There are so many effective ways to work your core at the gym and at the home. You could grab a kettlebell and do a full-body routine with sneaky abs engagement, do bodyweight abs moves like plank ...

Gym ball exercises are the underrated Pilates alternative. They challenge the core, shoulders, arms, and back in a similar way and use a versatile fitness essential. I love a Pilates workout at home.

Grab a Pilates ball and build core strength and stability ...

Lower ab exercises like hollow holds, lying leg raises, and Russian twists help strengthen the deep core muscles for ...

We'd never strong-arm you, but there are so many benefits to adding a medicine ball to your workout. (Getty Images) I'll admit it: For years, I avoided adding a medicine ball to my workouts. Frankly, ...

Enter any gym, and you’ll see the same core workout: crunches, situps, ab machines, and endless twisting exercises. The logic ...