with little more than a mat, many ...

You're confident with dumbbells, know how to swing a kettlebell, and pump a barbell like a champ…but when was the last time you gave the cable machine some love? If you’re avoiding the pulleys, you’re ...