While practicing Pilates is an effective way to strengthen your core, you can build core stability, balance, and strength with more functional exercises.

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. “Right to the core,” “core values,” and “hardcore.” These little idioms highlight just how vital the concept of “core” is in our lives ...

Psst: it's not another plank.

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Side planks trains your ...

Standing core exercises after 45 that beat planks, from a certified strength coach with expert-led cues. Try these 4 moves.

WHAT AND WHY Exercises that require balance, agility, core strength, muscle coordination and movement through space -- a sharp contrast to the locked-in, single-plane moves of weight machines. For ...