We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: when building a strong core, sit-ups aren’t always the best option. Not only can regular sit-ups and crunches put strain on your lower back, you’re only ...

The dead bug exercise may have a funny name, but it's a seriously effective move. The slow and controlled core strengthening exercise involves lying on your back and moving your arms and legs in a way ...

Low back pain ended Lotte Kopecky’s 2025 Giro d’Italia Women by the end of the fifth stage. For the first time in the past five years of her career at the top of the sport, Kopecky had to drop out of ...

I swapped the classic plank for a dead bug - a similar exercise that works the core, hip flexors, lower back, and pelvic floor - and after a month of routine, I'm never going back The plank is a ...